RE: The Reason I'm Atheist
April 12, 2023 at 5:16 pm
(This post was last modified: April 12, 2023 at 5:21 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
Don't even need the preamble in order to land the second bit. Even if a perfect creation were possible, that's not what the gods believed in actually did. Instead, we have this. In this, I think that allegedly beneficent gods are always fighting an uphill battle. So, for example, it;s not when a god is being kind and wise that this god is most relatable and truth adjacent. It's only when god is doing horrid shit by horrible means that we think said god is even credible. Take all of the consequential killing out of magic books..then ask yourself, even cynically, why you would worship their gods? The traditional routine is full carrot and stick. Worship me and be rewarded, fail to worship me and be tortured...but..in reality, it's worship me and be tortured or don't and be tortured. The whole point of inventing heavenly kingdoms is as a sop for what is manifestly not true on earth, but strongly argued to be true..nevertheless...by earthbound cultists.
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!
