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Do you think the Gods of this planet preside over life on other planets?

Spice

StewardshipPeaceIntergityCommunityEquality
Since there's life on our own planet we have yet to discover, I'm confident there's plenty of others throughout the universe. And how many more universes beyond ours?
 

Isabella Lecour

amor aeternus est
I don't know. But for good storytelling, I suspect not. I don't see a reason why an alien planet wouldn't have their own Gods to deal with. When the two planetary civilizations met, it's sure to be a clash of the Gods and culture no matter if we all share the same set of Gods or not. I see this as no different than dealing with Gods of the Land here on this planet. They are very--territorial.
 

Quintessence

Consults with Trees
Staff member
Premium Member
For me, the gods are many and their scale of influence varied. When it comes to developing relationships of deep respect that lead to worship and deification, there needs to be some sort of personal connection there. Thus, I would hardly expect a culture that has a completely different star at the center of their solar system to be worshiping ours - that wouldn't make sense. They'd be worshiping their sun, not our sun. And while each of the stars are broadly the same "type" of god, they are all also each individuals with somewhat different characteristics.
 

ChieftheCef

Well-Known Member
I view the gods like this:

There is the Void, absence, it's chief and supreme god.

Then there is all that which comes from absence, everything. Our mother nebula, he descendent stars, the sun, moon and planets, and the superorganisms of the various species, kind of like local dieties, these are the culmination of work for the group. It would be divided into tribes, social groups, what have you.

I believe all of these are as alive as you and me and all, in their own way, want certain things. I don't exactly know why. That's partially why we can pray to and communicate with them. All of this beside the Void, which is constituted by the Void, is the living body of the Void.
 

ChieftheCef

Well-Known Member
For me, the gods are many and their scale of influence varied. When it comes to developing relationships of deep respect that lead to worship and deification, there needs to be some sort of personal connection there. Thus, I would hardly expect a culture that has a completely different star at the center of their solar system to be worshiping ours - that wouldn't make sense. They'd be worshiping their sun, not our sun. And while each of the stars are broadly the same "type" of god, they are all also each individuals with somewhat different characteristics.
That';s exactly how I see it. The sciences literally, the suns heat the planets and turn the geospheres of the planets where applicable.
 
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