Divining the God Globe: Uniting to Spread the Words of a Super Jupiter

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The discussion revolves around a fictional narrative involving a planet with a super Jupiter and its inhabitants who interpret the "Will of God" through a mystical object called the God Globe. Participants explore the origins of a character described as a seer or reader who produces advanced scientific knowledge, suggesting a connection to historical figures and the implications of advanced knowledge in primitive societies.

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Main Points Raised

  • One participant introduces the concept of a civilization that worships the God Globe and claims to read divine messages from it, proposing a collective effort to build a spaceship.
  • Another participant questions the origins of the seer/reader character, suggesting a link to Roger Bacon as a historical figure who could fit this role.
  • A different participant references Anaxagoras, noting his contributions to early scientific thought and how advanced groups can accelerate scientific progress in less developed societies.
  • There is a suggestion that the seer could embody a character known by many names, indicating a potential for multiple interpretations of this figure's identity.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants express various interpretations of the seer/reader's origins, with no consensus on a single historical figure or narrative. Multiple competing views remain regarding the character's identity and the implications of advanced knowledge in the context of the story.

Contextual Notes

The discussion includes references to historical figures and their contributions to science, but the connections drawn are speculative and depend on the fictional framework established by the initial post.

Who May Find This Useful

Readers interested in speculative fiction, the intersection of science and mythology, and the exploration of historical figures in fictional narratives may find this discussion engaging.

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Link to picture. There's a Earth II orbiting around a super Jupiter "somewhere out there". They have worshiped the God Globe for as far back as their records go. People, strangely human in this, claim that they can read the Will of God in the squiggles in the God Globe. And one of those folks declares that the whole planet must unite in building a spaceship to take The Words of the God Globe to other people living near other stars.

The fun part is yet another diviner starts reading the squiggles and producing hard science, stuff that really works. It's a century or better head of anything known on this planet but it is solid science. They make rapid strides in the construction of their ship.

Now, where did this seer/reader/boffin come from? Suggestions solicited.
 
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Bystander said:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Bacon
??:wink:
In one possible version of the story he could have been that Bacon, one in a series of jobs he has been assigned to in his "profession" as jump starter of civilizations.
 
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anaxagoras, he proposed that our sun was a giant hot sphere at a time when most humans thought it was a god.

In a primitive society, more advanced groups can push science ahead quickly and leave those they don't have contact with behind.
 
Thanks, that will be a fun thing for "I've been known by many names", if I go that way.
 

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