"They say that a god is all powerful, all knowing... All seeing.
I denounce this as a lie.
I do not seek to fight against the gods, for to do so would be folly. No, what I say is thus-
That the gods are beings too.
While it is true that they are in a state of being far beyond ours, they still live. I propose that they are able to change things at their whims because they command the stuff of life. Even a toddler, given enough time and the right sized blocks, can build a mighty display.
Of course, toddlers are prone to knocking down such things.
The gods have great wisdom, that much can be granted. But did they truly create us? Or did they simply start the process which began our lives? Over the course of generations I have seen things adapt to given situations.
An animal with little fur can grow more to suit itself for winter.
A fish hunted by a predator will swim faster than anything else simply to live.
Who is to say that it is not so for humans as well? We are one of the most adapting creatures on Anthelos, and how did this happen?
We were given the tools to change ourselves, and change we did. The god's hand does not and did not mould us. I say that they simply guide us.
Though many of them have extraordinary powers and can strike us down in an instant if they so chose, and may even create new human beings from nothing, I say 'tis but a copy. They have lived with us longer than any other, and watched us grow- they know us better than we do ourselves. Would not a tinker who watched a genius grow up be able to replicate some of his designs?
The gods are a great boon, it is true. But perhaps they only set up the right conditions for us to live here?
Who is to say otherwise?"
-Accounted to Of Gods and Men, by Alfred G. Duretiam
