RE: Even if theism is a failure, it's still superior to atheism
September 15, 2022 at 10:30 am
(This post was last modified: September 15, 2022 at 10:33 am by The Grand Nudger.)
OH IDK, it's salvageable - and I think Root is actually getting closer and closer to an accurate expression of his own beliefs and reasons for belief.
I was babbling about something similar not too long ago, but, briefly, if a person yearns for a thing - in this case deserved immortality- but understands that they have not (or perhaps fears that they cannot or will not or could not) attain it through the usual means...fame, merit, heredity, - then they might want to posit some agent capable of manifesting that desired object by other means for all of the rando joes of the world whose lives have amounted to little, if anything, of note - so as to be deserving.
I was babbling about something similar not too long ago, but, briefly, if a person yearns for a thing - in this case deserved immortality- but understands that they have not (or perhaps fears that they cannot or will not or could not) attain it through the usual means...fame, merit, heredity, - then they might want to posit some agent capable of manifesting that desired object by other means for all of the rando joes of the world whose lives have amounted to little, if anything, of note - so as to be deserving.
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!
