If we take the definition of godhood as "omnipotence and omniscience", the elites effectively are gods.
If one has enough money, one can pretty much do whatever one wants to, including "become immortal". (Consider the example of the vampire Peter Thiel, or the fact that She™ just will not die.)
Omnipotence is the state of being free from constraint or restraint of any sort. If the elites cannot be restrained by any human power but are still subject to the laws of physics, then they're technically demi-gods, but this isn't really a meaningful distinction when composing them to us regular humans.
With the application of enough money, one can also know whatever one wants to (omniscience). If Google doesn't already know all things, it's pretty fucking close. The three-letter agencies know virtually everything about everyone, and it's likely they had a hand in building Google. Again, if the elites' knowledge cannot be restrained by any human power but is still subject to the laws of physics, then they are demi-gods, but we're splitting hairs again.
So now the question becomes, how does one kill a god? Well, one takes away the source of the god's power.
True gods have two sources of power: 1) the natural energy of the Earth; and 2) the energy people give Them through worship and devotion. Thus, if people stop worshipping a true god, the god will become very weak and will slip into a state of hibernation, drawing a tiny trickle of power from the Earth to sustain itself. But if a person (or better yet, more than one person) begins worshipping the god and making offerings to it, the god will reawaken very quickly.
In the case of the elites (who are really demi-gods), the source of their power is MONEY. Thus: take away their money, take away their demigodhood. This is obviously very difficult since the demi-god elites will sense the threat to their power (they're effectively omniscient, remember) and nip it in the bud before it can come to fruition (because they're effectively omnipotent), but it is theoretically possible.
Judas Iscariot was assigned the task of getting Jesus and Mary Magdalene's son out of Jerusalem before the Romans killed him. The whole "betrayal for thirty pieces of silver" thing was a cover story.
Judas knew he would be reviled for thousands of years--for something that wasn't even true--and yet he still followed orders. That's something to be admired. You don't often see that kind of absolutely selfless loyalty and dedication to the mission.
I don't remember exactly. Part of the story (the part about Mary Magdalene being Jesus' wife) is straight out of the book "Holy Blood, Holy Grail". Part is from the Gnostic Gospels. Part is from a very, very interesting radio interview I heard on Easter Sunday a few years ago with someone who'd written another book on the subject, but for the life of me I cannot remember the person's name.
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cyks ago
Google thinks that an individual searching for medical advice on the internet is not seeking an "alternative viewpoint."
No better time to violently overthrow a sick overlord, IMO, than when it decides it is a god.
cthulian_axioms ago
I have some uncomfortable news for you.
If we take the definition of godhood as "omnipotence and omniscience", the elites effectively are gods.
If one has enough money, one can pretty much do whatever one wants to, including "become immortal". (Consider the example of the vampire Peter Thiel, or the fact that She™ just will not die.)
Omnipotence is the state of being free from constraint or restraint of any sort. If the elites cannot be restrained by any human power but are still subject to the laws of physics, then they're technically demi-gods, but this isn't really a meaningful distinction when composing them to us regular humans.
With the application of enough money, one can also know whatever one wants to (omniscience). If Google doesn't already know all things, it's pretty fucking close. The three-letter agencies know virtually everything about everyone, and it's likely they had a hand in building Google. Again, if the elites' knowledge cannot be restrained by any human power but is still subject to the laws of physics, then they are demi-gods, but we're splitting hairs again.
So now the question becomes, how does one kill a god? Well, one takes away the source of the god's power.
True gods have two sources of power: 1) the natural energy of the Earth; and 2) the energy people give Them through worship and devotion. Thus, if people stop worshipping a true god, the god will become very weak and will slip into a state of hibernation, drawing a tiny trickle of power from the Earth to sustain itself. But if a person (or better yet, more than one person) begins worshipping the god and making offerings to it, the god will reawaken very quickly.
In the case of the elites (who are really demi-gods), the source of their power is MONEY. Thus: take away their money, take away their demigodhood. This is obviously very difficult since the demi-god elites will sense the threat to their power (they're effectively omniscient, remember) and nip it in the bud before it can come to fruition (because they're effectively omnipotent), but it is theoretically possible.
ExceptionEncountered ago
Money is a limited tool. And it will kill you quicker than it will save you.
'I tell you the truth, it is more difficult for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven than it is for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle.'
cthulian_axioms ago
Judas Iscariot was assigned the task of getting Jesus and Mary Magdalene's son out of Jerusalem before the Romans killed him. The whole "betrayal for thirty pieces of silver" thing was a cover story.
Judas knew he would be reviled for thousands of years--for something that wasn't even true--and yet he still followed orders. That's something to be admired. You don't often see that kind of absolutely selfless loyalty and dedication to the mission.
ExceptionEncountered ago
That's an interesting story. Where'd you hear that?
cthulian_axioms ago
I don't remember exactly. Part of the story (the part about Mary Magdalene being Jesus' wife) is straight out of the book "Holy Blood, Holy Grail". Part is from the Gnostic Gospels. Part is from a very, very interesting radio interview I heard on Easter Sunday a few years ago with someone who'd written another book on the subject, but for the life of me I cannot remember the person's name.
doginventer ago
Thirty Pieces of Silver. Still only bought a place to hang himself
ExceptionEncountered ago
Thanks, I'm not good with money. Lol
Still, I should have known that.