What is Divinity?

[Rhaps]

A question for all that I definitely will steal for my writings.

What is Divinity? Is it some miracle or just science that can't be explain?

 

[Alski]

Its the whims of a super powerful person(or thing), or a giant pyramid scheme of power.

 

[Author_Riceball]

A question for all that I definitely will steal for my writings.

What is Divinity? Is it some miracle or just science that can't be explain?

 

[Juia_Darkcrest]

I have seen it written in many ways before but I always preferred it as the power of prayer

Mana - Standard energy used for magic, lifeblood of planets, part of the fabric that holds reality together
Aura - Power of Soul projection
Demonic Energy - Power of corruption, devouring souls, a bad energy
Divinity - Power of Prayer and Belief. The more people that believe in and pray to something, the more power that something has
Void - Dark Energy that exists, neither good nor evil, makes up the rest of the powers in the universe.

 

[Hoshino]

A SCP I think-nya...

 

[Representing_Tromba]

Divinity is something beyond our comprehension as created beings due to the divine being outside, throughout, and/or beyond creation. The divine can touch that which is not divine but not vice versa without the divine allowing it. To quantify, is to fail to grasp that the divine cannot be quantified by the rules and understandings of the universe because the divine is not of this universe and its rules. To understand the reason of the divine is to understand beyond the truths of this world and into the next.

 

[Corty]

It's the Original Sin.

 

[LiteraryWho]

It's the Original Sin.

How dare you make the joke I thought of but was too cowardly to make!

 

[Gray_Mann]

It's the Original Sin.

I'm kinda annoyed because I JUST noticed this forum post and was about to post the EXACT same thing. Damn!! I should've logged on half an hour earlier.....

 

[Bald-san]

A question for all that I definitely will steal for my writings.

What is Divinity? Is it some miracle or just science that can't be explain?

Divinity is a power that creates science that can't be explained. The nearest thing (in my interpretation) on how fantasy humans can weild divinity is through mana, which is an energy that can transform into another energy despite it not being used as a kinetic energy, which breaks the law of conservation of energy. The only theoretical energy that can do that in the real world is the planck energy, the energy output by which the laws of physics will be incomprehensible upon touching

 

[Gray_Mann]

Divinity is a power that creates science that can't be explained. The nearest thing (in my interpretation) on how fantasy humans can weild divinity is through mana, which is an energy that can transform into another energy despite it not being used as a kinetic energy, which breaks the law of conservation of energy. The only theoretical energy that can do that in the real world is the planck energy, the energy output by which the laws of physics will be incomprehensible upon touching

Every time I'm convinced I'm intelligent, somebody appears and starts dropping explanations to seemingly simple things using words and vocabulary where I haven't a clue what the hell is being said.

You sir, are that person for the day. Thanks for knocking me down a peg I guess. Cheers!!

Now I need to go on a deep dive to figure out how the hell planck energy (whatever the hell that is), relates to Mana usage in fantasy stories and see if I can make anything intelligible out of it.

 

[AnEmberOfSundown]

A lot of the themes in my series center around entropy and how it can serve growth when directed and controlled.

Divinity, in this case, is the only force capable of reversing entropy. Wounds healed with herbal or natural magic still scar because in their cases you’re just accelerating natural processes. Divinely healed wounds don’t scar because you’re literally invoking the gods to reverse the damage.

 

[RainyLiquid]

Yes.

 

[GlassRose]

Divinity, to me, is concentrated conceptual power. Power over a concept, and/or the power that comes from understanding, calling upon, and/or embodying a concept. A being may hold divinity through understanding and/or embodiment of a concept, or there may be a metaphysical manifestation of a concept that is wild and merely reflects the nature of the concept, or both, where the concept manifests an entity embodiment that reflects the 'will' of the concept.

 

[Eldoria]

In many Chinese cultivation novels, divinity is often depicted as mastery of certain laws (for example, the laws of the elements such as fire, water, air, earth; the laws of virtue, etc), the primary force that makes a character immortal. However, this often comes at a cost, such as the loss of humanity.

I personally tend to avoid anything related to divinity, as its essence is too far removed from humanity. Instead, I use the concept of collective suffering as the fuel that gives birth to supernatural entities.

 

[Anonjohn20]

I would define divinity as an attribute that transcends limits of humanity and nature. Divinity attempts to describe a supernatural attribute that can have unbound power (think of Hebrew/Christian/Islamic divinity, where they believe God is omnipotent, omniscient, omnipresent, and omnibenevolent, or Hindu divinity, where they refer to an infinite, unchanging reality) and/or sacredness (something to worship, revere, or be in awe of). In fiction imagine a power that overpowers or breaks all the systems set in place within the universe.

Now, my definition is very limited due to cultural biases. I'm sure other beliefs that are not Abrahamic, Hinduist, or Buddhist could probably define it differently. Now, don't take my answer as me trying to defend or criticize any viewpoint. I don't know what religion everyone stumbling upon this comment is, and I mean no disrespect to whatever you believe.

 

[GlassRose]

I have seen it written in many ways before but I always preferred it as the power of prayer

Divinity - Power of Prayer and Belief. The more people that believe in and pray to something, the more power that something has

That's a very common trope, but one that I personally dislike. It feels like putting the cart before the horse.

To my understanding, a god is a powerful being, who's sheer influence draws people to worship and pray to them in the hopes to gain their favor, or avoid drawing their ire. Their power is what causes their worship. The kind of divinity that gains power from worship is the complete opposite, it's a false kind of power, power derived from, essentially, tricking others into believing you have power, and in doing so, gaining said power. It's the trick of schemers and the sort, seeking a shortcut to the kind of power true divinities have by virtue of their natural state of existence, through birth or transcendence.

Not that I'm opposed to the idea of power of belief. I like the idea that a powerful enough belief in the existence of a god that doesn't exist could force that god into existence, but I wouldn't call that being a true divinity in the same way as beings that are powerful in and of themselves. To say nothing of truly primordial beings, like Void, Chaos, and Order. I'd call that a pseudo-divinity, or, a lesser divinity.

 

[RepresentingSilence]

I'll be honest I've never read/watched any depiction of "Divinity" that didn't seem completely underwhelming
Nothing in modern media
Nothing in the classics
Nothing in old world mythologies
None of the old pantheons

And i know how cliche it might sound but the closest to true Divinity I've ever seen depicted is the Bible
John 1:1 and The beginning of Genesis when really read closely is actually kinda mind boggling
In the beginning he existed and existence existed because he existed and TOLD it to exist
He doesn't NEED anything to exist or his power or authority to exist
He exists and therefore everything else exists

But even as a Christian I still feel like the Bible doesn't describe what God, Divinity, and existence in a way the truly does it justice

 

[Anonjohn20]

even as a Christian

@Prince_Azmiran_Myrian I found you a buddy. Now there are two of you. Soon, the entire forum!

 

[RepresentingSilence]

@Prince_Azmiran_Myrian I found you a buddy. Now there are two of you. Soon, the entire forum!

There are a few of us here we just typically keep quiet about it but i felt the question by Rhaps and my answer needed to be prefaced with my beliefs