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Originally Posted by HarryT
Oh, I entirely agree with you, Patricia. Just commenting that in times past it seems to have been more the fashion for the gods to take direct action against people who offended them than seems to be the case with modern deities. I think in one of Mr. Pratchett's books he comments that in a place where the gods throw rocks through the windows of unbelievers, it takes real conviction to be an atheist  . |
Perhaps another Pratchett quote is appropriate at this juncture:
"Let's just say that if complete and utter chaos was lightning, he'd be the sort to stand on a hilltop in a thunderstorm wearing wet copper armour and shouting 'All gods are bastards'"
Cheers,
Marc ("Mum, this Mandelbrot Set followed me home; can I keep it?")