Reddit reviews Small Gods
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Reddit reviews Small GodsWe found 8 Reddit comments about Small Gods. Here are the top ones, ranked by their Reddit score.
Small Gods is still, I believe, one of the most amazing treatises on religion and belief anywhere.
Bwahahahaha!
Yahweh is deflating as we speak. Soon he'll be reduced to the size of the little turtle in Small Gods :)
Small Gods by Terry Pratchet
10/10
Fantasy, Humor, Satire
My favorite book. Satirizes and pokes fun of everything from religion, war, and philosophy, to turtles and little old monks. Imagine the humor of Hitchhiker's Guide for a fantasy audience.
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Gods receive their sustenance from belief and believers. This is what feeds them and gives them life. For more details, I refer you to the book Small Gods. Craftily disguised as a satirical novel (satire is generally invisible to divine beings - which is why they have no sense of humor), it documents and explains deities.
I'm not "after" anything. But if he wants to confirm himself to Christianity, he shouldn't be looked down upon. 14 is old enough to know what you believe (at least for the moment). You could have chosen a more subtle book, like Small Gods by Terry Pratchett.
If you enjoy religion/atheism as a topic, you should really enjoy this one!
> Just what happens to a deity once people stop believing?
Terry Pratchett answers this question in a most enjoyable way in his book Small Gods.
Well now that opens up an interesting little wormcan, doesn't it?
It would seem to suggest that the details of your religion aren't particularly true - they're just a PR package tailored for your culture, to ensure maximal uptake.
That's actually kind of cynical, when it comes down to it.
So now take a look across all the religions that exist, and tell me what features they all have in common.
Not an afterlife (hello, judaism), not loving your fellow man, (hey there, Odin)
So what's left?
Have you read Small Gods by Terry Pratchett?
Small Gods is good too. The main Yahweh parallel god is mostly forgotten, people are worshiping the religion, but not the god. They are preforming the acts of ritual, but focused on the priests and the action of it rather then the Deity. So he's become a weak spirit, and the only boy left who truly worships him is a bit slow. But he believes in him with every fiber.