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minus-squareotacon239@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·4 days agoIsn’t this how gods worked in Terry Pratchett’s books?
minus-squarenezrock@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·4 days agoYou’re thinking of American Gods by Gaiman.
minus-squareQuibblekrust@thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 days agoMy god is YouTube. TV is dead.
minus-squareTheRealKuni@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·edit-24 days agoNo, but it is basically how Santa worked, as seen in Hogfather. Gods are a species that become more powerful the more worshippers they have and essentially powerless when they have no followers, as seen in Small Gods.
minus-squareBeardedGingerWonder@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·4 days agoWasn’t the Hogfather an old winter god?
minus-squareTheRealKuni@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·4 days agoMaybe? It’s been a while.
Isn’t this how gods worked in Terry Pratchett’s books?
You’re thinking of American Gods by Gaiman.
My god is YouTube. TV is dead.
No, but it is basically how Santa worked, as seen in Hogfather.
Gods are a species that become more powerful the more worshippers they have and essentially powerless when they have no followers, as seen in Small Gods.
Wasn’t the Hogfather an old winter god?
Maybe? It’s been a while.