What if the truth *is* that there are really god(s)? Certainly it makes sense to write about that possibility as any other. Also, it seems we had some kind of religion for what, 5000 years? (Egyptians being 3000 B.C. I believe) So why not in the far future? Andrew --- David Dyer-Bennet <dd-b at dd-b.net> wrote: > "Matt Bogen" <mbogen at stagnito.com> writes: > > > Seems to me that humans, no matter where they have > evolved, have worshipped > > something - whether animist spirits, ancestors, or > creating a polytheist or > > monotheist system. Humans want some explanation > for what's out there, > > something beyond our immediate tactile knowledge. > And no matter how far out > > in space humans go, these influences will follow - > whether individual > > characters believe them or not - because they are > human. Alien races have > > their own problems to deal with. :) > > But eventually we will learn to look for our > explanations in ways more > likely to produce the truth. > -- > David Dyer-Bennet, dd-b at dd-b.net / > http://www.dd-b.net/dd-b/ > John Dyer-Bennet 1915-2002 Memorial Site > http://john.dyer-bennet.net > Dragaera mailing lists, see http://dragaera.info