(March 25, 2013 at 11:31 am)thesummerqueen Wrote: strodel will have to keep telling all of us that we're horrible people - sinners and hedonists - so that he knows he's a good person. Having a different opinion invalidates his own, because deep down he's that insecure - he can't just be happy with his own beliefs and truths. Mostly because they're wrong, but also because his self-esteem and self-worth are all riding on them.
I think there are several factors that cause him to hold fervently to his religious beliefs, make unjustified assumptions, and act sanctimoniously, but I am starting to come to the conclusion that the most influential factor is that he's just a prick.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell
