You describe a 1984 scenario, and so much of it does hold true to religion...
“Doublethink means the power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one's mind simultaneously, and accepting both of them.”
“The choice for mankind lies between freedom and happiness and for the great bulk of mankind, happiness is better.”
“The best books... are those that tell you what you know already.” - one for the creationists
“But if thought corrupts language, language can also corrupt thought.”
“If you kept the small rules, you could break the big ones.” - like almost all members of a church
And just like any other pointless conversation with a theist...
“Winston Smith: Does Big Brother exist?
O'Brien: Of course he exists.
Winston Smith: Does he exist like you or me?
O'Brien: You do not exist.”
“Doublethink means the power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one's mind simultaneously, and accepting both of them.”
“The choice for mankind lies between freedom and happiness and for the great bulk of mankind, happiness is better.”
“The best books... are those that tell you what you know already.” - one for the creationists
“But if thought corrupts language, language can also corrupt thought.”
“If you kept the small rules, you could break the big ones.” - like almost all members of a church
And just like any other pointless conversation with a theist...
“Winston Smith: Does Big Brother exist?
O'Brien: Of course he exists.
Winston Smith: Does he exist like you or me?
O'Brien: You do not exist.”
