***SPOILERS***
What kind of God would create beings to spend eternity on their knees worshiping it?
What kind of God would say, "Love me- or suffer my wrath"?
We would regard a human - in this case, Co-Pilot Craig - with such sentiments as weak, pathetic, small, insecure, mean, vengeful, etc. All of these are repugnant human emotions. As a god, Craig acts just like the God of the Bible. A petty, capricious, immature God who Will punish you for eternity for not believing in him.
Serling is saying less about the human condition than he is about the nature (ludicrousness) of religion. It is a powerful and brilliant allegory delivering an atheist message. Given the zeitgeist of 1962, it is unlikely that this message, clearly enunciated, would get aired. Perhaps it only escaped network censors because the message is ambiguous to some.
What kind of God would create beings to spend eternity on their knees worshiping it?
What kind of God would say, "Love me- or suffer my wrath"?
We would regard a human - in this case, Co-Pilot Craig - with such sentiments as weak, pathetic, small, insecure, mean, vengeful, etc. All of these are repugnant human emotions. As a god, Craig acts just like the God of the Bible. A petty, capricious, immature God who Will punish you for eternity for not believing in him.
Serling is saying less about the human condition than he is about the nature (ludicrousness) of religion. It is a powerful and brilliant allegory delivering an atheist message. Given the zeitgeist of 1962, it is unlikely that this message, clearly enunciated, would get aired. Perhaps it only escaped network censors because the message is ambiguous to some.