Bhubaneswar, July 12 -- https://images.odishatv.in/uploadimage/library/16_9/16_9_0/recent_photo_1752337797.webp
The thought that God might be a narcissist jolts us awake in a way few theological questions can. It sounds outrageous at first, almost childish in its audacity, as if we're accusing our own parent of secretly harbouring a vindictive streak. Yet the suspicion lingers in quiet corners of the mind, surfacing late at night when sermons fall silent and prayers echo back unanswered. If God is truly perfect, why does He, She, or It need so much validation? Why do so many religions seem built around pleasing a divine ego that punishes, rewards, and keeps score like an insecure monarch?
From childhood, many of us are taught to bow our h...