(February 14, 2018 at 12:09 am)Fireball Wrote: I actually feel a special kind of pity for these people. So much potential wrapped around the axle of religion, when they could fly free in the air of reason. Even if it took a bunch of skull sweat to get there, it's worth it.
But first they have to overcome the double whammy of indoctrination: Considering the possibility that they won't actually live forever in heaven, and confronting the fear of hell. Along with the pity, I feel considerable loathing towards the people who taught them those concepts.