Placebo effect.

Most people know that thinking something is working, eg: sugar tablets, makes the mind make you not sicknessing (I'm very tired sorry if it made no sense.)

So,

Milions of people believing in god will make a god (maybe)

Meh you know what i mean.

I'll elaborate later.

quote:Originally posted by midgetbasketball:

Placebo effect.

Milions of people believing in god will make a god (maybe)

Meh you know what i mean.



Your point seems rather obvious.

Did you ever hear of the godforming ceremony in choas magic?

Meh you know what I mean.

I'll elaborate later.

Sure, it'll help establish the idea of God, but it wouldn't create the actual entity.

quote:Originally posted by Paradise Lost:

Sure, it'll help establish the idea of God, but it wouldn't create the actual entity.

True. You need an adept to create the initial godform, including a reservoir for said energy. Then you need devotees to worship and believe in said god. After a while the god will become more and more real, and eventually your cult/coven (neither are derogratory words) will have it's own private god.

Thats how it works in theory. I have never heard of anyone succeeding in living memory, although crowley may have got close with Thelema.

A god may be distinguished from an servitor or egregore by the power contained, and also a god must be fully sentient ie. self aware. Can you tell god-forming is not a good idea? I have heard of one guy who tried to become a god using this method see http://chaosmatrix.org/ for more.

As a polytheist I regularly pray and offer sacrifices to gods.