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Visakan Veerasamy@visakanv• almost 8 years ago

Hello new followers! For you: I've been thinking about how our metaphors of God have changed over the years. It's quite revealing

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Visakan Veerasamy@visakanv• almost 8 years ago
Replying to @visakanv

Most of us inherit an idea of God as a "world craftsman". If you think abt it, this idea could not predate craftsmanship. It's post-agrarian

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Visakan Veerasamy@visakanv• almost 8 years ago
Replying to @visakanv

Prior to god-the-maker, we had the World Tree, the World Mother, even the World Turtle (oddly persistent and widespread idea). Think abt it

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Visakan Veerasamy@visakanv• almost 8 years ago
Replying to @visakanv

Consider the concept of Promethean Fire: man literally stealing technology from God(s). What would modern man steal? Electricity? Software?

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Visakan Veerasamy@visakanv• almost 8 years ago
Replying to @visakanv

In the age of social media, the idea that we're all living in a simulation is getting popular. God as Chief Simulation Officer; a cosmic CTO

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Visakan Veerasamy@visakanv• almost 8 years ago
Replying to @visakanv

One of my story ideas is a reimagining of religion thru lens of filmmaking. God as cosmic filmmaker. Universe as fractal of celluloid film

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Visakan Veerasamy@visakanv• almost 8 years ago
Replying to @visakanv

For some backstory on my POV on religion: https://t.co/pw1Xx2YnL3

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Visakan Veerasamy@visakanv• almost 8 years ago
Replying to @visakanv

Some loose word sketches from a POV-shifting trip to my grandpa's village in India: https://t.co/RxcXCz34vB

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