the voorman problem

This film made me think about God as a cynical creator. When Mr. Voorman is asked why he seeks amusement in humans I found it interesting how he considers himself to be a bored God. For the sake of this blog post let it be known that there is a God, and there is only one God. Now if this is true and I am not saying if it is or isn’t, but if it is would you be afraid of God? If there is a being that can control every aspect of the universe is that something to be feared? This film shines light on how it is very frightening to not actually be in control of your own life.

            Mr. Voorman embodies the reasoning behind God. He is very cynical, and the reason why he creates what he creates is for pure amusement. To think that the reason why we are here is because God is bored and he is looking for entertainment is a frightening thought. That makes me feel very much like Dr Williams at the end of the film. If God were actually as cynical as Mr. Voorman I would feel helpless. I would think that every decision I made wasn't my decision. I would begin to think that my whole outlook and perception is just the way that someone else wanted. I figure if there is a master plan that god wrote there are two ways to look at it. The first way is I can choose to not do anything important because I don't want to give in to a god. The other way of looking at it is I can choose to change and grow for myself. But the catch 22 is if I choose the latter is that all part of Gods plans. Was it he who decided my fate or was it me.

            Fortunately I don't have to worry about it. No one knows if there is a God, and no one can prove if there is or isn’t a god.