Bob the Unbeliever
Well-Known Member
Back in 1953, the author Arthur C. Clarke wrote a very short story, entitled The Nine Billion Names of God.
I won't say much about the story here, apart from posting a link to where you can read the entire tale-- I think it is well worth study, for anyone curious about theistic ideas, regardless of where you are in the spectrum of faith or non-faith.
I would like to point out, that I think the story says as much about what it means to be human as it does about other topics, and for that point alone, it's worth the 5-10 minutes it would take someone to read through-- it really is short. (Clarke was very good at the short story; I wish he'd written more of them.)
Nine Billion Names of God
(google search)
In keeping with the theme of the short story? I had started a hobby back in 2010, to list as many names of god or gods as I could locate, alphabetically. I found the task quite interesting, and got up to 512 [correction 513] before the thread it was on drifted to other things (as threads are wont to do).
I'll put the list in the next post, to keep this one from being too long (if it gets quoted).
I would welcome anyone wishing to add to the list, or comment on individual names in the list. I have always been fascinated with the subject of Myths and Legends (or even Religion to some folk--don't mean to be mean, here. Not my intent in this thread. )
I won't say much about the story here, apart from posting a link to where you can read the entire tale-- I think it is well worth study, for anyone curious about theistic ideas, regardless of where you are in the spectrum of faith or non-faith.
I would like to point out, that I think the story says as much about what it means to be human as it does about other topics, and for that point alone, it's worth the 5-10 minutes it would take someone to read through-- it really is short. (Clarke was very good at the short story; I wish he'd written more of them.)
Nine Billion Names of God
(google search)
In keeping with the theme of the short story? I had started a hobby back in 2010, to list as many names of god or gods as I could locate, alphabetically. I found the task quite interesting, and got up to 512 [correction 513] before the thread it was on drifted to other things (as threads are wont to do).
I'll put the list in the next post, to keep this one from being too long (if it gets quoted).
I would welcome anyone wishing to add to the list, or comment on individual names in the list. I have always been fascinated with the subject of Myths and Legends (or even Religion to some folk--don't mean to be mean, here. Not my intent in this thread. )