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OP, I personally do not think angels exist, guardians or no, but they're a funny cultural icon. Lovecraft had nothing on YHWH when He was making those monstrosities, all eyes and dangly bits where bits shouldn't dangle, ugh. I think that the background is our inability to deal with the fact that the universe, by and large, does not give a single poo poo about whether we feel good or don't, so guardian angels are a lovely idea. If only there were someone out there whose job was to ensure my well-being, personally! But at the same time, it seems like this diminishes the good and evil we can do to one another. The idea of demons makes a mockery out of the very real, existing people who did and do horrible things. Does the idea of angels do the same for goodness and kindness? Of course we can also argue the converse, that the idea of perfect beings who are literally "goodness" made manifest, gives us something to aspire towards. GhostofJohnMuir posted:why aren't we cutting to the heart of the matter and finally figuring out how many can dance on the head of a pin? This is a Babylon 5 joke, isn't it?
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