God = A term invented by priests both to pretend they had the power to explain the inexplicable and to exploit the human tendency to establish hierarchies by making an intangible "super-king" by which they could wield power in society without being "Alpha Males" like the kings they were rhetorically outclassing.
In today's use, it simply means whatever that particular group of adherents want it to mean, but it still stands in for "things we don't know but like to pretend we know" and "ultimate social control mechanism".
In today's use, it simply means whatever that particular group of adherents want it to mean, but it still stands in for "things we don't know but like to pretend we know" and "ultimate social control mechanism".
A Christian told me: if you were saved you cant lose your salvation. you're sealed with the Holy Ghost
I replied: Can I refuse? Because I find the entire concept of vicarious blood sacrifice atonement to be morally abhorrent, the concept of holding flawed creatures permanently accountable for social misbehaviors and thought crimes to be morally abhorrent, and the concept of calling something "free" when it comes with the strings of subjugation and obedience perhaps the most morally abhorrent of all... and that's without even going into the history of justifying genocide, slavery, rape, misogyny, religious intolerance, and suppression of free speech which has been attributed by your own scriptures to your deity. I want a refund. I would burn happily rather than serve the monster you profess to love.
I replied: Can I refuse? Because I find the entire concept of vicarious blood sacrifice atonement to be morally abhorrent, the concept of holding flawed creatures permanently accountable for social misbehaviors and thought crimes to be morally abhorrent, and the concept of calling something "free" when it comes with the strings of subjugation and obedience perhaps the most morally abhorrent of all... and that's without even going into the history of justifying genocide, slavery, rape, misogyny, religious intolerance, and suppression of free speech which has been attributed by your own scriptures to your deity. I want a refund. I would burn happily rather than serve the monster you profess to love.
