Which actually brings up a question: How would God god be portrayed, considering they tend to be much more abstract?
If you think he's a version of an existing 'Old' God, I don't believe he is. If you are asking what does he represent, someone else said it above. Globalization. Though, I kind of took him to be the representation of systems/data and the structure of the world now. Sort of an atheist version of God. He represents everything. Everything can be classified, broken down and filed with how our world works now. He is information itself. But, I haven't read the book, just going off what we've been shown in the TV show so far. At the same time, Technical boy is how we access that information, and Media is how we enjoy that information. Fitting it's a trinity as well, the father, the son and the holy ghost/maiden. Since most of the world either believes, or is most familiar with, the trinity. It's clever that Gaiman made the new gods into a trinity as a manifestation of that latent belief in most people. Dunno if that was intended or not, but I'm guessing it was.Who is Mr World?
Yea.. when the new gods introduced that 'ODIN guidance system' i dont get how shadow didnt figure out his name right there.
Which actually brings up a question: How would God god be portrayed, considering they tend to be much more abstract? Even in the bible it was just voices or burning bushes or w/e.
My favorite part was the episode where they just revisted the irish chicks story, was a cool little story but unfortunately for the show it had almost nothing to do with gods, just a slice of interesting historical life that just showed how fascinating stories can be. Liked all the Ibis/"Once in America" stuff too.
This is avoided this in the books, I wondered it too. Effectively though you get the sense that "God god" wouldn't exist, since "Gods" are the embodiment of ideas that are tied to specific forces. "God" is too abstract, which is why he has elements (Like Jesus, Love ect.) Like the Saints would probably be Gods to Catholics, they would be the attribution of Gods various qualities. Mary might be akin to Easter for them. (He kind of alludes to all this shit being REALLY muddled in the books, because human belief is so muddled. Which is why there is a lot of Jesus)
This is avoided this in the books, I wondered it too. Effectively though you get the sense that "God god" wouldn't exist, since "Gods" are the embodiment of ideas that are tied to specific forces. "God" is too abstract, which is why he has elements (Like Jesus, Love ect.) Like the Saints would probably be Gods to Catholics, they would be the attribution of Gods various qualities. Mary might be akin to Easter for them. (He kind of alludes to all this shit being REALLY muddled in the books, because human belief is so muddled. Which is why there is a lot of Jesus)