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Indoctrination
#81
RE: Indoctrination
I never understood why a god would need to be worshipped, what does the god get out of it?
The meek shall inherit the Earth, the rest of us will fly to the stars.

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#82
RE: Indoctrination
(January 24, 2022 at 5:05 pm)zebo-the-fat Wrote: I never understood why a god would need to be worshipped, what does the god get out of it?
The subject gets more out of it than the object of worship.
"Imagination, life is your creation"
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#83
RE: Indoctrination
ok, what would I got out of worshiping a god?
The meek shall inherit the Earth, the rest of us will fly to the stars.

Never underestimate the power of very stupid people in large groups

Arguing with an engineer is like wrestling with a pig in mud ..... after a while you realise that the pig likes it!

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#84
RE: Indoctrination
You know, I think you accidentally managed to get something absolutely right. God worshippers do get more out of it than the god they worship.
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!
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#85
RE: Indoctrination
(January 24, 2022 at 5:14 pm)The Grand Nudger Wrote: You know, I think you accidentally managed to get something absolutely right.  God worshippers do get more out of it than the god they worship.
Right......so then, why will you not submit?
"Imagination, life is your creation"
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#86
RE: Indoctrination
(January 24, 2022 at 5:28 pm)Ahriman Wrote:
(January 24, 2022 at 5:14 pm)The Grand Nudger Wrote: You know, I think you accidentally managed to get something absolutely right.  God worshippers do get more out of it than the god they worship.
Right......so then, why will you not submit?

Because most of us have a stable psyche.
Being told you're delusional does not necessarily mean you're mental. 
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#87
RE: Indoctrination
(January 24, 2022 at 5:34 pm)brewer Wrote:
(January 24, 2022 at 5:28 pm)Ahriman Wrote: Right......so then, why will you not submit?

Because most of us have a stable psyche.
Stable psyches never did anyone any spiritual good.
"Imagination, life is your creation"
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#88
RE: Indoctrination
(January 24, 2022 at 5:28 pm)Ahriman Wrote: Right......so then, why will you not submit?

Not my kink.  : shrugs :
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!
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#89
RE: Indoctrination
(January 24, 2022 at 5:39 pm)Ahriman Wrote:
(January 24, 2022 at 5:34 pm)brewer Wrote: Because most of us have a stable psyche.
Stable psyches never did anyone any spiritual good.

Exactly, no need for a mental magical crutch.

(I can see your limp)
Being told you're delusional does not necessarily mean you're mental. 
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#90
RE: Indoctrination
(January 24, 2022 at 4:33 pm)Astreja Wrote: Nope.  The very idea of worship is baffling to me.  Why?  Why would someone want to worship, well, anything?

(January 24, 2022 at 4:40 pm)Ahriman Wrote: It's a willing act of submission (or not so willing, depending on the context) that earns you good boy/girl points, either with the government (in case of a theocracy) or just with the object of worship itself.

Ah. That's why it never appealed to me. Not a sub; not a dom.
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