Characters in the Game of Thrones keep saying, "I swear to the old gods and the new."
Who are these gods, the old and the new?
Could it be the old gods were fired and the new gods replaced them? God as just another employee that has yearly reviews. I like that idea.
But why keep swearing to the old gods if they were dumped? Maybe it's part of their severance package. "Alright, we'll go, but people have to continue swearing to us, we keep our gym membership and we get to bathe the Khaleesi 5 times a year.
I suppose the old gods could have retired. Think how difficult it is to be all-knowing when you're sent to Heaven's geriatric ward. If you forget just one thing, like the first time you smited someone or gave them plague, that's it, you're less-knowing and of no use.
I like to think the old gods were voted out. Term limits on gods.
That could work here, in our world.
Time for an election.
