RE: Comfort in Faith at Death
July 7, 2019 at 11:09 pm
(This post was last modified: July 7, 2019 at 11:26 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
The worst effects of theism are very rational products of the belief.
The simple fact that you reference “improved theism” demonstrates that you understand exactly what antitheists are referring to, and agree. You’d like to see less if that, but imagine that improvement -for theism- runs along your own ideological grounds. It doesnt. The forms of theism you see today -are- the improved ones. They wiped the floor with the others.
It was nearly inevitable, since social movements are effected by selective pressures. The ability to exploit human fear and relationships is a competitive advantage for the spread of the movement.
Meanwhile, it’s entirely unclear how the belief in a personal and intervening god is supposed to improve education or economies. Correlation strongly trends in the opposite direction. Perhaps you could flesh that contention out?
The simple fact that you reference “improved theism” demonstrates that you understand exactly what antitheists are referring to, and agree. You’d like to see less if that, but imagine that improvement -for theism- runs along your own ideological grounds. It doesnt. The forms of theism you see today -are- the improved ones. They wiped the floor with the others.
It was nearly inevitable, since social movements are effected by selective pressures. The ability to exploit human fear and relationships is a competitive advantage for the spread of the movement.
Meanwhile, it’s entirely unclear how the belief in a personal and intervening god is supposed to improve education or economies. Correlation strongly trends in the opposite direction. Perhaps you could flesh that contention out?
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!
