Google is Like God

August 10, 2005

I was flipping through an interesting design book the other day and it had something that caught my eye. It said “Google is a bit like God.” I thought about it for a minute and formulated my own opinion about it.

I’d like to know what you think. Would you mind voting on this simple poll? Make comments on my site if you have some.

Even if you somewhat agree, please choose “I agree.” Only choose “I disagree” if you absolutely disagree.

Posted by pablohart on August 10, 2005 09:12 PM

Comments

I cheated and googled for the article (HA)! So after reading it, YES, I agree.

Posted by Boots at August 11, 2005 4:29 AM

"God is wireless, God is everywhere and God sees and knows everything. Throughout history, people connected to God without wires. Now, for many questions in the world, you ask Google, and increasingly, you can do it without wires, too."

the main difference is that all of google's qualities have been granted by humans, and all of God's qualities are originally God's. plus, while communication with God is "wireless", it is also much more mystical than a keyword search. Google is "searchable" and finite; God is "unsearchable" and infinite (see Romans below).

i suppose the caveat is that the phrase is "google is a bit like God." one could say that about many things without argument. automobiles are a bit like God because we rely on them every day, or something like that. but anytime we come up with a human invention of who or what God is, we have a "low" view of God.

For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts. --Isaiah 55:9

O the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable his ways! 'For who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been his counselor?' 'Or who has given a gift to him, to receive a gift in return?' For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be the glory forever. Amen. --Romans 11:33-36

Posted by Nathan Hart at August 11, 2005 10:23 AM

Google is a lot like how many of us would like God to be. Easily manipulated, unambiguous, controllable, and extremely fast at responding.

Posted by John at August 11, 2005 1:38 PM

yes, google is a bit like God and so am I! but God is still working on me! we're working on Psalm 103:8 characteristics today!

Posted by chica at August 11, 2005 2:29 PM

Thanks, ya'll for responding to the poll. Well, my verdict is that Google IS a bit like God. In other words, I would describe God as being a bit like Google in the same way he could be described by any one of the following things: a rock, a mother hen, a lion, an eagle, a mountain, a blade of grass... all describe God partly, but none describe him fully.

Posted by pablohart at August 17, 2005 8:38 AM

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