Empathy is something which anyone who is not clinically antisocial possesses. It is not a religion, it is not a tool. We all have it. You can call it an emotional response if you like. But it is neither a religion or a tool.
Now, you can make a very good case for religion being a tool to control the masses. The government can get you in this life, but God can get you for eternity. That might be just the thing to scare some folks into behaving. You can dodge the authorities, but God knows what you did, so he'll get you in the end.
What I don't get is what the hell is it that you want? Is dropping a religious overseer too much to deal with or something? Just enjoy making your own mind up about what is important to you, and what your values are, not Rome's. What's so fucking hard about that? Those bozos in dog collars deal in absolutes, nobody else does. What is it wallym values and thinks is important? That's what matters. I don't get it, dude. I really don't
Now, you can make a very good case for religion being a tool to control the masses. The government can get you in this life, but God can get you for eternity. That might be just the thing to scare some folks into behaving. You can dodge the authorities, but God knows what you did, so he'll get you in the end.
What I don't get is what the hell is it that you want? Is dropping a religious overseer too much to deal with or something? Just enjoy making your own mind up about what is important to you, and what your values are, not Rome's. What's so fucking hard about that? Those bozos in dog collars deal in absolutes, nobody else does. What is it wallym values and thinks is important? That's what matters. I don't get it, dude. I really don't
“To terrify children with the image of hell, to consider women an inferior creation—is that good for the world?”
― Christopher Hitchens
"That fear first created the gods is perhaps as true as anything so brief could be on so great a subject". - George Santayana
"If this is the best God can do, I'm not impressed". - George Carlin
― Christopher Hitchens
"That fear first created the gods is perhaps as true as anything so brief could be on so great a subject". - George Santayana
"If this is the best God can do, I'm not impressed". - George Carlin
