Twilight of All the Gods

In Wagner's opera "Gotterdammerung" (Twilightwhich today are considered myth because they
Of The Gods) all the gods who inhabit Valhalla arewere proven untrue; Christianity will be abandoned
consumed in a large fire which not only bringsnot because prove will be found to deny it. This
about their end but a new start for all ofbeing a scenario which will simply witness mankind
humanity. It being at that point that humans areno longer requiring to vow down to so called
left in a blissful peace to go about their lives in"forces greater" than himself but his own ideals
freedom which does not include so called "superiorand the potential of his abilities. It being this in my
beings" constantly in need of being worshiped oropinion which will truly be more devastating on to
dreaded. The concept of Gotterdammerungthe deities now worshiped than the rage of any
however was taken by Wagner from Nordicfire or battle to end all wars, for there will no
Mythology in which the end of the gods comeslonger be a need for humanity to live in fearful
via one final battle in which their gods led by Odinobedience on any unseen forces.
battle the giants in what would be a struggleI am naturally aware that many will claim that
which would eliminate both and thus bring aboutmankind has need of God yet it is there where I
an end to all but humanity which for better orcan declare my believe that in fact it is he (if he
worse was left to fend for itself with nobody toat all does exist) who has greater need of us, for
answer to but its own kind. It perhaps being thisthough he (and his angels) would survive without
concept which can be interpreted in many waysus as he has since the beginning of time; there
yet I perceive it as being one in which there willwould be no reason for his existence since gone
come a day in which humanity will bring about thewould be those who in their trepidation worship
end of all gods weather they be real or otherwise.him. Thus allowing himself to feel as the superior
It being humanity who in their confidence andbeing he wishes all humanity to see him as though
believe in their own capabilities will no longer findI ask does greater power and eternal life truly
themselves indebted to deities in the form thatsignify his being above us in any way other than
will include having to build temples on to them orthe already mention. Yes, it can be stated that
live according to their rules which require bothGod could survive without humanity yet would he
obedience of their will as well as fear. It beinghold a purpose other than to merely be in the
then that all these will come to pass for a newshape of the tree which has died yet still stands
faith that will not arrive in the form of a religionbut in a lifeless form? This perhaps is the question
but in that of a science which advances mankindhumanity should ask itself concerning its gods and
in its possibilities will take the place of all that was.the purpose for their supposedly having created
Mankind as was the case before when it leftthose who in their eyes are so far beneath them
behind religions such as the Roman, Greek, Nordic,as to make it a constant reminder to them that
Egyptian and many others which worshiped manythey are not worthy of them though they were
gods, will do likewise some day with those thatcreated in their own image.
worship one god yet unlike those faiths of old