(April 7, 2019 at 8:24 am)Der/die AtheistIn Wrote: I just wonder why this is the case.
I attended a church service once, when I was five. I remember wondering why the benches were uncomfortable. And I was a little put out that the neighbor who took me didn't let me drink the grape juice. Looking back, it may have been wine.
So I'm not speaking from experience, here.
But I wonder if being entertaining is in itself a virtue. I mean, if they tried to liven up the service with fun stuff, maybe that would take away from what it's supposed to do. Sometimes modern churches are criticized by the traditionalists for including pop-style guitar music, and I can sort of understand that. Timeless truth (as they see it) is not supposed to be made radio-friendly.
The Zen slogan goes: if something is boring for an hour, try it for two hours.
Haven't you ever read a book which was boring, but which would have been less good if it were aimed at the best-seller market?
The medium is the message. If the medium is easy, so is the message.
