How to Become a God

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Tired of being mortal? Well, maybe you don't have to be. Turns out, at least according to a lot of fiction, becoming a God might not be quite as hard as you'd think.

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[katetrout]

Never thought I would see a direct comparison made between the Mormon church and Homestuck but it makes a surprising amount of sense 😂

[kittenthesmol]

Instructions unclear, became a dictator

[Pruzeim]

In the manga "Magi: Labyrinth of Magic" God was accidentally usurped by a wizard who then proceeded to create fate so that no one would have to feel pain. Unfortunatly his former colleagues hates him for stealing Gods powers so they spend all of eternity coming up with plans for making the world terrible so that the people will abondon the new God and go back to the old one.

[iunnostupid]

seeing Homestuck be treated as a work of art to be thought about and enjoyed like any other felt really good and surprising. im so used to the constant barrage of “the fandom’s so weeiird, hey did you know a kid took a bath in shar-“ that this really felt like a breath of fresh air. also you just casually dropping your classpect right at the end really got me

[WolfShadowmancer]

C. S. Lewis discussed apotheosis as well, not quite the "rule your own planet" variety of godhood, but more becoming mirrors to God's own glory. In Mere Christianity he states (speaking of God): "He said (in the Bible) that we were 'gods' and He is going to make good His words.... That is what we are in for. Nothing less."

[jennietheeditor]

I'm a former LDS member (Mormon) and if it helps, the "becoming God" theology makes more sense when you think about it in the context of human familial lines. LDS theology views God as a parent (actually parents) first and foremost. Children can grow up to become parents. It doesn't make them less of a parent that they themselves also have parents. Godly genealogy will be able to be traced back just like family genealogy. And the "worlds" that Gods create can be thought of as a child growing up, moving out, and starting their own home. It is one of the aspects of the theology that still makes a lot of sense to me, even if it isn't the typical Christian interpretation of God.

[tahunuva]

Bionicle actually has an interesting take on this, with the Makuta Teridax achieving godhood. The Great Spirit is halfway between a god and a God, having near absolute power within his own universe (his body), but limited omniscience and no power outside (aside from, yknow, being a planet-sized robot). Makuta basically gave him an aneurysm, and did a switcheroo with his soul while they were rebooting him.

[Fruz]

I didn't expect to get Homestuck jumpscared here, though it was bound to happen at some point, I imagined it'd be brought up in a video about unconventional storytelling or something, unconventional in the aspect of its format that is, since it's more than just a webcomic but this weird visual novel hybrid thing. Awesome video as always. (‾◡◝)

[dieucondorimperial]

When talking about becoming a God and the Forgotten Realms, it’s hard not to bring up Karsus’s Avatar, the one and only twelfth-level spell in the Realms’s history.
Believing the Netherese Empire to be dying because of magic-sucking monsters, the Archmage Karsus created the most powerful spell ever cast: target a God, and steal its powers and attributes. Hoping to save the empire thanks to those godly powers, he targeted Mystyl herself, the goddess of magic. However, in doing so, he momentarily disrupted the entire flow of magic through the Realms, causing the Netherese flying cities, including his own, to start falling from the sky. Mystryl eventually rebirthed herself as Mystra, it’s a thing she does, and limited magic to 9th level spells, but more interesting is the faith of Karsus himself, becoming one of the most inclassable power in the Forgotten Realms: not a God, but still bounded to the material plane from which his powers can be called, where he appears as a blood-covered boulder.

[patrickwilliams]

"i'm sorry daddy, i've been a bad girl" "for the last time, it's 'forgive me father for i have sinned' " is one of those great quotes!

[adamikok]

Ferb, I know what we're gonna do today

[Avruthlelbh]

Having Homestuck being represented in a dedicated section is such an oddly pleasant sensation. I'm so used to HS exclusively being talked about as "The problem child of fandoms" with nothing else mentioned, despite the complexity and development of what is a genuinely mysterious and thought-provoking world.

[elle]

As someone who grew up in an lds family, and frequently hearing people speak about the religion that truly have taken it out of context, i really appreciate the fact that you did legitimate research and showed respect without necessarily having to agree with the faith. Thank you 🙏

[cineblazer]

As an ex-Mormon, I was surprised to see my old religion show up in a Tale Foundry video! I think you did a good job of commenting on Mormonism's apotheosis doctrine. Honestly, I feel like Mormon theology has a *lot* of fascinating stuff in it that would be a good fit for this channel! The way I've always framed it is that just because I no longer personally believe in gods doesn't mean I can't appreciate the dope storytelling, worldbuilding, and mythology of the Book of Mormon and related works.

[markerofthemidnight]

Writing a story (and by “story” I mean “fanfic”) about five dead people getting amnesia and being reincarnated as eldritch gods. This will definitely come in handy!

[annanikki]

I was waiting in tense anticipation for you to mention Brandon Sanderson. I got very happy when you did

[Josh-tjyr]

Fun Fact, u are the reason I started writing, and honestly, from the feedback I got all my short stories have been some of the most engaging the people I showed have read

[solalabell]

An approach you can give to the book of Mormon caveat that you can give for other active religions: whether or not it’s fiction it is storytelling and that’s how you’re looking at it

[Antasma]

I like Shin Megami Tensei V’s interpretation. Every god exists at the same time, but only one throne. Once the creator God took the throne, he banished the gods “knowledge” into the tree of knowledge so that they can’t utilize the power. Now as the story followed, all humans have some mystic figure’s “knowledge” inside them and are capable of fusing with them into a powerful being known as a Nahobino who can utilize the throne

[Eluthane]

As a former Mormon I was so happy when you explored generational godhood. It was the part of the religion that kept me in it the longest, and I agree that it is is a very interesting lore.