If you were offer the chance to be a God, would you take it? -

[Just Dont]

I'm playing Morrowind currently and,

Spoiler

if you don't know there are living Gods called the Tribunal

, Dagoth Ur (the antagonist) is someone who offers you a chance at Godhood (more or less).

So I was thinking what my fellow kiwis would say if offered the chance to be immortal and have God like powers in exchange of your humanity.

I for one wouldn't accept it. The prospect of immortality is really tempting but you'll eventually become a lunatic and insane for living so much.

 

[No Exit]

I would. I'd like to see the real big picture and the truths and lies I believe in a larger context. Try and fix the world how I think it needs to be fixed, maybe take a trip into space when I inevitably FUBAR the planet.
I would also probably pass my powers on to some other schmuck after a few million years, since I imagine immortality gets boring after everything becomes same-y.

 

[Seminal Ointments Lain]

I AM THE GOD OF HELLFIRE

 

[SiccDicc]

I already played this game. No one survived.

 

[Lone MacReady]

Since that probably comes with eternal life, I'd say no. It makes absolute sense to me that even if a person somehow gained immortality the human mind is simply not equipped for it. You would indeed go comatose or insane after some kind of ego death from sheer never-ending existence. I imagine it would seem like hell to some.

 

[TFT-A9]

Yes.

Why is this even a question? You're a god? Do whatever the fuck you want. Universe dies? Make a new fucking universe. Fuck with people forever. What are they going to do? Kill you?

 

[EggNazi]

Who wouldn't want to be god?

 

[Rupert Bear]

Yeah. Even if i can't be the ultimate god controlling all of the universe. Just being a god with a bunch of big powers and followers from earth (or elsewhere if possible) would be nice

 

[Lemmingwise]

Who wouldn't want to be god?

Anyone that has ever worked in customer service.

 

[TFT-A9]

Anyone that has ever worked in customer service.

Why would that stop you? Sure as fuck wouldn't stop me. Exact opposite, really.

 

[Mary the Goldsmith]

Depends on what powers do I get, but if I where god I would endlessly mess up with people, first I'd become the god emperor of mankind and unite the earth under my rule and then launch a holy crusade against the filthy aliens, if it turns out we are indeed alone in the universe I'll just make some alien species for my armies to fight against and after a glorious battle I'll just restart the universe and this time have dinosaurs live alongside humans just to see what happens, on the next cycle I would choose one random person give them Superman-like powers and tell them I am god and you have X amount of time to teach humanity to be good or else I'll destroy everything, and just see what he does, I'd probably create super villains or something too

tl:dr yes, and I would make all my retarded ideas come true

 

[stares at error messages]

The only God that exits is named Elohim and he made niggers from the angles who fault against him in the name of Xenu.

Also Italians and the Lizard people who run the United States are also followers of Xenu and that's why they too are niggers.

When I die I get to be god of my own planet. Each planet has it's own god. Elohim is Earth's god.

When I say nigger it's a religious expression and therefore federally protected speech.

 

[Ripple]

There can only be one. To Him I kneel.

 

[naaaaiiiiillllll!!!]

I for one like the idea of transcending to a higher being/plane of existence (2001 a space odyssey or Childhood’s End for scifi examples), so that’s a hard yes for me. I am a bit concerned on who is offering the power (the above Morrowind example feels like a trap — how can you ensure you aren’t put into a “I have no mouth and I must scream” situation with your immortal “god powers”?)

 

[ToroidalBoat]

I think I'd change this dystopian dumpster fire into a magical fantasy world.

With magic, there is less need for tech.

Also make it so evil had far less power.

 

[Finder]

The only right answer is yes.

TLDR; Riker should have remained part of the Q.

 

[Chocolate Wombat]

Oh yes. I'd take up being cruel to animals, but only as a hobby.

 

[JektheDumbass]

Yes. I'd surround myself with big tiddy goth chicks for the rest of eternity.

 

[Valhalla]

Yes, I would.

 

[Monkey_Fellow]

YES.

 

[Pruto]

What people don't realize is that you couldn't be yourself anymore, just omniscience would make you trascend your animalistic, shitty individuality and personality, you would cease being the piece of shit you are and trascend into a being beyond our human imagination, essentially killing yourself and your humanity.

It would be more of a lovecraftian horror than a power fantasy.