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[[Image:Saint_nicholas.jpg|thumb|250px|Saint Nicholas, Bishop of Myra]]

[[Image:Saint_nicholas.jpg|thumb|250px|Saint Nicholas, Bishop of Myra]]

A [[God-substitute]] is any fictional person, group, invention, or other device of modern [[mythology]] (including [[science fiction]]) that has powers beyond the normal knowledge and experience of mankind by several orders of magnitude. If such a person or thing existed, humanity would regard him, her, or it as [[God]]-like. Usually a God-substitute is a force for good, which in turn might mean either:

A '''God-substitute''' is any fictional person, group, invention, or other device of modern [[mythology]] (including [[science fiction]]) that has powers beyond the normal knowledge and experience of mankind by several orders of magnitude. If such a person or thing existed, humanity would regard him, her, or it as [[God]]-like. Usually a God-substitute is a force for good, which in turn might mean either:

# Keeping world peace,

# Keeping world peace,