In a few thousand years, will Bats and Supes and the like be the new Gods?

Look at the cultural impact right now (t-shirts in the high street, the interest alone etc). If we're wiped out and some comics or DVD's are dug up and translated in the distant future? what then? No disrespect intended, but will Clark and Bruce replace Jesus and Allah?

Wrong forum? maybe not!

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it's already started!

Anxiety said:

kpowers said:

Yoda, Vader, The Force, Kirk, Uhura & Starfleet are all contenders too, it really needs to be acknowledged, it might come true!

will this thread always exist? Probably. somewhere. Weird or what?

In India, there are comic books depicting the stories of the Ramayana and Mahabarata...

For example:

http://www.amarchitrakath...199-1.html

We already have figures like Thor, Loki, Hercules in Marvel and DC...

So religion -> comics, has always been going on...

I think comics -> religion will happen too.

Marrk said:

True, and Luke kissing Leia is some sick Old Testament type of stuff.

Marrk said:

Yoda's dialogue in Empire Strikes Back would fit perfectly in some sacred text!

"Do or do not! There is no try!"

"Wars not make one great!"
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It's just a fad.

Dayclear said:

you do realize superman's been around for almost a century, right?

Dayclear said:

I thought about that too, but Superman and Batman sprung out of the depression in the 1930's, that's not like yesterday.

Long fad.

Dayclear said:

Isn't mythology just a bunch of super heros and villians when you think about it. Look how long that has lasted.

kpowers said:

that's what superhero stories/characters are, really. characters in morality plays just like ancient mythology. in tighter, more colorful clothes.

errant said:

Exactly what I was saying
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Good question. I can see future archeologists digging up the remains of our civilization and misinterpreting figures from our popular culture as religious icons. It's not impossible, especially given how pop culture permeates so many aspects of our daily lives.

kpowers said:

Now that that's settled... Jesus vs. Krishna with prep! Who wins?

coolcat said: