RE: Be honest, am I going to hell for "my" atheism?
April 2, 2015 at 11:48 am
(This post was last modified: April 2, 2015 at 11:49 am by robvalue.)
So many times I've said why the free will thing is bull crap. There doesn't need to be hurtful options in order to have free will. We're already very limited, why not limit the shit options and add more great ones? It speaks to a messed up creator, not one wanting only happiness.
And how come the free will of a rapist always takes precedence over the free will of the victim to not get raped? Someone is losing their free will here either way, so why make it the victim?
Probably the victim's fault for picking up sticks last Sunday huh. Or maybe this is all just utter bollocks and theists just want there to be some cosmic justice for the rapist.
I think Lek may be having a bit of a crisis. I reckon one part of his brain is going into overtime, desperately trying to run around patching holes in the explanations, trying to keep alive the possibility that all this mythology is real. The other part of his brain seeks relief from this endless rationalization, half-truth spinning, dodging and diving, wild interpretations and just clinging on to a busted model of reality.
I think Lek may one day find atheism, out of all the theists here he is perhaps the only one with a real chance. But it may take some time yet, the reflexive mental defences are still strong.
If it does happen, I will actually envy that feeling of relief, because I've never gone through it myself and I think it's going to be amazing for him. But you can't rush these things. I think he keeps coming back because that part of his mind screaming for this to stop sees sense and hope in what we are saying.
Well that's enough from armchair psychologist robvalue for today. That's all just my opinion, and no offense is meant. I may well be utterly completely wrong, and if Lek says so I'll happily accept that
And how come the free will of a rapist always takes precedence over the free will of the victim to not get raped? Someone is losing their free will here either way, so why make it the victim?
Probably the victim's fault for picking up sticks last Sunday huh. Or maybe this is all just utter bollocks and theists just want there to be some cosmic justice for the rapist.
I think Lek may be having a bit of a crisis. I reckon one part of his brain is going into overtime, desperately trying to run around patching holes in the explanations, trying to keep alive the possibility that all this mythology is real. The other part of his brain seeks relief from this endless rationalization, half-truth spinning, dodging and diving, wild interpretations and just clinging on to a busted model of reality.
I think Lek may one day find atheism, out of all the theists here he is perhaps the only one with a real chance. But it may take some time yet, the reflexive mental defences are still strong.
If it does happen, I will actually envy that feeling of relief, because I've never gone through it myself and I think it's going to be amazing for him. But you can't rush these things. I think he keeps coming back because that part of his mind screaming for this to stop sees sense and hope in what we are saying.
Well that's enough from armchair psychologist robvalue for today. That's all just my opinion, and no offense is meant. I may well be utterly completely wrong, and if Lek says so I'll happily accept that

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