To be a god can ultimately become boring and degrading. There'd be reason enough for the invention of free will! A god might wish to escape into sleep and be alive only in the unconscious projections of his dream-creatures.

Frank Herbert
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To be a god can ultimately become boring and degrading. To believe in oneself as a god becomes boring and degrading when one believes in oneself to much. A god can’t do anything without an object. One cannot wish to be a god without the existence of any people in existence and it is not even possible to wish to be a god because once you become a god, you will cease to wish to be a god. You will want to be alive without wanting to be alive as a god.

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