RE: Why would any Woman want to be a part of Christianity?
July 21, 2015 at 12:09 pm
(This post was last modified: July 21, 2015 at 1:37 pm by Spooky.
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(July 21, 2015 at 11:35 am)Pyrrho Wrote:(July 21, 2015 at 6:26 am)Alex K Wrote: I don't understand the question. If you believe the religion is true, then whether you like it or not doesn't really figure into it. We don't reject gravity either when we break a leg falling down the stairs
Yes, that was my take on some things when I was a Christian. I did not like the second-place position of women, but not being master of the universe, my opinion counted for little. The most I felt I could do was not push any of that crap, without violating any of it.
I remember talking with one Christian, years after I became an atheist, who flatly said that God was evil. Her reasoning? Just look at the stories in the Bible. That God character is a nasty piece of work. But being nasty does not make something nonexistent. If it did, the world would be a much better place. Anyway, she did not want to burn in hell forever. But she did not like God at all. Although I do not respect her belief in Christianity, I do respect her clear thinking about the morality of the God character.
If you believe things based on whether you like them or not, that is an informal fallacy with a name: Wishful thinking. Even though people are often prone to it, it is a really stupid way of thinking.
How sad, to openly admit that god is an evil fucker, and yet feel powerless to remove yourself from the situation. So I guess the answer, from that perspective at least, is fear.
This saving us from hell shit needs to be met head on.
I reject your reality and substitute my own!