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lets say that god, after thousands of years, is retired and he let one of the men to replace him.
than he start elections for the one who will be the next god.
everyone can vote to everybody else, even iv your candidate is dead.
and now you get in to the election campaign.
who will get your vote?
what you want the next god will do?
what do you think on the ministration of the retired god?
and the important question: do you think the election should be open only to the human beings that live now on the earth, or every alien, animal and dead man need to have the right to vote?
EDIT:and now more questions, what you do if your favorite god will lose?
what you think the world should do if there is tie?
what he should do if the god the humanity vote for, lose to the alien's god?

If Christian: Jesus

If Jewish: Moses

If Muslim: Muhammad

If Food Channel: Emril

If Food Channel: Emril

More like John Goodman.

If Jedi: Yoda

If A Computer: The Motherboard

If Shakespeare: Romeo

If Jedi: Yoda

If A Computer: The Motherboard

If Shakespeare: Romeo
Servers sometimes use a "daddy board"

I personaly would vote for a twinky ... couldent do worse

ME! (jk) :confused:

Nathan Brazil

If Jedi: Yoda

If A Computer: The Motherboard

If Shakespeare: Romeo
and if "Yevon of Spira" :?

Charlie, because he's everywhere already... at least that's what Murphy says. Who the hell is Murphy, anyway?

If Republican: John McCain

If Democrat: Joe Lieberman

If Cartoon: Lois Griffin

If pastry: Chocolate Eclair

If state: Illinois

If state: Solid

If Soul: Stevie Wonder

and if "Yevon of Spira" :?
Yu Yevon. The God of our nation. But if it is Yu Yevon retiring, than Praetor Baralai because he is the leader of our nation.

If Democrat: Joe Lieberman

Ha Ha. Doubt it.

Leonard Nimoy for God. Not me, the real one.

Or possibly Bones McCoy.

I'd vote for that one cat on those "Meow Mix" commercials!

(Meow, meow, meow, meow..)

I think my girl Jennifer should be god :) (The Theocracy of The Jen)

But, that's just my opinion.

lets say that god, after thousands of years, is retired and he let one of the men to replace him.
than he start elections for the one who will be the next god.
everyone can vote to everybody else, even iv your candidate is dead.
and now you get in to the election campaign.
who will get your vote?
what you want the next god will do?
what do you think on the ministration of the retired god?
and the important question: do you think the election should be open only to the human beings that live now on the earth, or every alien, animal and dead man need to have the right to vote?
I must admit, I really like the idea of electing God from one of Man. It wouldn't do away with the fighting and such, but at least you could hold up your Voter Registration card and say, "See? I voted for him," when he occasionally makes a good decision.

I say yes, open it to all sentient life-forms who desire to participate.

What do I want God to do? What platform should a God-candidate run on? What issues would sway my vote?

World peace would be a good one, but unfortunately there are far too many humans already on the planet. If we were all at peace, our numbers would sky-rocket and we'd overwhelm the Earth's resources.

Enough food for everyone would be a good one, but really we already have that one if we care to lower our standards a bit (see above). If humans just weren't so picky about what they eat (re not eating each other) there would be more than enough food to go around.

A giant escalator to the moon --now that would sway my vote. I fondly remember as a kid being occupied for hours just going down the up escalator. Anchoring it might be a bit problematic --perhaps it could be attached to a high-speed train on an elevated rail tracking the moon's path around the Earth.

Ultimately, though, the answer is simple. I would vote for the God-candidate who promised me 3-day weekends.

It's probably wiser to ask not what God can do for me, but what we can do for each other. Regardless of how well the candidate does in the campaign and keeping his or her post-election promises, the real trick will be surviving having a human God to botch things up.

I'd vote for that one cat on those "Meow Mix" commercials!

(Meow, meow, meow, meow..)
The new "Ten Commandments"

1) Thou must sing the "Meow Mix" song once a day
2) Thou must nueter and spay canines
3) Thou must not meow my name in vain
4) Thou must rub your parent's leg with your cheek once a day
5) Thou must make offerings of catnip to myself and no other feline deity
6) Thou may nap anyplace thou wishes
7) Thou must purr on the mentioning of my name
8) Hairballs are now legal tender
9) Thou must not kill unless you are killing rodents or canines
10) Any solid material is valid for scratching

Or possibly Bones McCoy.
DeForest Kelly, as I recall.

--The Democratic States of Cogitation

You know what they say..

"Cleanliness is next to godliness" ;)

Bruce Campbell, obv. :cool:

I'm not going to retire, so don't worry about it.

If Shakespeare: Romeo

Romeo, no. Perhaps someone like Hamlet. Romeo was too much of a wuss.

New Gods: I have a TON of them just cause they were philsophers (Rand, Orwell, etc)

And I sort of view all the editors on my school papers as God(ess)(e)(s) to some extent (then again maybe I just want editorship this year so badly)

Bob Dole, or Keanu Reeves. Or Keanu Dole.

Easy enough ... Ben Kingsley. But, then, he's already been God for the last 4 or 5 hundred years. He took a break and decided to try some acting and left three small monkeys and a horse in charge, but I'm sure he's beginning to regret that decision.

a bowl of special K!

Bob Dole, or Keanu Reeves. Or Keanu Dole.

A vote for Bob Dole is a vote for erect penis.

A vote for Bob Dole is a vote for erect penis.

Exactly! But we could have a Bullet-Time Erect Penis with Keanu Dole. Or a Penis that goes, "Dude!" And has a cheezy guitar lick after it.

Either bring back Loki, or perhaps put in a trumvirate of Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, and David Freer.

3 words for ya

Charlie Fucking Manson

James Earl Jones - because he has the voice that God would have, and lets face it, with a black man as god it would annoy a crap load of people!!! :D :D :D

we all know who would really win though..... OPTIMUS PRIME

Johny Walker :)

Jack Daniels ;)

Jim Beam :fluffle:

Someone of a high moral caliber, and by that I mean, follows his own beliefs rigidly. Probably not for a woman, because the universe would double-suck every 28 days, and they'd probably make fashion a commandment. Probably also not for a gun-wielding maniac, he'd try to take potshots at us all. Not a gay guy, because he'd make fashion a commandment. Probably not a prof or politician because all they can do is ramble, they never get anything done. I'd want someone college educated. And someone who doesn't believe in deficit spending. Also a fan of individual achievement. Wouldn't vote for muslims or mormons (or any other dry religions) on the basis that they'd forbid alcohol. Having an atheist would be funny.

Beyond that, no idea.

Curly, of the Three Stooges. Nyuk, nyuk, nyuk.

DeForest Kelly, as I recall.

--The Democratic States of Cogitation

Yes, that was his name.

I'm ashamed that I didn't remember, but I believe that when the word 'Bones' is associated with anyone's name it should be used as such.


Either bring back Loki, or perhaps put in a trumvirate of Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, and David Freer.

Massive props for that suggestion, meaning the Gaiman and Pratchett reference. Good Omens bloody owned, as did anything the two of them wrote individually.

Bill Hicks

Seriously, Bill Hicks died for our sins.

Serious Answer:Since there is no god, he/she/it couldn't retire to have someone replace him/her/it.

Non-serious answer:

Who I'd want the new god to be:
Elvis!

What I'd want it to do:
1)Give each person two of the following powers:
Pyrokinesis
Teleportation
Flight
ESP
X-ray vision
Hydrokinesis(I THINK that's the fancy term for "control of water"...)
Electrokinesis(see hydrokinesis, only insert "control of electricity")
Ability to use energy attacks
2)Get rid of the need for money. Let everyone have everythign for free with no problems because of it!
3)Pull the moon closer to the earth and stopping it from moving away at the rate of 2 in./yr(I THINK that's how fast(slow?) the moon's moving away from us). Can't have it escaping from its orbit.
4)Have people tolerate differences a LOT better than they do now.

Who it'd be open to:
Humans
Dolphins
Cats
Monkeys
Cows
Snakes
Crocodiles
Iguanas
Komodo Dragons
Turtles
Grasshoppers
Ladybugs
Spiders
Starfish
Scorpions
Tuna
Sharks
Salmon
Parrots
Hawks
Vultures
Ameobas

(I THINK I got every major grouping of animals...)

I've already been notified I'm the backup Creator. I'll just sit back, wait, and try to resist the urge to cause an accident to happen.

I should be the next God. I'd promise a Utopia, and deliver Hell. You'll enjoy being my soul slave.

I must admit, I really like the idea of electing God from one of Man. It wouldn't do away with the fighting and such, but at least you could hold up your Voter Registration card and say, "See? I voted for him," when he occasionally makes a good decision.

I say yes, open it to all sentient life-forms who desire to participate.

What do I want God to do? What platform should a God-candidate run on? What issues would sway my vote?

World peace would be a good one, but unfortunately there are far too many humans already on the planet. If we were all at peace, our numbers would sky-rocket and we'd overwhelm the Earth's resources.

Enough food for everyone would be a good one, but really we already have that one if we care to lower our standards a bit (see above). If humans just weren't so picky about what they eat (re not eating each other) there would be more than enough food to go around.

A giant escalator to the moon --now that would sway my vote. I fondly remember as a kid being occupied for hours just going down the up escalator. Anchoring it might be a bit problematic --perhaps it could be attached to a high-speed train on an elevated rail tracking the moon's path around the Earth.

Ultimately, though, the answer is simple. I would vote for the God-candidate who promised me 3-day weekends.

It's probably wiser to ask not what God can do for me, but what we can do for each other. Regardless of how well the candidate does in the campaign and keeping his or her post-election promises, the real trick will be surviving having a human God to botch things up.
world peace and enough food for every one- if god will do that, he can solve the problems it make by gave the humanity peacful space-ships that can going fast to all the stars, and than the humanity don't need to worry, because there no too many humans on the earth.

Finest president since kennedy, William Jefferson Clinton.

What a unique set of questions.

who will get your vote?
I think I'd go for Adam, the original man. Who knows humanity better?

what you want the next god will do?
Eh, I'm not picky. As long as the world keeps turning, I'll be alright. Gods of Destruction are lame. And bitchy.

what do you think on the ministration of the retired god?
I guess it would depend on why he retired.

and the important question: do you think the election should be open only to the human beings that live now on the earth, or every alien, animal and dead man need to have the right to vote?
Well, if the new god can be a dead man, then all humans, living or dead, should be able to vote. Animal votes are pushing it, though.

EDIT:and now more questions, what you do if your favorite god will lose?
As long as a really evil person isn't elected, I'll roll with it. If we elect Stalin to godhood I may have to panic and hide.

what you think the world should do if there is tie?
The world's plenty big enough for multiple gods. Especially if they're elected.

Jack Daniels ;)



When the Traitor Jack Daniels lowerd the proof of the supposedly Old #7 recipe to a misseraly 80, he disqualifed himself from a supreme deity and annointed himself to that of an evil fallen angel. Down with Jack and up with George!!!

And in reply to the question of this thread.....

Shane MacGowan.

When the Traitor Jack Daniels lowerd the proof of the supposedly Old #7 recipe to a misseraly 80, he disqualifed himself from a supreme deity and annointed himself to that of an evil fallen angel. Down with Jack and up with George!!!


By george do you mean the fellow responsible for Glenlivet?

If so, by all means!

Single Malts are god's gift to man, and it is only fitting that men behind single malts be exalted as gods.

who will get your vote?
I think I'd go for Adam, the original man. Who knows humanity better? maybe someone who know things that can help now (like the humanity needs on the present)?

what do you think on the ministration of the retired god?
I guess it would depend on why he retired.
let's say that he decide he already did that job too many years.
what you think the world should do if there is tie?
The world's plenty big enough for multiple gods. Especially if they're elected.
but multiple gods create multiple religions. and if one of the gods will be evil, it could start new world war, with the ultimate weapons: god's powers!

Serious Answer:Since there is no god, he/she/it couldn't retire to have someone replace him/her/it.

Non-serious answer:

Who I'd want the new god to be:
Elvis!

What I'd want it to do:
1)Give each person two of the following powers:
Pyrokinesis
Teleportation
Flight
ESP
X-ray vision
Hydrokinesis(I THINK that's the fancy term for "control of water"...)
Electrokinesis(see hydrokinesis, only insert "control of electricity")
Ability to use energy attacks
2)Get rid of the need for money. Let everyone have everythign for free with no problems because of it!
3)Pull the moon closer to the earth and stopping it from moving away at the rate of 2 in./yr(I THINK that's how fast(slow?) the moon's moving away from us). Can't have it escaping from its orbit.
4)Have people tolerate differences a LOT better than they do now.

Who it'd be open to:
Humans
Dolphins
Cats
Monkeys
Cows
Snakes
Crocodiles
Iguanas
Komodo Dragons
Turtles
Grasshoppers
Ladybugs
Spiders
Starfish
Scorpions
Tuna
Sharks
Salmon
Parrots
Hawks
Vultures
Ameobas

(I THINK I got every major grouping of animals...)
Don't forget legislation to repeal the "Double Damage Mishap" debacle that may occasionally arise ....
;)

maybe someone who know things that can help now (like the humanity needs on the present)?

This question's context is thousands upon thousands of years in the future. If that's the case, then I abstain my vote until then. As far as men that would make good gods, I say Adam.


let's say that he decide he already did that job too many years.
Then let humanity go to him for advice when in great need. Otherwise the new god would just be a figurehead.

but multiple gods create multiple religions. and if one of the gods will be evil, it could start new world war, with the ultimate weapons: god's powers

Evil will always exist on earth. The fear of war is a very poor reason for one god. Security and safety leads to stagnation and statis. Think of it this way: Bush only has 55% of America's support. If Bush was the new god, think of how angry the other 45% of America would be at that outcome. In this case, you've only traded war between two gods for war between one god and and the "new heathens". If an evil god can be elected, then multiple gods will actually be vital to humanity. Otherwise, evil will rule the Earth until the end of time. With multiple gods, there can at least be a flicker of hope for some. Some opposition.

I did a lot of summing up back there, sorry if I rambled too much to be understood.

Evil will always exist on earth. The fear of war is a very poor reason for one god. Security and safety leads to stagnation and statis. Think of it this way: Bush only has 55% of America's support. If Bush was the new god, think of how angry the other 45% of America would be at that outcome. In this case, you've only traded war between two gods for war between one god and and the "new heathens". If an evil god can be elected, then multiple gods will actually be vital to humanity. Otherwise, evil will rule the Earth until the end of time. With multiple gods, there can at least be a flicker of hope for some. Some opposition.

OK, I see what you mean. but than we had new problem, did anyone who someone vote for him could be god?
or just the ones who will had more than 2% of the votes or something like that?
or only the first ten (or other number) of gods will get the powers of god?
and more questions: do you think that god who get 40% of the votes, need to be stronger or with more powers, than god who take only 20%?
should we need to do more elections after something like, 400 years?
or go on with the democracy, and make division of power: one power will be the winner god who controlled the earth. second power will be the god's parlament that decide on new laws. and the last will be the court, and there humans could sue the god for his acts, ask for new laws, or tried to get forgivn for their crimes?

OK, I see what you mean. but han we had new problem, did anyone who someone vote for him could be god?
or just the ones who will had more than 2% of the votes or something like that?
or only the first ten (or other number) of gods will get the powers of god?
and more questions: do you think that god who get 40% of the votes, need to be stronger or with more powers, than god who take only 20%?
should we need to do more elections after something like, 400 years?
or go on with the democracy, and make division of power: one power will be the winner god who controlled the earth. second power will be the god's parlament that decide on new laws. and the last will be the court, and there humans could sue the god for his acts, ask for new laws, or tried to get forgivn for their crimes?

Hmmm... This is getting specific enough to warrent D&D rules for player immortality. OK, let's see...

There would definitely need to be some kind of cap-off for godhood. Otherwise humans would be as equally powerful as their popularity and a large portion of humanity would be partly godlike. That would make normal humans second-class citizens to me.

In all fairness, a god with more followers should have more power.

To be blunt, I am not a fan of democracy, and I would not like to see a godly parliment. Gods exist in pantheons. One god's the big guy, the others have their place and their purpose. Debate and discussion just doesn't seem to mix when it comes to gods.

If multiple gods were needed and successfully elected and meet all the above requirements, I would rather have the gods' powers divided outside of geographical bountries or population densities. Let's go the way of the greek gods. 60% of the vote to the new "Zeus" or the official new god. The runner-up at 20% gets his/her pick on what their domain is. Maybe the earth (in the sense of nature), maybe the afterlife, maybe technology (wow, it would be really cool to be the god of technology!). The next god at 5% goes on to pick and so on. I wouldn't want gods to be assigned to countries. Their relationship to humanity should be the people that favor them. You shouldnt' need to live in the city to worship the god of technology. However, if you chose him as your patron god, perhaps technology gets a little more powerful...


I don't want to erase all that, but I just realized that I just described the metaphysics of Unknown Armies, an RPG. I think I just geeked myself out. Thoughts on the above?

Hmmm... This is getting specific enough to warrent D&D rules for player immortality. OK, let's see...

There would definitely need to be some kind of cap-off for godhood. Otherwise humans would be as equally powerful as their popularity and a large portion of humanity would be partly godlike. That would make normal humans second-class citizens to me.

In all fairness, a god with more followers should have more power.

To be blunt, I am not a fan of democracy, and I would not like to see a godly parliment. Gods exist in pantheons. One god's the big guy, the others have their place and their purpose. Debate and discussion just doesn't seem to mix when it comes to gods.

If multiple gods were needed and successfully elected and meet all the above requirements, I would rather have the gods' powers divided outside of geographical bountries or population densities. Let's go the way of the greek gods. 60% of the vote to the new "Zeus" or the official new god. The runner-up at 20% gets his/her pick on what their domain is. Maybe the earth (in the sense of nature), maybe the afterlife, maybe technology (wow, it would be really cool to be the god of technology!). The next god at 5% goes on to pick and so on. I wouldn't want gods to be assigned to countries. Their relationship to humanity should be the people that favor them. You shouldnt' need to live in the city to worship the god of technology. However, if you chose him as your patron god, perhaps technology gets a little more powerful...


I don't want to erase all that, but I just realized that I just described the metaphysics of Unknown Armies, an RPG. I think I just geeked myself out. Thoughts on the above?
let me understand: so the 100th god can choose to be the god of dogs, even if there is already god of nature? or he will be at lower hirarchy?
and the new zeus, can he tell other gods what they should do? and this bring me back to one of the first questions: what will be on tie- two gods will be zeus? they will need to decide together? one will take some parts of the earth and the other take other parts? ad if this was the last case-every one of the first gods choose his weaker gods from the elected god's list, or the nature god(as exemple) will rule on whole the earth? and than there is the question: to which god he should obey?
oh my "god", this elections had too many questions!

and about that DND stuff, maybe it's good that some people already make rules to the gods. that way the elections would be simple.

My replacement god? The toaster.

By george do you mean the fellow responsible for Glenlivet?

If so, by all means!

Single Malts are god's gift to man, and it is only fitting that men behind single malts be exalted as gods.

I was refering to Mr George Dickel, the other Tennesee sippin whiskey...but I like the cut of your jib as well.

let me understand: so the 100th god can choose to be the god of dogs, even if there is already god of nature? or he will be at lower hirarchy?
and the new zeus, can he tell other gods what they should do? and this bring me back to one of the first questions: what will be on tie- two gods will be zeus? they will need to decide together? one will take some parts of the earth and the other take other parts? ad if this was the last case-every one of the first gods choose his weaker gods from the elected god's list, or the nature god(as exemple) will rule on whole the earth? and than there is the question: to which god he should obey?
oh my "god", this elections had too many questions!

and about that DND stuff, maybe it's good that some people already make rules to the gods. that way the elections would be simple.

If two gods were THAT close to a tie for the head god, they would have to compete for it. There wouldn't be an election or a split. I would have a godly battle of wits. Think Black & White.

If someone wants to be the god of dogs, so be it. They'd probably belong to the pantheon of the god of nature. Here's the thing: faeries have a hirachy about their society, but it's not really about who's more imporant or powerful. I'm going to steal their method for this - a god has sway over another god if their domain is more encompassing and general than the other god's domain. Nature is more than dogs, so nature would probably be dominant. A god of good deeds and charity would not be as powerful as a god of hope and beauty. You get the idea. I just have to keep addressing the fact that I don't view gods as literal power. They exist on a plane of ideals and ideas. A god of nature wouldn't want dominion over a god of dogs. The gods of nature and dogs would just join forces against, say, the god of technology or pollution. The god of dogs might have a problem with the god of cats, but he/she can't expect any help from nature. After all, nature favors cats and dogs equally.

As for that last question, I'm not sure. Gods don't really have to do anything or obey anyone. If no clear god emerges, then I imagine that the world would remain relatively divided for better or worse.

If two gods were THAT close to a tie for the head god, they would have to compete for it. There wouldn't be an election or a split. I would have a godly battle of wits. Think Black & White.

If someone wants to be the god of dogs, so be it. They'd probably belong to the pantheon of the god of nature. Here's the thing: faeries have a hirachy about their society, but it's not really about who's more imporant or powerful. I'm going to steal their method for this - a god has sway over another god if their domain is more encompassing and general than the other god's domain. Nature is more than dogs, so nature would probably be dominant. A god of good deeds and charity would not be as powerful as a god of hope and beauty. You get the idea. I just have to keep addressing the fact that I don't view gods as literal power. They exist on a plane of ideals and ideas. A god of nature wouldn't want dominion over a god of dogs. The gods of nature and dogs would just join forces against, say, the god of technology or pollution. The god of dogs might have a problem with the god of cats, but he/she can't expect any help from nature. After all, nature favors cats and dogs equally.

As for that last question, I'm not sure. Gods don't really have to do anything or obey anyone. If no clear god emerges, then I imagine that the world would remain relatively divided for better or worse.
so there is no hirarchy?intresting.
but I don't like the B&W idea. it's including too many "kill your enemy god's believers" stuff. and in the second edition it will be "lead your believers army against the other gods". I think their compotition should be something that don't make the world destroyed.

so there is no hirarchy?intresting.
but I don't like the B&W idea. it's including too many "kill your enemy god's believers" stuff. and in the second edition it will be "lead your believers army against the other gods". I think their compotition should be something that don't make the world destroyed.

Yeah sure whatever. Just as long as it's something more than a vote.

Yeah sure whatever. Just as long as it's something more than a vote.
so if we had all the rules we need, the elections can start.

Helio Gracie

Yeah sure whatever. Just as long as it's something more than a vote.

Why couldn't it still be a vote, but a vote excluding all other gods, with only the gods involved in the tie being options to be voted for? That way you'd still get a fair result ("none of them is the guy I want, but *this* guy is better than *that* guy, and that *other* guy is such a jerk...").

For my vote...
Myrth?

...

/random idol worship

Lord Vetinari would be my most likely *real* vote though, since his major concern is with making sure society balances out and works, even if individuals don't always get what they want. *Plus* he manages to be an evil over-lord without the normal inherent flaws. Or random destructive nature. Furthermore, I would LOVE to see his reaction to an invading, over-throwing hero.... and no, it's not related to the topic at hand. Just thought I'd share :p

God for a second term

NO! All hail the great Toaster!

*Kneels*

http://latis.ex.ac.uk/cfarchive/toaster.jpg

I've got it!

Mr. T!

I've got it!

Mr. T!

"I Pity the fool that worships me!" :D

world peace and enough food for every one- if god will do that, he can solve the problems it make by gave the humanity peacful space-ships that can going fast to all the stars, and than the humanity don't need to worry, because there no too many humans on the earth.
That is the dream of every science fiction fan.