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How Could They Even Be Human? - Clabo

After reading through the lineage of all the gods and all the stories of wrath, fighting, anger, punishment, and vengeance, I have no idea how at a certain time humanity believed that these gods were in control of the universe. I mean, if our own God found the earth to be so wicked that he killed everyone but one family with a flood, how can one not think that these Grecian gods would have not done the same to humankind just out of sheer agitation. I remember reading the Epic of Gilgamesh, and even the deities in that story decided to destroy humankind as a whole. I guess my biggest point would have to be that if human beings are so flawed and apt to make mistakes, how come the vengeful and aggressive Grecian Gods would been more patient and accepting than the deities in the Epic of Gilgamesh, and even in the case of our own true God. 

What are your thoughts about this? Any opinions or insights? 

P.S. I commented on Caroline Tucker's and Haley Riddle's posts. 

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  1. Jackson RiddleOctober 20, 2020 at 10:17 AM

    I wrote my blog post on a similar perspective, the idea that the Greeks believed these errant gods ruled society and how they could have believed this. In regards to our Christian God, it is universally accepted that God is omniscient, whereas the Greek gods, being susceptible to deception, are not necessarily omniscient. This idea of the ancient god's inability to achieve omniscience downplays the perspective that they hold ultimate power, a perspective that the Greeks would never have accepted as true.

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  2. Haley RiddleOctober 20, 2020 at 9:16 PM

    I agree. It would honestly be terrifying to believe that imperfect gods have complete authority over the world. One thing that is mentioned so often in the Bible is the fact that Jesus was a perfect man. He was not merely good enough, He was perfect. I don't know about you, but i'd rather let him be in charge than some god who throws lightning bolts or whatever.

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