(November 30, 2017 at 1:34 am)Khemikal Wrote:(November 30, 2017 at 1:32 am)vulcanlogician Wrote: "Who is she? The secular humanists? The objectivists? You're not hanging out with the Unitarian Universalists, are you? All the women who go there are whores!"-"You're really gonna have to work on your objections there."
LOL! Yes, seriously bad objection.
(November 30, 2017 at 1:34 am)Khemikal Wrote: Yeah, though, I think of it as a sort of religious permanent friend zone. My shenanigans are funny and relatable, the wayward believers are tragic. Ultimately, they don't see me as a person whose failed some obligation or reversed myself in a meaningful way that harms or discredits some portion of our bond.
And that's the problem isn't it? Religion is coercive in that respect. Much of the time, people don't participate in it due to seeing at as a logically plausible set of beliefs, but rather due to subtle social pressures. Being in a relationship is one thing. If you have been dating a while, sure, she's going to assert herself and make you go watch a chick flick some night. That is to be expected.
But religion crosses a line. It demands obedience, but its demands don't stop there. It demands love. Demands it! Wow. "You should love me, or you will suffer torture for eternity." This chick is starting to seem pretty "out there."
"And also, you need to make sure your interpretation of the universe conforms to the stories in my favorite book."
So many parallels between religion and an abusive relationship. Not the most original thought, I know, but it deserves repeating.
