Well, what do you expect from a religion that seeks to devalue humanity as a whole? Christianity tells us we are just pawns in god's plan, not worthy of such fanciful notions as inalienable rights. We're flawed beings sent to wallow in our own pain and misery that deserve nothing but, and any sort of pleasure or good must be groveled for from the teat of the lord.
If this god existed, he would deserve nothing but mankind's contempt.
If this god existed, he would deserve nothing but mankind's contempt.
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