Comments on: Google As God http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2009/06/05/google-as-god/ by Hemant Mehta Tue, 14 Feb 2012 07:19:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: ImmortalityLTD http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2009/06/05/google-as-god/#comment-318655 ImmortalityLTD Fri, 12 Jun 2009 18:30:46 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/?p=12304#comment-318655 God? Bah! Everyone knows that <a href="http://immortalityltd.blogspot.com/search/label/Skynet" rel="nofollow">Google</a> is <a href="http://www.fastcompany.com/articles/2009/03/google-terminators-skynet.html" rel="nofollow">Skynet</a>! God? Bah!

Everyone knows that Google is Skynet!

]]> By: Marissa C. http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2009/06/05/google-as-god/#comment-316804 Marissa C. Sat, 06 Jun 2009 14:38:35 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/?p=12304#comment-316804 And lo, there shall be a great battle between the Google-ites and the followers of WolframAlpha...and One shall emerge victorious....and all will be good. And lo, there shall be a great battle between the Google-ites and the followers of WolframAlpha…and One shall emerge victorious….and all will be good.

]]> By: Jeff Satterley http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2009/06/05/google-as-god/#comment-316786 Jeff Satterley Sat, 06 Jun 2009 13:36:39 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/?p=12304#comment-316786 Hemant, Wolfram does enough worshiping of himself; you don't need to, and he probably doesn't even notice. Hemant,

Wolfram does enough worshiping of himself; you don’t need to, and he probably doesn’t even notice.

]]> By: Cafeeine http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2009/06/05/google-as-god/#comment-316777 Cafeeine Sat, 06 Jun 2009 13:00:13 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/?p=12304#comment-316777 So, considering Google's structure, as a god, would it fall into panentheistic belief structures? So, considering Google’s structure, as a god, would it fall into panentheistic belief structures?

]]> By: Margaret Y. http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2009/06/05/google-as-god/#comment-316768 Margaret Y. Sat, 06 Jun 2009 12:27:09 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/?p=12304#comment-316768 Some people say, in an exasperated tone, "Oh, God knows why he did that." Or, "God knows, I don't." I'm sure you've heard similar phrases. About a year ago at my house, we started staying "Google knows, I don't." Or, "Google knows why he did that." I still haven't worked my way up to, "Oh my Google!" but it's on its way, I'm sure. Some people say, in an exasperated tone, “Oh, God knows why he did that.” Or, “God knows, I don’t.” I’m sure you’ve heard similar phrases.

About a year ago at my house, we started staying “Google knows, I don’t.” Or, “Google knows why he did that.”

I still haven’t worked my way up to, “Oh my Google!” but it’s on its way, I’m sure.

]]> By: Rob http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2009/06/05/google-as-god/#comment-316725 Rob Sat, 06 Jun 2009 07:20:18 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/?p=12304#comment-316725 The article doesn't seem to answer the question about whether Google requires anything of us morally. It sure does. It even has commandments, like "thou shalt not present a different website to the Googlebot than thou presentest to most people" and "thou shalt not link farm". No need for Pascal's Wager here: If you disobey Google, your website will very likely go to Delisting Hell. The article doesn’t seem to answer the question about whether Google requires anything of us morally.

It sure does. It even has commandments, like “thou shalt not present a different website to the Googlebot than thou presentest to most people” and “thou shalt not link farm”.

No need for Pascal’s Wager here: If you disobey Google, your website will very likely go to Delisting Hell.

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