RE: Has anyone discovered a successful way to make religious people atheist?
April 11, 2016 at 11:58 pm
(This post was last modified: April 12, 2016 at 12:07 am by TheRocketSurgeon.)
(April 11, 2016 at 11:04 pm)Won2blv Wrote:(April 11, 2016 at 11:02 pm)TheRocketSurgeon Wrote: I do like asking Christians (of various flavors), any time I hear them criticize a "wrong" religion or mentioning a cult leader, for them to explain to me the alleged difference between their religion and a cult, other than membership numbers.
The term cult is over (mis)used. But using the layman definition, every religion is a cult
I would agree that every religion is a cult. So, then, am I using the wrong definition? Would you explain to this layperson what the difference is, s'il vous plait?
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.
