Great Green Arkleseizure
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| − | The '''Great Green Arkleseizure''' is a | + | The '''Great Green Arkleseizure''' is a deity mentioned in a work of fiction by [[Douglas Adams]], ''The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy''. |
Although not offically considered a [[god]], the Great Green Arkleseizure is nonetheless the creator of the universe according the the beliefs of the Jatravartid people of planet Viltvodle VI. | Although not offically considered a [[god]], the Great Green Arkleseizure is nonetheless the creator of the universe according the the beliefs of the Jatravartid people of planet Viltvodle VI. | ||
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{{quote|The Jatravartids believe that the universe was sneezed out of the nose of the Great Green Arklseizure. They live in permanent fear of a time they call The Coming of the Great White Handkerchief.}} | {{quote|The Jatravartids believe that the universe was sneezed out of the nose of the Great Green Arklseizure. They live in permanent fear of a time they call The Coming of the Great White Handkerchief.}} | ||
| − | The Great Green Arkleseizure can be used as a response to the [[Cosmological argument]] as an equally plausible theory to explain the origins of the Universe. The Coming of the Great White Handkerchief can be seen as a vision of the end of the universe that is no less unlikely than the one presented in the [[Book of Revelation]]. | + | ==Comparison with religion== |
| − | + | The Great Green Arkleseizure can be used as a response to the [[Cosmological argument]] as an equally plausible theory to explain the origins of the Universe. The Coming of the Great White Handkerchief can be seen as a vision of the end of the universe that is no less unlikely than the one presented in the [[Book of Revelation]]. | |
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Since the Great Green Arkleseizure is not considered a god in the truest sense, it can also be seen as an atheistic (and parodic) explanation for the existence of the universe; accepting a creator, but denying that the creator is divine, or indeed had a plan of any kind. | Since the Great Green Arkleseizure is not considered a god in the truest sense, it can also be seen as an atheistic (and parodic) explanation for the existence of the universe; accepting a creator, but denying that the creator is divine, or indeed had a plan of any kind. | ||
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| + | *[http://www.yoism.org/?q=node/82 Arkleseizure] | ||
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Latest revision as of 07:24, 9 December 2011
The Great Green Arkleseizure is a deity mentioned in a work of fiction by Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
Although not offically considered a god, the Great Green Arkleseizure is nonetheless the creator of the universe according the the beliefs of the Jatravartid people of planet Viltvodle VI.
- "The Jatravartids believe that the universe was sneezed out of the nose of the Great Green Arklseizure. They live in permanent fear of a time they call The Coming of the Great White Handkerchief."
Comparison with religion
The Great Green Arkleseizure can be used as a response to the Cosmological argument as an equally plausible theory to explain the origins of the Universe. The Coming of the Great White Handkerchief can be seen as a vision of the end of the universe that is no less unlikely than the one presented in the Book of Revelation.
Parody
Since the Great Green Arkleseizure is not considered a god in the truest sense, it can also be seen as an atheistic (and parodic) explanation for the existence of the universe; accepting a creator, but denying that the creator is divine, or indeed had a plan of any kind.
