# God Friended Me **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 19, 2018, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-friended-me/814438 "2018-05-19T00:57:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2018, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-friended-me/814438/21 "2018-10-08T22:12:14Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > I’ve seen a couple of episodes now, and it is about as deep and meaningful as all its predecessors. Do Christians actually like this kind of video Pablum, which seems to put the lie to a central tenet of most Christian sects: Blind faith over evidence-based faith? It’s what producers and programmers dare greenlight. Considering that “Christian” has a broad range of variations, they try to avoid friction and often settle on mushy nonchallenging plots supporting a sort of mushy nonspecific theology that doesn’t offend and doesn’t excite. Some Christian critics have called out “christian” movies/TV/music for the tendency to be either low-substance spiritual pablum, or at the opposite end, badly-written staged sermons. But they seem to be voices crying in the wilderness. ---
**Author:** ![Sicks\_Ate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2018, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-friended-me/814438/22 "2018-10-08T22:25:04Z")
> [@madmonk28](#): > > God sent me a dick pic. Your ideas are intriguing to me, and I wish to subscribe to your newsletter. ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2018, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-friended-me/814438/23 "2018-10-08T22:41:30Z")
> [@Sicks\_Ate](#): > > Your ideas are intriguing to me, and I wish to subscribe to your newsletter. Rule 34. ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2018, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-friended-me/814438/24 "2018-10-08T23:19:48Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > And worst of all, I’m sure that the theme song _won’t_ be a parody of the old hymn [_Love Lifted Me_](https://youtube.com/watch?v=YbE3Rmfhtz4#). Ah, good…I’m not the only one who sings the title to that tune whenever I see it. (Though in my case it’s the less overtly religious Kenny Rogers version.) ---
**Author:** ![Grestarian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grestarian/32/3227_2.png) [@Grestarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grestarian)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2018, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-friended-me/814438/25 "2018-10-08T23:34:56Z")
> [@DavidwithanR](#): > > My favourite depiction of (apparently) God was in one of the _Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy_ books - the indecisive old man puttering around in his house. Huh? I thought that was the President of the Universe\* – who figured that people coming to talk to him just might really be visiting in order to sing to his cat. –G? \*Not Zaphod, who was just the president/figurehead/distraction of the Galaxy. ---
**Author:** ![Uosdwis\_R.Dewoh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Uosdwis\_R.Dewoh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uosdwis_R.Dewoh)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2018, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-friended-me/814438/26 "2018-10-09T02:22:13Z")
> [@madmonk28](#): > > God sent me a dick pic. Was it human? If it was a swan dick you’ve probably been chatting with Zeus. ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2018, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-friended-me/814438/27 "2018-10-09T14:17:06Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > > [@jayjay](#): > > > > Or [Here’s Boomer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Here%27s_Boomer), although that was actually “Dog Friended Me”… > > All right-Who here was supposed to screen for dyslexics? [Certainly not Harlan Ellison.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Boy_and_His_Dog) ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2019, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-friended-me/814438/28 "2019-02-18T17:06:06Z")
I’ve been watching this show off and on, and I’m wondering how long it can go on without _some_ sort of reveal as to who/what is behind the “God” account. I say “what” because I secretly hope “God” turns out to be The Machine from _Person Of Interest_😃 Can this show go on indefinitely without a reveal, and what would you like that reveal to be if it happens? ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2019, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-friended-me/814438/29 "2019-02-18T17:19:11Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > I’ve been watching this show off and on, and I’m wondering how long it can go on without _some_ sort of reveal as to who/what is behind the “God” account. I say “what” because I secretly hope “God” turns out to be The Machine from _Person Of Interest_😃 > Can this show go on indefinitely without a reveal, and what would you like that reveal to be if it happens? I never watch CBS, except for Survivor and football, but they show commercials for this show constantly. I swear, every time I see a commercial, they’re teasing that the next episode will reveal who’s behind the account. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2019, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-friended-me/814438/30 "2019-02-18T17:27:55Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > I’ve been watching this show off and on, and I’m wondering how long it can go on without _some_ sort of reveal as to who/what is behind the “God” account. I say “what” because I secretly hope “God” turns out to be The Machine from _Person Of Interest_😃 > Can this show go on indefinitely without a reveal, and what would you like that reveal to be if it happens? That’s the same thought I had when I first started watching the show. It doesn’t seem to be going in that direction, but I thought it would have been a cool reveal. ---
**Author:** ![monster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@monster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monster)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2019, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-friended-me/814438/31 "2019-02-20T05:08:04Z")
I thought this show might be like Quantum Leap. I’m guessing it’s not by the responses here. I haven’t watched any episodes yet, but if it were like QL, I’d be all over it! ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2019, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-friended-me/814438/32 "2019-04-15T21:34:39Z")
Well, the “ALL WILL BE KNOWN! YOU WILL FIND OUT WHO IS BEHIND THE GOD ACCOUNT!!” season finale aired last night. Apparently, lying isn’t a sin any more. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2019, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-friended-me/814438/33 "2019-04-15T22:02:36Z")
[God’s on Twitter](https://twitter.com/TheTweetOfGod) too, of course. ---
**Author:** ![Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulf_the_Unwashed)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2019, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-friended-me/814438/34 "2019-04-16T00:16:51Z")
I dunno—God rarely answers my emails. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2019, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-friended-me/814438/35 "2019-04-16T15:27:46Z")
I thought for sure we were going to find out the plane taking everyone to Paris went down over the ocean. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2019, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-friended-me/814438/36 "2019-04-16T19:29:42Z")
> [@hogarth](#): > > My only thought (when I see ads for it) is that the title instantly sounds dated, like “God Has a MySpace Page” or “God is Haunting My Beatle Boots”. “God Sent Me a Cuneiform Tablet” > [@N9IWP](#): > > Also in this genre is [Joan of Arcadia](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0367345/?ref_=nv_sr_1) (which I rather liked) > > Brian Mentioned in the OP. > [@Shoeless](#): > > That’s the same thought I had when I first started watching the show. It doesn’t seem to be going in that direction, but I thought it would have been a cool reveal. Dunno; I’m kind of hoping it will turn out to be Earl Hickey. ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2019, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-friended-me/814438/37 "2019-04-16T20:24:53Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > Well, the “ALL WILL BE KNOWN! YOU WILL FIND OUT WHO IS BEHIND THE GOD ACCOUNT!!” season finale aired last night. > Apparently, lying isn’t a sin any more. Care to spoil it for someone who will never watch the show? ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2019, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-friended-me/814438/38 "2019-04-16T20:31:07Z")
> [@AlsoNamedBort](#): > > Care to spoil it for someone who will never watch the show? All suspects and possibilities were eliminated, and they were in the same situation they were in in the first episode, without even a ghost of a hint of a clue as to who is behind it. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2019, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-friended-me/814438/39 "2019-04-16T20:32:24Z")
I blame Satan. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2019, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-friended-me/814438/40 "2019-04-16T20:35:43Z")
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