(July 5, 2011 at 11:11 am)Kayenneh Wrote: Yup. People thought it highly offensive when they were told that there's no need to worry, but to tell them they are bad, bad persons and deserve more shit than is already happening to them, then they are happy. Go figure..
If they are told the shit is happening to them, and worse is to come because they are "BAD", but if they repent, believe, and ask for forgiveness "good" things will happen and even better things await them in heaven, it makes the whole set of occurrences seem to be more in their control. If they were told, "Random shit happens. Some of it is because of choices you've made, part of it is where, when, and in what socioeconomic class you are in, and it's difficult to truly be upwardly mobile. A lot has to do with choices you've made in the past, and a lot has to do with probability and statistics. If you want to be forgiven, talk to someone you've done something bad to and they might or might not forgive you, and there's not much you can do about it.", they don't feel in control.
It's generally a "good" thing to feel in control, that there are things you can do to better your predicament and to permanently improve it. People "buy" what makes them feel good.
