John T. Elson, TIME Editor Who Asked "Is God Dead" Dies At 78

New York Times:

The quiet, studious Mr. Elson, who died on Sept. 7 at the age of 78, was an unlikely bomb-thrower, and his article, for those who ventured past the cover, reflected his scholarly bent. Meekly titled on the inside as "Toward a Hidden God," it began: "Is God dead? It is a question that tantalizes both believers, who perhaps secretly fear that he is, and atheists, who possibly suspect that the answer is no."

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Comments

[LiamMunny]

09:11 AM on 09/21/2009

The headline is worthy of The Onion

[cliffhammond]

03:37 AM on 09/21/2009

Elson was wrong but the bad news it that G-d caught swine flu at the Dallas game this weekend.

[cliffhammond]

03:26 AM on 09/21/2009

It was all a teleological joke of Nietzsche's.

[mockley]

01:55 AM on 09/21/2009

Update: Ellison asks "am I dead?"

[cliffhammond]

03:39 AM on 09/21/2009

At least we still got the Holy Ghost. One out of three's not bad.

[d00derman]

12:37 AM on 09/21/2009

Kids in the Hall answered this years ago.

[scottyknows]

10:56 PM on 09/20/2009

Elson Meets Jesus, Film at 11.

Every knee shall bow and tongue confess...
Philippians 2:10-11

[cliffhammond]

03:29 AM on 09/21/2009

I really don't want to hear your confession. I'm sure it would bore me.

[MathIsTruth]

08:20 PM on 09/20/2009

But I thought God was the OWNER of "time".

[Badfickle]

06:10 PM on 09/20/2009

God is dead.
---Nietzsche
--
Nietzsche is in hell
--God

[thundermummy]

09:27 PM on 09/20/2009

You believed in God? Why would you do such a stupid thing?
---Zeus

[d00derman]

12:34 AM on 09/21/2009

yeah, we've all seen the t-shirts. *rolls eyes*

[Hirnlego]

06:56 AM on 09/21/2009

We know N said that but we haven't heard a word from any deity.

[Two Cents]

08:53 AM on 09/20/2009

I don't have time to go through it now, but the first page of the original piece is interesting--it looks to be both a survey of philosophical & theological takes on the question as well as an analysis of the concept's (the concept of God, that is) cultural influence in, then, contemporary U.S. society. Worth a read, I'd say: < http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,835309,00.html >.

[CoronaDischarge]

11:13 PM on 09/19/2009

I suppose he has his answer now.

[cliffhammond]

03:31 AM on 09/21/2009

...or not.

[truthartbeauty]

02:58 PM on 09/19/2009

I remember well when it came out. The loonies of course got real offended that someone insulted their imaginary being and got all hypercrazy over it as they always do over insane nonsense. I remember a funny bumper sticker from the time that said : God is Bread.

[rbenjamin]

11:33 AM on 09/19/2009

God patiently stalked John T. Elson for over 40 yrs. Then when the time was ripe.....bam.

[Quaoar]

03:44 PM on 09/19/2009

God is the most patient serial killer ever.

[d00derman]

12:34 AM on 09/21/2009

He always takes his sudoku book with him.

[cliffhammond]

03:34 AM on 09/21/2009

Is it safe to come back to New York now?

[KataVideo]

11:32 AM on 09/19/2009

If 'god' is alive, it only took 45 years to get revenge upon the apostate.

[cliffhammond]

03:32 AM on 09/21/2009

Yea, and he must have been living in New Orleans for a time.

[RSKaz]

11:13 AM on 09/19/2009

And the answer is.......?

[deepintheheartoftejas]

11:07 AM on 09/19/2009

EEEAGH, zombie god.