(August 9, 2011 at 6:04 am)leo-rcc Wrote: But are you now saying that religion and anthropomorphism are the same thing?
Absolutely, yes. It's the ultimate expression of the concept.
"Anthropomorphism; an interpretation of what is not human or personal in terms of human or personal characteristic"-Websters
What are we doing when we propose that the cosmos itself has a will, or desires? That it watches us; saves or punishes us. That it has emotions like love. Every description of every deity ever offered by anyone in all time has been an expression of some part of ourselves. Is there a better word for any of this?
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
