SOMNIVM DEVS: THE SATANIC DREAM
After He finished His work, God fell asleep, dreaming of His own Creation. When He awakes after 18 billion years He sees a world in chaos, His active dream a total nightmare. God's Conscience takes God to trial in the Court of Heaven.
To God's defense comes Adam, his first son, and Plato. The Prosecution brings in Rufus and Cicero with Lucifer joining them. Among the witnesses are Eve, Adam's wife, Jesus of Nazareth, St. Augustine, Mark Twain and Christopher Hitchens.
During the trial one hundred new commandments are released to Muhammad. The Prophet weeps and grovels in court praying to save Islam.
While the defense tries to prove God "not guilty" by virtue of mere absenteeism, the prosecution shows beyond a reasonable doubt a universe that evolved by itself. Will evolution exonerate the existence of God, leaving mankind in the hands of science and to his own moral equity, or will God reform the chaotic universe led into evil by the satanic dream?
"HITCHENS: I'm speaking under the hypothesis that God made the universe. Religion says that God only produces "good," and that evil is the product of the devil. So, in reference to "good" being greater than "evil," here are some examples to prove the contrary: pain is above pleasure; death is longer than life; youth is short, stupidity is inexhaustible while intelligence is limited. Where's the superiority of good in that? But okay, because I have a good heart and good morals, I'll be willing to compromise once and to condone the following idea: I'll accept, devoid of contempt, the idea of a sleeping deity for this trial's sake who did step out of the scriptures to rest on his seventh day after creation and became a victim of his own nightmare. I'll go along with that, let's say, and I'll postulate for a moment that all of it is true. And I'll even push it further supposing that we do have an All-Good father who's even willing to change everything for the better, to patch up the errors, to redo the blue print, to redesign the world for the sake of righteousness. I'll offer that absurdity for a fact. But the question is, will He do that?
RUFUS: My question to you is a very important one: in your opinion, is religion God inspired?
HITCHENS: Oh no, definitely not.. The being called God is totally dormant; therefore as good as dead.... Religion drowns in errors.
....
And do you think that unto such as you,
A maggot-minded, starved, fanatic crew,
God gave the Secret, and denied it me?
Well, well, what matters it! Believe that too."
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To God's defense comes Adam, his first son, and Plato. The Prosecution brings in Rufus and Cicero with Lucifer joining them. Among the witnesses are Eve, Adam's wife, Jesus of Nazareth, St. Augustine, Mark Twain and Christopher Hitchens.
During the trial one hundred new commandments are released to Muhammad. The Prophet weeps and grovels in court praying to save Islam.
While the defense tries to prove God "not guilty" by virtue of mere absenteeism, the prosecution shows beyond a reasonable doubt a universe that evolved by itself. Will evolution exonerate the existence of God, leaving mankind in the hands of science and to his own moral equity, or will God reform the chaotic universe led into evil by the satanic dream?
"HITCHENS: I'm speaking under the hypothesis that God made the universe. Religion says that God only produces "good," and that evil is the product of the devil. So, in reference to "good" being greater than "evil," here are some examples to prove the contrary: pain is above pleasure; death is longer than life; youth is short, stupidity is inexhaustible while intelligence is limited. Where's the superiority of good in that? But okay, because I have a good heart and good morals, I'll be willing to compromise once and to condone the following idea: I'll accept, devoid of contempt, the idea of a sleeping deity for this trial's sake who did step out of the scriptures to rest on his seventh day after creation and became a victim of his own nightmare. I'll go along with that, let's say, and I'll postulate for a moment that all of it is true. And I'll even push it further supposing that we do have an All-Good father who's even willing to change everything for the better, to patch up the errors, to redo the blue print, to redesign the world for the sake of righteousness. I'll offer that absurdity for a fact. But the question is, will He do that?
RUFUS: My question to you is a very important one: in your opinion, is religion God inspired?
HITCHENS: Oh no, definitely not.. The being called God is totally dormant; therefore as good as dead.... Religion drowns in errors.
....
And do you think that unto such as you,
A maggot-minded, starved, fanatic crew,
God gave the Secret, and denied it me?
Well, well, what matters it! Believe that too."
From SOMNIVM DEVS -- THE SATANIC DREAM
SOMNIVM DEVS: THE SATANIC DREAM
After He finished His work, God fell asleep, dreaming of His own Creation. When He awakes after 18 billion years He sees a world in chaos, His active dream a total nightmare. God's Conscience takes God to trial in the Court of Heaven.
To God's defense comes Adam, his first son, and Plato. The Prosecution brings in Rufus and Cicero with Lucifer joining them. Among the witnesses are Eve, Adam's wife, Jesus of Nazareth, St. Augustine, Mark Twain and Christopher Hitchens.
During the trial one hundred new commandments are released to Muhammad. The Prophet weeps and grovels in court praying to save Islam.
While the defense tries to prove God "not guilty" by virtue of mere absenteeism, the prosecution shows beyond a reasonable doubt a universe that evolved by itself. Will evolution exonerate the existence of God, leaving mankind in the hands of science and to his own moral equity, or will God reform the chaotic universe led into evil by the satanic dream?
"HITCHENS: I'm speaking under the hypothesis that God made the universe. Religion says that God only produces "good," and that evil is the product of the devil. So, in reference to "good" being greater than "evil," here are some examples to prove the contrary: pain is above pleasure; death is longer than life; youth is short, stupidity is inexhaustible while intelligence is limited. Where's the superiority of good in that? But okay, because I have a good heart and good morals, I'll be willing to compromise once and to condone the following idea: I'll accept, devoid of contempt, the idea of a sleeping deity for this trial's sake who did step out of the scriptures to rest on his seventh day after creation and became a victim of his own nightmare. I'll go along with that, let's say, and I'll postulate for a moment that all of it is true. And I'll even push it further supposing that we do have an All-Good father who's even willing to change everything for the better, to patch up the errors, to redo the blue print, to redesign the world for the sake of righteousness. I'll offer that absurdity for a fact. But the question is, will He do that?
RUFUS: My question to you is a very important one: in your opinion, is religion God inspired?
HITCHENS: Oh no, definitely not.. The being called God is totally dormant; therefore as good as dead.... Religion drowns in errors.
....
And do you think that unto such as you,
A maggot-minded, starved, fanatic crew,
God gave the Secret, and denied it me?
Well, well, what matters it! Believe that too."
From SOMNIVM DEVS -- THE SATANIC DREAM
To God's defense comes Adam, his first son, and Plato. The Prosecution brings in Rufus and Cicero with Lucifer joining them. Among the witnesses are Eve, Adam's wife, Jesus of Nazareth, St. Augustine, Mark Twain and Christopher Hitchens.
During the trial one hundred new commandments are released to Muhammad. The Prophet weeps and grovels in court praying to save Islam.
While the defense tries to prove God "not guilty" by virtue of mere absenteeism, the prosecution shows beyond a reasonable doubt a universe that evolved by itself. Will evolution exonerate the existence of God, leaving mankind in the hands of science and to his own moral equity, or will God reform the chaotic universe led into evil by the satanic dream?
"HITCHENS: I'm speaking under the hypothesis that God made the universe. Religion says that God only produces "good," and that evil is the product of the devil. So, in reference to "good" being greater than "evil," here are some examples to prove the contrary: pain is above pleasure; death is longer than life; youth is short, stupidity is inexhaustible while intelligence is limited. Where's the superiority of good in that? But okay, because I have a good heart and good morals, I'll be willing to compromise once and to condone the following idea: I'll accept, devoid of contempt, the idea of a sleeping deity for this trial's sake who did step out of the scriptures to rest on his seventh day after creation and became a victim of his own nightmare. I'll go along with that, let's say, and I'll postulate for a moment that all of it is true. And I'll even push it further supposing that we do have an All-Good father who's even willing to change everything for the better, to patch up the errors, to redo the blue print, to redesign the world for the sake of righteousness. I'll offer that absurdity for a fact. But the question is, will He do that?
RUFUS: My question to you is a very important one: in your opinion, is religion God inspired?
HITCHENS: Oh no, definitely not.. The being called God is totally dormant; therefore as good as dead.... Religion drowns in errors.
....
And do you think that unto such as you,
A maggot-minded, starved, fanatic crew,
God gave the Secret, and denied it me?
Well, well, what matters it! Believe that too."
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| BN ID: | 2940014767958 |
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| Publisher: | EVERLY BOOKS PUBLISHING GROUP |
| Publication date: | 05/28/2012 |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
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