It's part of the Buddhist religion. Apparently, no one is exempt from rebirth except people who attain Nibbann/Nirvana. Which means that yes, gods do die and get reborn. Eventually. I read in a book that calculated that god(esse)s live one hundred celestial years. One celestial day is one hundred years on Earth. So a god/goddess would live for roughly 3,650,000 Earth years, give or take a few for leap years.
...huh. That's really young, considering the lifespan of our sun and stars and Earth. It's not even a billion.
yay!
omg I love NOVA so hardcore. It's just as big a part of my childhood as Pokemon and Sesame Street (and that's saying a lot, because I still play Pokemon and Sesame Street is one of the few children's "educational" programming I can tolerate nowadays).
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...huh. That's really young, considering the lifespan of our sun and stars and Earth. It's not even a billion.
yay!
omg I love NOVA so hardcore. It's just as big a part of my childhood as Pokemon and Sesame Street (and that's saying a lot, because I still play Pokemon and Sesame Street is one of the few children's "educational" programming I can tolerate nowadays).