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[–] [email protected] 116 points 1 month ago (4 children)

The sun is billions of years old, unimaginably powerful, and it makes life on Earth possible. Sounds pretty godlike to me.

[–] [email protected] 69 points 1 month ago (2 children)

From a Tumblr post that has been reposted a few times (in fact, my link is to the earliest repost I could find, as I think the original is long gone):

The sun is probably the closest thing we’ll ever have to a true Eldritch Abomination. Hear me out here-

  • Older than recorded history; was here longer than any of us and will be here long after we leave. Has a finite beginning and end but is still incomprehensibly ancient
  • Burns itself into your vision instantly and can blind you if you look for too long
  • Further prolonged exposure can cause cancerous growths
  • Non-humanoid shape floating through space; colossal flaming tentacles angrily lash out on occasion
  • Sort of just appeared one day and is now surrounded by the corpses of its stillborn children
  • People used to sacrifice other people to appease it
  • Pretty sure it screams at us sometimes
[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 month ago

It may wipe out all life on Earth at any moment with the equivalent of a fart and not notice.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

Ok im sold. Praise the sun!

[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 month ago (1 children)

And it's constantly screaming at us.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 month ago

And when it gets mad it turns off our cell reception

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago (2 children)

It is good. But Is "opening the chest to sacrifice the heart of people" good?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Not great, sure, but I'd trade a few hearts to keep the sun around. And yes, if it meant me too that'd be fine.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I'd sacrifice a few people to appease the sun during summer if it meant less heat.
Unfortunately humanity is angering another deity: Earth. The sun does not care about our pollution, but Earth is vengeful.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Better than burning "witches" alive.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

That's basically the reason I have a massive sun tattoo taking up my entire right shoulder