# You are a god, how do you pass your time? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 8, 2013, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-a-god-how-do-you-pass-your-time/646537 "2013-01-08T21:26:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2013, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-a-god-how-do-you-pass-your-time/646537/21 "2013-01-09T14:28:31Z")
[QUOTE=Inigo Montoya] You have the basic god-power package [/QUOTE] But I already have a godly package. ---
**Author:** ![Rubixcube](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Rubixcube](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rubixcube)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2013, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-a-god-how-do-you-pass-your-time/646537/22 "2013-01-09T14:36:51Z")
Create a series of initially identical “control” universes where I will observe but never interfere. Then create a bunch of other universes and screw around. What if that extinction event never happened? What if that war ended differently? What if cavemen had spaceships? Y’know normal alternate universe stuff. Also I’d assume that while I have the ability to create, I’m not necessarily creative. As a god I probably didn’t think up/create all of the know art and media in the world, so by creating universes I’m essentially out-sourcing my amusement. Plus I’d never be one of those boring goody two-shoes types. Lot’s of getting acquainted with the locals. _wink wink nudge nudge_ ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2013, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-a-god-how-do-you-pass-your-time/646537/23 "2013-01-09T14:58:49Z")
> [@Rubixcube](#): > > Also I’d assume that while I have the ability to create, I’m not necessarily creative. You just blew my mind–thank you! Now I know what God’s minions/angels are for. This will keep me going for months! ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2013, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-a-god-how-do-you-pass-your-time/646537/24 "2013-01-09T15:06:00Z")
> [@Trinopus](#): > > After having calculated the first million Perfect Numbers, I’d start messing around with something complicated… Like figuring out the loneliest number that you can ever do? I think I found one almost as lonely, but it’s not the loneliest. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2013, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-a-god-how-do-you-pass-your-time/646537/25 "2013-01-09T15:24:06Z")
Play dice with the universe. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2013, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-a-god-how-do-you-pass-your-time/646537/26 "2013-01-09T15:52:38Z")
Like the rest, I’d probably spend most of my time in self-inflicted non-omniscient states to fight ennui. Spoiler below from the _Sandman Slim_ series by Richard Kadrey: In these books, God long ago had a nervous breakdown and split himself into five distinct beings, each one making their home in different parts of the universe. Then they all start trying to kill one another. ---
**Author:** ![Agent\_Foxtrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc29f/32.png) [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2013, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-a-god-how-do-you-pass-your-time/646537/27 "2013-01-09T16:19:36Z")
Honestly, I imagine it would be pretty boring to be an omnipotent/omniscient/omnipresent god. There’s nothing to discover, creation is too easy, and there are no earthly delights to take part in because you’re always feeling awesome all the time as your baseline (and you’ve felt it all before). You have no imagination because you can instantly have or do whatever you want. You have literally zero challenges. The only reason we imagine being a god is great is because we are not gods. I guess if I were a god, I would set the universe in motion randomly, “turn off” my omniscience, and spend my time seeing how it all turns out. It would be nifty to see human intelligence arise out of some singularity I exploded a mere 15 billion years ago. ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2013, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-a-god-how-do-you-pass-your-time/646537/28 "2013-01-09T17:44:10Z")
Tetris. StG ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2013, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-a-god-how-do-you-pass-your-time/646537/29 "2013-01-09T17:55:28Z")
I’d get wicked stoned and create a platypus. ---
**Author:** ![Atomic\_Alex](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atomic_alex/32/175_2.png) [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2013, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-a-god-how-do-you-pass-your-time/646537/30 "2013-01-09T21:47:31Z")
> [@Inigo\_Montoya](#): > > As an aside, the part of me that wants to believe in God incorporates this idea–there is a bit of God’s mind in all of us and the creation of his is designed to let Him experience countless lifetimes simultaneously. > > But good stuff so far. Thanks for indulging me. Now _that’s_ an interesting idea, being omnipotent it would be possible to simultaneously run as many limited and different versions of yourself across as many realities as you wanted at the same time. Thanks for the interesting thread! > [@Rubixcube](#): > > Create a series of initially identical “control” universes where I will observe but never interfere. Then create a bunch of other universes and screw around. What if that extinction event never happened? What if that war ended differently? What if cavemen had spaceships? Y’know normal alternate universe stuff. Another very interesting idea, it would be fascinating to try all the ‘what ifs’ of history and see what _really_ would have happened. ---
**Author:** ![Regallag\_The\_Axe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/regallag_the_axe/32/445_2.png) [@Regallag\_The\_Axe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Regallag_The_Axe)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2013, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-a-god-how-do-you-pass-your-time/646537/31 "2013-01-09T23:08:04Z")
Once I made a universe with stars, planets, life and all that (a universe like the one we currently reside in), I’d just set it in motion and let it go it’s own way for a few million years or so. Then I’d start messing around with the basic physical laws, just to see what would happen. I could make a universe where sentient rainbows fly among thimble sized, toroidal stars. Or any number of wondrous, impossible things. Once I had a universe with sentient inhabitants that were doing interesting things I would walk (or fly, or swim) among them, disguised in a mortal shell. I would take all kings of rolls and positions this way, just to change things up. Similar to what some others said, I’d probably make copies of some universes and mess with their histories, just to see what would happen. I would also want to custom design a fantasy universe with magic and heroes and such, because that would be fun and cool. > [@carnivorousplant](#): > > I’d be Loki on Mondays, and trick Wotan into doing all sorts of weird stuff. You better hope that horse sex thing didn’t happen on a Monday! :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2013, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-a-god-how-do-you-pass-your-time/646537/32 "2013-01-10T05:22:58Z")
Probably sit and play Angry Birds. ---
**Author:** ![stui\_magpie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stui_magpie/32/11010_2.png) [@stui\_magpie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stui_magpie)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2013, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-a-god-how-do-you-pass-your-time/646537/33 "2013-01-10T05:30:40Z")
Create some seriously hot chicks, some alcohol and party all the time. Every now and then, just for shits and giggles, create a universe and let it go off and running in the background like an ant farm. Something to watch inbetween wenches. Once suitably bored with universe, squash it and make another one. ---
**Author:** ![SirGalahad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/71c47a/32.png) [@SirGalahad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SirGalahad)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2013, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-a-god-how-do-you-pass-your-time/646537/34 "2013-01-10T05:43:15Z")
Vengeance … I am a vengeful god ---
**Author:** ![njtt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecd19e/32.png) [@njtt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/njtt)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2013, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-a-god-how-do-you-pass-your-time/646537/35 "2013-01-10T05:54:03Z")
I would devise a complex scenario whereby the only way I would forgive my creations for anything and everything they had done against my wishes would be if they nailed my son to a couple of pieces of wood, and subsequently pretended to eat his flesh and drink his blood. Also, you lot over there: **No pork for you!!** \ The rest of you, please, enjoy the pork. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2013, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-a-god-how-do-you-pass-your-time/646537/36 "2013-01-10T23:23:36Z")
i would make unusual laws, such as, “All Commandments, including this one, are to be ignored.” ---
**Author:** ![Sanity\_Challenged](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de053/32.png) [@Sanity\_Challenged](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sanity_Challenged)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-a-god-how-do-you-pass-your-time/646537/37 "2013-01-11T07:20:11Z")
I’d create an incredibly rich and detailed world, full of ancient evils, heroic obstacles, and fantastic creatures. Then I’d get incredibly frustrated watching my subjects totally ignore all that and spend all their time trying to bed the barmaid. At least, that’s what my experience in role playing games tells me. ---
**Author:** ![WhyWhyWhy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whywhywhy/32/7539_2.png) [@WhyWhyWhy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyWhyWhy)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 8:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-a-god-how-do-you-pass-your-time/646537/38 "2013-01-11T08:38:43Z")
I don’t know but it would certainly (easily) be better than the reps of other “gods” that have been reported to exist. ---
**Author:** ![the\_diego](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7bcc69/32.png) [@the\_diego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_diego)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 9:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-a-god-how-do-you-pass-your-time/646537/39 "2013-01-11T09:47:09Z")
4-2 billion BC - while waiting for the planet to cool and for it to stop raining meteors, I decide which country will get richest from colonies 15th-19th century AD. 2billion-around 650 million BC - while waiting for the atmosphere to hold enough oxygen (and photosynthetic bacteria to dominate chemosynthetic ones) I decide who will win World War I. 600-250 million BC - before I start playing dinosaur chess board, I decide who’ll win World War II. 60 million bc - before I do the chicxulub reboot, I’ll set the divine crap shoot to determine who wins the cold war. 3 million bc - really still not decided whether or not to spring greedy, weak, and slow humans who’ll just overrun the earth. I know, I’ll cut back on fossil hydrocarbons and roll-front unranium and thorium deposits. 1 million bc - i want to reboot humans at least once every 2,000 years using asteroids and VEI 9 eruptions, just to make them a little tougher and smarter, but the wife objected. Oh well. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-a-god-how-do-you-pass-your-time/646537.md?page=1)