(September 29, 2014 at 8:31 am)genkaus Wrote:(September 29, 2014 at 8:26 am)fr0d0 Wrote: Cwl you gets it :great:
So your excuse for choosing Christianity is that it gives the easiest way out?
Of course. Once you've internalized the view that we are all corrupt, sinful shit bags for whom damnation is almost too good a fate and that we are powerless on our own to rectify this alleged state of affairs, grasping at Jesus' magical get-out-of-jail-free card simply follows. It's a win-win for the believers. They get to maintain their sad self-laceration (I'm undeserving but for the grace of God), hector others about their fallen natures, and spend eternity in heaven where they will enjoy -- among other perks -- the right to judge even the angels. It's the perfect storm of self-loathing and jaw-dropping vanity -- all without having to leave the comforts of the moral and intellectual cradle.