metasofa cosmology
put this in your pipe... attempt at a perennial cosmology (see huxley),
and as simple as possible but no simpler (see einstein).
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the highest "light", "one god", "allah" in arabic, is not a being, but "a law" - a system of ethics and other knowledge, which all of our young gods are in the process of learning - the required curricula for graduating from this "earth-school kindergarten".
of course compared with us mere mortals, our gods are almost-infinitely large powerful intelligent etc, and live on a vast time-scale outside of ours.
there is one thing they often forget to mention to us - they are children, and each has much to experience and learn here. many belong to groups (eg hierarchies, pantheons). some play alone, some pretend there is only one god, or none.
the universe - virtual reality
the gods exist outside the universe. our serious real world is, for the gods, just a virtual-reality game. our gods play, and we are their toys. some gods play nice, some play rough.
we are software & bits, and we pray for mercy & compassion. we are the art of our gods, and we pray for love, harmony, and beauty!
inside the universe
spirits & souls - etheric critters
nearest to the gods, the metaphysical or etheric part of sentient creatures ("inhabited" nature) includes angels, devas, demons, spirits, souls, ghosts, etc (often mis-taken for gods, see map)
animals veggies minerals - physical critters
the physical or "3-dimensional" part of sentient creatures ("inhabited" nature) includes humans, mammals, birds, lizards, insects, plants, minerals, mountains, planets, stars, and other non-carbon-based life... also space aliens, time travelers, etc (often mis-taken for gods, see map)
non-sentient "un-inhabited" nature - the inherent & original universe
all of nature is available for the gods to virtually "inhabit" while they play here, thus transforming non-sentient into sentient. the essential design of our universe is adapted from a universe originally created by sophia (long ago and far away, see faqs below). this "book of nature" is a reference library of templates for our gods to copy and adapt as they play and learn...
1. who is the devil - old villain - evil robot ? (boo! hiss! rotten eggs & pumpkins!)
the devil (aka the old villain) is an automated "evil robot", existing only inside the virtual-reality universe. a simple teaching / "pitching" machine, not itself a god, but appears to the gods as a wise & experienced fellow earth-school student who has "been around for a while" and can show them a few clever tricks (or throw a few curves).
inherently built-in to this universe forever, the evil robot has no other power or purpose but to provide mis-information. immense amounts of trouble in this world have been created by our foolish young gods (and us) confidently following the evil robot's evil advice, all part of the high cost of this educational method.
2. who is sophia - wisdom - creator of the universe ? (yay! applause! flowers & honey!)
even though some may say so, none of our present gods created the universe... the original universe was invented and created as an art project, and just for fun, by sophia a long time ago when she was "only" a child (about 7 years old, as i understand it).
since then, sophia's original creation has been copied, slightly "improved" (see devil, above) and administered as "earth-school kindergarten" by less joyful, less creative, grown-up-god parents, teachers & chaperones. if we critters & our young gods can meet the local bureaucratic requirements and "get the hell out of here," maybe we'll catch up with sophia in sane free beautiful worlds beyond this one...
metasofa cosmology