First of all, I would like to thank Hulkster for my inspiration for this thread brought on by a post in a thread about a related topic started by our friend Xenoview. That thread posed the question of, "If god were real, would you worship it?" Excellent topic for discussion. My question here is similar, but with a twist....
Show of hands: Who here would ever want to be worshipped by anybody or anything? And please elaborate as to why or why not. Looking forward to seeing the answers.....*briskly rubbing hands together while grinning*....
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I have too much self-respect to ask others to worship me, and too little self-respect to think that others should worship me.
Ah. Thank you, Sapporo. Excellent answer. We are off to a good start.
Celebrities don't have a lot of control over how many people (or which ones) worship them: for the most part, worshipers will worship regardless of whether the object of their worship wants it.
@Calhais
True. We cannot control what others may worship. But that wasn't the question. Regardless of whether or not anybody would WANT to worship you, the question is, "Who would WANT to be worshipped?" (Please try to keep up. There may be a test later.)
I don't know whether I will want to be worshiped, but I don't right now. It seems like worship is easier had than put down, so I'd rather leave it alone till I want to be worshiped, if ever.
But we can control who worships us (if we were a god thingy). I once made a generous donation to a gaming streamer, but attached the clear instruction that the gift may be announced, but my name not used. I did not want for my fellow gamers to know what I did, so that they would continue to treat me as before. I chose to remain anonymous, and a god could also do so.
I think the most annoying thing about being worshipped would be not being able to go out in public without everybody swarming you. You know, people wanting autographs, and tripping you up by falling down in front of your feet to grovel and beg for shit, and idiots asking you to let their favorite sports team win some stupid championship game, and crap like that. I mean, damn, when I go to Walmart to do my shopping, I just want to get in there, get my stuff, and get the hell out. I ain't got the time nor the patience to deal with massive throngs of people.
Would I ever want to the worshiped? Hell NO! Anyone crazy enough to worship me is too crazy for me to have a relationship with.
Communication, Trust, Love, Respect, Honesty. The five most important factors of any relationship.
I would rather be on equal standing with whomever when it comes to any relationship. I feel if we cannot be on equal standing, then there cannot be a relationship. It then becomes dictator and subject.
rmfr
@Arakish
BINGO! Give that man a cookie!
… I'd rather die than give you control.
Bow down before the one you serve.
You're going to get what you deserve.
Bow down before the one you serve
Yep that song is stuck in my head now, thanks! (NiN)
On a more serious note, lets see, a bunch of people bowing down, supposedly to me, but really they are giving other people money that supposedly collect money and power in my name. Yeah that sounds like worship, would be useless to the person/thing/god that was supposedly being worshipped.
@Logic
Excellent song. But now it's stuck in MY head too....*grumble*
As for all the money that would get tossed at your many altars by all your adoring fans, you simply need a good account manager along with an enforcer to make sure you get your cut. (My rates are reasonable, by the way.)
I got it, we will pick someone else, but still get a good money manager and enforcer (you volunteered) and get our cut. Hmm which victim,, err ah person to deity shall we pick. I vote someone that would be especially annoyed by it ;)
@Logic Re: "I vote someone that would be especially annoyed by it ;)"
Oooooo.... Awesome idea! Yes! Oh, and I nominate Sheldon!
If I'm worshiped, does that mean I'm allowed to walk around naked?
Hypothetically speaking.
@Sapporo Re: Walking around naked
Well, I think one of the requirements for being worshipped is being invisible. Or, at the very least, hidden away where nobody will ever see you. Sooooo, yeah, sure, birthday suits allowed. Who's gonna notice?
Wait...wait...so I could do really loud and smelly farts instead of holding them in all the time, AND people would still worship me??!!
@Sapporo Re: Loud and smelly farts
Hell yes, people would still worship you! Simply make up an evil arch-enemy rival and blame all the bad stuff you do on him/her/it, and you are in the clear! Easy-peasy!
Hypothetically speaking, I say yes.
Not hypothetically speaking?....
Yes.
I want to see all these puritans get their panties in a bunch over something everyone has already seen.
Sorry took so long to answer.
Why would one need to be worshiped to walk around naked?
rmfr
They wouldn't, but could walk around naked if they claim some super-evil person/deity/whatever stole their clothes, and that anyone who were to argue would be sent to eternal torment. Wonder where I got that from...
@Soyoz Re: "Wonder where I got that from..."
*jumping up and down raising hands and waving like a maniac*......Oo-oo-oo! I know! I know! You got it from the King James Version of "The Emperor's New Clothes"!