(March 6, 2016 at 6:15 pm)KevinM1 Wrote: The #1 thing religion relies upon to keep those that question their faith in line is peer pressure. You're supposed to feel awkward and uncomfortable because those feelings usually lead to people trying to avoid feeling them, and the easiest way is to simply get with the program. That's control 101, used in just about every religion as well as various (usually nefarious) political movements.
Quick rule of thumb: if people try to make you feel guilty or afraid for simply questioning what's going on, those people don't have your best interests at heart. They may profess that they do. They may even think they do, but in reality they're acting in a way to stifle the freedom of thought.
The point of religion is to spread because it's the remnants of political movements from thousands of years ago.
Yes, and as I've said previously,
I love to point out to zealous Christians when they pressure me to believe
that they fail to see how much this illustrates their complete lack of faith in God or in the Power of Prayer.
I mean, c'mon, Grandma....don't you believe God can reach me on his own,
without the benefit of all your harassment, shame, and other manoeuverings?
