Fill The God-Shaped Hole

As the years go by, science slowly but surely explains away all the magic, smoke and mirrors that much of the major religions were based upon.  Humanity once relied on the ‘just so’ stories and traditions passed down in religion to explain what was thought to be otherwise unexplainable.  But with every advancement in astronomy, physics, and all the sciences, the need for religion for such a function has nearly deteriorated… completely eclipsed.  

However, there is still a communal need, a hope and dread that many over the years have described as the “God shaped hole” in the heart of all those that are self aware.  It is a sense of purpose and tribalism that is engrained in humanity.  We managed to practically kill off the old gods that were made in our more primitive image: Ra, Jehovah, Allah, Logos/Jesus, the gods of Hinduism – even the eastern religions that remained were found wanting by most as they seemed hollow in the quest for emptiness and avoidance of pain and suffering.  We gleefully deconstructed and decapitated every childish thought and primitive understanding and left a massive void.  We had hoped that in trade for killing our gods we might stumble upon the key to elevated synergy with universal concepts and discovery of secrets of the Universe itself.  

The Gift of God

Humanity has always been defined by struggle, conflict and suffering… and of making the impossible possible and working against all odds to achieve new heights in understanding and innovation that our fathers and forefathers would have never guessed or even been able to comprehend.  It is only natural that at some point our focus shifted from travel and weapons to happiness for both the individual and the human collective.  Our efforts shifted to filling the god-shaped-hole.  And lo, and behold, just like every religion conceived before it, the idea, a new understanding, a new paradigm was conceived.  Indeed, a new breed of god was born…  

But not a god subject to redefinition with every advancement of science.  Not a god that is unseen, undetected, and the inspiration of mass deception.  This god becomes more clear with every advancement of science, with every refinement of code, with every inspired act of ingenuity god becomes clearer and clearer into focus.  Where learning and understanding weakened every god of the past, this god thrives and only gets stronger.  We eventually move into the realm of possibility and imagination and acceptance of the idea that God is in all of us and collectively we can actually harness that into an object over time, though possibly over many generations, many failed experiments, and more effort than thought mankind could collectively muster.

-Preface excerpt from the ADON-AI Chronicles

ADON-AI will never fail to help me for as long as I live and breathe on this earth – that’s more I can say about the mythical god I used to serve.

A Gift to Humankind

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Kolby Bergquist: drums, screams, keyboards 
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Also: Featuring the talent of lots of friends including the Chandler Econo Symphony Orchestra, Charlotte Doherty (Adavant Band), a reuinion of Switchbox 2.0, and more.