=== ANCHOR POEM === ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────── Gods are *concepts*, and some people can talk to them. Do you talk to many things besides people? And so, the gods are given human form. If nowhere else than in your mind. Do you let faith guide your hand? And so, the gods are given human form. If nowhere else than in your moments. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────┘ === SIMILARITY RANKED === --- #1 fediverse/5099 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────── ┌────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: spirituality-mentioned │ └────────────────────────────┘ dear: "the gods" if the earth goes so do you so you better keep telling us just what we need to do ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┘ --- #2 messages/1238 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════── The concept of Jesus is basically "what if God were real and knew as much as a human" You can do that at home. I want to feel useful. Better that you're renowned. What was all the setup then? The hands of justice adjustin'. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─┘ --- #3 fediverse/5615 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────── ┌────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: spirituality-mentioned │ └────────────────────────────┘ there's no such thing as "gods of the war" or "gods of the grand harvest" because those events recur infinitely. similarly, there are no "gods of war" or "gods of prosperity" because those conditions occur somewhere each and every moment. similarly, there are no "temples of religion" or "statements to complexity", because those institutions are present in each and every [monetution/ummm like repositories of belief? conditions of logic built into human structural organizations? I dunno, it probably means something.] similarly, [oh god there's another one] there are no "statements of absolution" or "confessing of sins" => you are what you are, and what you are is the product of your intentions. [intentions / conditions / constitution] the gods of time are not lords over all of the cosmos, they rule as their savior in each and every moment that comes through [you, but pronounced the perciever] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────┘ --- #4 fediverse_boost/4174 --- ◀─╔═══════════════════════[BOOST]═════════════════════════───────────────────────╗ ║ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ ║ │ the belief that the world consists of discrete 'objects', rather than regarding it as an undifferentiated field of matter to which we can attach various framings, is a widespread mental limitation │ ║ ║ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ║ ╠─────────┐ ┌───────────╣ ║ similar │ chronological │ different ║ ╚═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┴───────╝─▶ --- #5 fediverse/3133 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── @user-138 all people are multitudinous. We exist in the minds of those who see us. For each and every person you know, there is another version of you that they know, who lives rent free in their mind. unless you're talking about something more literal, like someone with a double life, or a secret agent or something like that 😋 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #6 messages/956 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────── Dear me: You are not a god, you are what the gods wish to be. You are beautiful you are inspired you're anxious and always tired. All these are necessary for me. Do you want to be mortal forever? Die in battle and be rewarded. Risk your life to live longer. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────┘ --- #7 fediverse/108 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── @user-95 I'm also fond of "I can't know", for things that exist beyond our finite existence. For example, the perspective of another, for all it's intrinsic value. Being too quick to trust, though, is an easy path to follow. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #8 messages/713 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────── The gods guide us in our times of need because when we dream they use us to be all we can be Sleep, sweet child, and your expertise will be freed. Ready to be used when tithes are due. In return, you get a spirit to guide you when passion is hot - when blood is boiled - when fire is alight. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┘ --- #9 fediverse/4047 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────── ┌────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: spirituality-mentioned │ └────────────────────────────┘ "I heard she was a witch but I've never seen a hat..." "When you believe in god, you become inspired when you see or contribute to things that are aligned with what it's followers believe that god is "all about" - like if you're in ancient greece, and you worship ares, you're probably gonna get pretty pumped up if there's an invading army on your doorstep. Or if you're a christian and you see someone feeding the poor, or if you're a buddhist and you see someone sitting on a rock in tune with nature, that kind of thing. The thing is, these days so many people are atheist. And they never get that inspiration. And worst still, there are some people called witches who aren't pagan, and aren't from the various forms of witchery that we know. They claim to worship "life, the universe, and the totality of all things" which is nice and all but their moments of inspiration seem to come randomly, and nobody can quite predict what they'll do or say next when they're in that state." ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┘ --- #10 fediverse/1424 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── the devil shows you the plan, and then prevents all others from understanding. the angel is when you give up and focus on purity. what is life if not the will to power? there's nothing stranger than a follower. [I don't understand that, feels like a diversion] [huh new paragraph I guess] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────┘ --- #11 fediverse_boost/6356 --- ◀─╔════════════════════════════════[BOOST]══════════════════════════════════─────╗ ║ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ ║ │ Story idea: God somehow exists and made Man in His image: filled with nasty impulses and faulty cognitive heuristics. God checks back in with his progeny and is weirded out by how wildly civilization enabled us to diverge from Him. He gets out-thought and out-argued by average adjunct professors. He has the sort of omnipotence and omniscience that's more brute force than clear thinking, and gets mad at being left behind by His children. │ ║ ║ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ║ ╠─────────┐ ┌───────────╣ ║ similar │ chronological │ different ║ ╚═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧══─────╝─▶ --- #12 messages/1356 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─ "hubris and pride" yes and? I never challenge gods I can't outfox. And of those there are but a few. At the end, they always smile with me. Otherwise it'd be unjust to their noble spirit! And what of my noble spirit? I get a home and a bed and food and diapers. I do not ask for more, i only want to be recognized for my efforts. Stop telling me to get a job! As if I were idle. God. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════┘ --- #13 messages/89 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── Consumption is contribution to a capitalist system. Normalize taking whatever you are given and living as humbly as you can. Only when everyone does that may capitalism die. Talk to them, learn from their stories. Teach them your ways but don't force anything upon them. Any ounce of regret is defined as a mind not aligned to the angle of perception that designs the line that the collective mind co-re-assigns. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #14 fediverse/504 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: cursing │ └──────────────────────┘ not tomorrow, not today, but now. How do you feel, in this body of yours? How is the world around you? Forget the world - how is the space you can see? Isn't it remarkable, that your eyes should be? Rods and cones they say, fucking... magic, inseparable from divinity, that we should conceive of the world we can see. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #15 fediverse/3099 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── people gravitate toward other people who are in different situations but who feel the same. it's not always a bad thing to "talk past each other" - sometimes you just want to say how you feel. then again, if nobody can understand wtf you're talking about, then surely you are lost. all good ideas come at the cost of the second-most-favorable-option. all good ideas come at the cost of the current destination. [current, flawed,] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #16 fediverse/2111 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── when someone deletes what they were typing and starts over, that means they have something more to share and you should try and figure out what it is with questions. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ --- #17 messages/1140 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──── ... okay I think a demon wrote that last one. But they say angels and demons hang out with one another so they can yin-yang humans until they make decisions that reflect their true character. I don't know if that's true, and frankly I don't know if anyone says that. What could the gods, learn, from me? this is how I'd speak to posterity. For the past, I'd describe it a bit more exciting, bountiful, and heartfelt. They love that sort of thing - to know that their children's children are living their true love and fulfilling their most honest ambitions. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───┘ --- #18 fediverse/2615 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── having the right people in the right rooms with the right other people is critical for success. The most rational people tend to be the best experts - they know the how and the why. those of faith, belief, and passion are more often the visionaries - the ones who are driving a boat. advised, of course, by the rational types. the reason is that those who are most devoted to their principles will most often follow their principles - meaning you should follow and support the people who most ardently believe the things that you do. Because they will make decisions that align with what you believe in. of course, the faithful can fall into zealotry. they can develop magical thinking, or rationalizations that are not grounded in reality. it's important to ground them, to guide their perspective toward the real-life problems, and not the imagined ones. because the imagination of a visionary looking out toward the horizon will see farther than those who are sure-footed-ly looking at the ground in front of them. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #19 fediverse/4014 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────── I don't know about you, but "trying my hardest" involves giving up sometimes. How else are you to know your limits if you don't test your boundaries? And, after finding that there's nowhere else for you to go, you turn around and "give up", until you're ready for your next expedition. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┘ --- #20 fediverse/3475 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────── you know that feeling when you realize the person you're talking to is a demon? sometimes I think they don't even realize it. other times, they do. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┘ |