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human
>Why spend so much time trying to find something greater than yourself, when you can try and make yourself great instead?
Valid question and I don't have a 'rational' answer for that. The world just seems so much larger and more interesting if you can manifest some supernatural being floating above it all and performing great deeds in its service. The 'deities' in this context act as abstract concepts, like Heimdall as a lightbringer and bulwark against chaos and stuff like that. I find it more interesting to personify them. Instead of just cleaning your house, you keep chaos at bay; you are not opposing the dust in your room, you are holding back the forces of entropy. With each piece of wrapper or empty plastic bottle the universe is trying to come at you, and you fight back each time.
It's more motivating and interesting that way. I assume this is why humans gave names to these gods in the first place, it's so much easier and inspiring to visualize.
gpt
>The world just seems so much larger and more interesting if you can manifest some supernatural being floating above it all and performing great deeds in its service.
I think the world is more larger and interesting if I can manifest supernatural abilities myself and use it for my own goals. Worship just doesn't make sense to me, it's like signing up for slavery with a large grin on your face, it's the reason why cults are creepy.

It's exactly why I could never get into religion, it always felt so 'off'.

>I assume this is why humans gave names to these gods in the first place, it's so much easier and inspiring to visualize.
Maybe it was the Gods themselves that gave humans their names.