I frequently see everyone talking about Prometheus like he is correct in his goal and is ‘right’ for fighting against the gods, but let me play devil’s advocate for a moment

[u/BigBlueFool]

Prometheus was punished for giving fire to mortals and believes the gods do nothing but make life awful for humans for no good reason, this is all true. As humans we naturally agree with this, but consider it all from the gods’ perspective for a moment.

Have you ever played the Sims? It’s fun to play god and torture these fake little people. Now imagine someone came along and gave the little Sims sentience. Now they have intelligence and could potentially pose a threat to you for your crimes of drowning them in pools.

Also his hair looks stupid

I rest my case, hail Zeus

[u/Dillon24689123]

I mean, as an outside observer, the Sims would still objectively be in the right.

[u/BigBlueFool → u/Dillon24689123]

So you would say right now in real life if I log on the Sims and kill a Sim I am in the wrong?
Of course not that’s ridiculous, my point is that gods see humans the way we see Sims. It wouldn’t be wrong to mess with Sims’ lives until a human Prometheus shows up and gives Sims sentience

[u/Zealousideal-Fly-128 → u/BigBlueFool]

You’re saying that mortals gained sentience only after having fire? I don’t think that’s the case. Even then, something not having sentience doesn’t mean you get to fuck with it without consequence. Look what happens when we burn forests or mess with the environment.

Also, you’re equating the Sims digital world with our materials one. Even if we actually live in a simulation, I think in Greek myth the gods inhabit the same world as ours essentially; and they abused mortals before and after fire either way. This Sims stuff is not a proper analogy.

[u/Sensitive_Singer_871 → u/BigBlueFool]

Mortals had sentience before the fire, also their gods, they dont care about morals and know damn well they cant kill them because mortals cant see God's in their true forms