RE: A thing about religious (and other) people and the illusion of free will
October 17, 2023 at 10:58 am
(This post was last modified: October 17, 2023 at 11:01 am by The Grand Nudger.)
IDK, could be fun, and as a demonstration. Think of some normative statement from a religion you don't believe in, that you actually agree with. You don't have to tell me what it is. Just consider why you agree with it. Do you think you only agree with it because you were taught to? Think of some normative statement you've accepted from a single authoritative individual in your life ( a parent, a close friend, a hero). Do you think you accept it on the basis of their having said it, or because you think they got it right?
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
