Ascension: Shall We Depart (3/24)

As I was trolling Steven’s blog earlier today I stumbled upon and intriguing question. Steven asked the question “can one become god-like?” I believed one can’t fathom the idea of being God-Like as there is no concrete knowledge as to what qualifies an individual for such a position. Sure we have developed our own notion as to what defines a god, but is it truly the arsenal of ethereal abilities that defines a god or is it something more. In agreement with Aristotle, I believe that through contemplation and analyzation we as humans can detach our selfs from our mortal plight. To some this is merely a foolish assumption; I am not saying that simply by looking at our world we will become god-like, but I do believe there is one quality of “godly-hood” that can be adopted by morals and that is the quality of knowledge.

We are able to obtain knowledge through experience, learning, and analysis, I feel if humans took the time to depart from the stresses of their lives and merely contemplated about the problems of the world they would obtain a vast amount of knowledge. Imagine the idea of a god as a savior or an individual who could rescue you from your failures, now take into consideration and ill person. By researching and obtaining knowledge on this individual’s illness you possess the ability to find a cure. By delivering a cure and healing this person you have no benefited that individual but society as you present a cure for all other possessing the illness. You then become a hero, a champion, a savior. So if our only interpretation of a god was that of a savior whom provides miracles it is safe to say a doctor, engineer, or individual of any particular profession who solves a problem could be considered god-like as they have obtained vast knowledge and through this knowledge have generated a solution.