Talk:Not Dead/@comment-5245439-20140810210536

Good allgeory of God and Jesus, or at least, that is my interpretation. I never thought of it that way, and I'm sure atheists and theists who debate the problem of evil never thought of this either: if we are truly created in the likeness of God, eventually we would like to die. But what if we cannot die? What happens then?

Now, I think this is God purely because of what he says to his son, which is something a frail and weak old man could not do. Plus, what the son says, or Jesus... he sacrificed himself for our sins, and spent 3 days in Hell, but surely this isn't as bad as immortality.

My only consolation is that now more and more atheists do exist, and people slowly but surely are learning to live without God in their lives. So, this version of God, perhaps he is happy that this is happening. Perhaps he sent people like Nietzche down in order to spread the good tidings of atheism so he could finally rest in peace. But of course, God still reaches out to people, turns them into priests or popes, restricts their worldly pleasures, and all for what? That's what I'm confused about: why does God reach out to people if he wants to die so badly? Is it simply because they are confusing his message? Perhaps so.

I guess that's what is going to make me give this a...

Rating: 7/10

I enjoyed it, but there are nagging things in my mind, contradictions that seem to sprout up. Regardless, a great poem. Keep working at it O. Henry :) (I forgot if he actually made poems lol).