A problem with christanity, is that it like all the Abrahamic religions, divides the world into black and white, right and wrong. No grey areas, no nuances.
America benefited from the fracturing of protestant churches, which meant a lack of central control, but as christianity in America has coalesced, christians as a group seek to impose one set of values in a dictatorial and black and white manor.
In truth the because of this it could be said christianity as a force for good or bad councils itself out,over time, and in truth is irrelevant, but for one effect, which is that Americans culturally tend to view things in a very black and white way, goodies and baddies, those with the white hats verse black hats.
Thus Americans have a tendency to have arguments like we are the best, no we are the worst, everybody hates us, everybody wants to be us, We are at the top, no everybody else is doing it right.
The problem with this way of thinking is that it works against fixing problems. When a motor is misfiring, it is probably because of a small detail, like the spark-plug needs changing. Not it is a bad engine throw it away, or it is a good engine it does not need to work.
I must admit that on an atheist forum I find it surprising, so many American atheists have not analysed this feature of of their culture which has its roots in christianity, and still perpetuate this thinking.
America benefited from the fracturing of protestant churches, which meant a lack of central control, but as christianity in America has coalesced, christians as a group seek to impose one set of values in a dictatorial and black and white manor.
In truth the because of this it could be said christianity as a force for good or bad councils itself out,over time, and in truth is irrelevant, but for one effect, which is that Americans culturally tend to view things in a very black and white way, goodies and baddies, those with the white hats verse black hats.
Thus Americans have a tendency to have arguments like we are the best, no we are the worst, everybody hates us, everybody wants to be us, We are at the top, no everybody else is doing it right.
The problem with this way of thinking is that it works against fixing problems. When a motor is misfiring, it is probably because of a small detail, like the spark-plug needs changing. Not it is a bad engine throw it away, or it is a good engine it does not need to work.
I must admit that on an atheist forum I find it surprising, so many American atheists have not analysed this feature of of their culture which has its roots in christianity, and still perpetuate this thinking.
