There's a lot to be said for freedom from thought-control, or at least some level of it. The religious idea, that you are guilty of your thoughts is preposterous. Most of the sentiments, ideas and urges that pop into our heads can not be directly controlled, therefore we're always at least a little guilty and ashamed of something. Usually innocuous and trivial things that NEVER HAPPENED anyway, especially when we're children - but that idea of shame and helplessness makes us easier to control and exploit.
Living in a constant state of shame and self-depreciation, making sniveling apologies for things we can not control - especially out of pure self-interest, hoping for a reward - that's no way to live. You keep your sticks and your carrots - I'm not a goddamn donkey anymore...
Living in a constant state of shame and self-depreciation, making sniveling apologies for things we can not control - especially out of pure self-interest, hoping for a reward - that's no way to live. You keep your sticks and your carrots - I'm not a goddamn donkey anymore...
"The fact that a believer is happier than a skeptic is no more to the point than the fact that a drunken man is happier than a sober one." - George Bernard Shaw
