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Willow "My Life Is A Disaster" Amarina ([personal profile] runicfeathers) wrote in [community profile] voidtreckernet2020-10-26 05:53 pm

Video, what are your thoughts on gods?

[Willow's had this thought in her head for a while now and is curious with all the people on the train from different worlds, so she's finally getting brave enough to ask, even if she looks a little nervous on video.]

What are your views on deities? Are they real or are they fake?

[there's a pause before she gives her own input, getting her thoughts together properly.]

Gods in my world are... more concepts of the Mortal races of Rivaersa, as they do not truly exist themselves. Unless you count the planet herself, but most agree she's less a god, and more a living planet. We Immortals have become the idea of Gods, as we are as ancient as Rivaersa herself. The most ancient race, the Tharsi, are the closest to godly beings as any would get in my world; but again, they are not gods themselves, just a powerful and ancient race that spread knowledge through my world's inhabitants. Many "gods" of my world are merely the ancient Tharsi that bestowed knowledge upon the peoples, or any of the other ancient peoples and races. Mortals seem to take comfort in designating godly status to these ancients, which many of us find... strange and awkward at times.
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[personal profile] springforth 2020-10-30 12:51 am (UTC)(link)
Hard to say if I find the idea of myself real or fake. I think humans get some things wrong about deities if they don't like them but we're as real as anyone else. At least in my world.

Gods as beings are usually designated so by mortals after all. So it's hard to say what would qualify as a god to you if immortal and powerful and bestowing boons upon mortals doesn't qualify. Is it just that you don't like being called a god?