What we believe to be true colors everything which we see. For instance, if you have a hypothetical 30-something guy who is given to conspiracy theories, everywhere this guy looks he is going to see conspiracies. He'll probably think that there was a plot of some kind to kill JFK, that the moon landings were faked, that economic problems are caused by some vast government/banker conspiracy, and be concerned about the Muslims conspiring to take over the US, with Obama as their head guy who is going to take away our guns, lock up true Xtian NRA members and institute Sharia law. And he will believe this as strongly as I believe that the sky is overcast as I write this.
Here's the deal- as you believe, so you will behave. So, if you believe that God has a plan, that is going to influence all of your decisions, actions, etc. It's up to the creator what happens. If bad things happen to you then you start thinking that God is angry with you and you deserve this. To a very large extent you cease to think for yourself. It's your life to live but you keep trying to live it for some imaginary being instead of living it for yourself. Whose life is it anyway?
That is one of the things I most have against the continuation of religious belief. What they are doing is taking people's lives away from them with their ridiculous fairy tales. They frighten small children with graphic descriptions of hell. They tell girls that they must spend their lives subordinate to first their father, and then their husband. They endlessly promote obedience over using one's brain and thinking for themselves. But it is all done with love so that makes it OK.
If you believe that being Gay (as if you had a choice in such things) is wrong, then you can discriminate against such people and you are being righteous in doing so.
If you believe that your religion is the only right and proper way for a person to live their life, then it is OK for you to do all kinds of things:
Do all in your power to take away a woman's right to choose, without actually outlawing it outright, being those nasty feminists got that Roe v Wade decision on their side. But that isn't going to stop us doing what is right, dammit!
Let a woman die rather than terminate her pregnancy, because that's what God wants. What's right is right.
Deny adolescents proper sex education because it would be improper to teach them anything other than abstain until you are married.
Preach anti-gay hate messages from your pulpits, make gay kids being dragged to your services by their fundie parents hate themselves as sinners and perverts and sick deviants with your intolerant “abomination before the lord” crapola.
Do your damnedest to fight the light of science and progress because you know that your iron-age ignorant “wisdom” is the true light of God's wisdom and love which will be the salvation of humankind.
Amen.
Here's the deal- as you believe, so you will behave. So, if you believe that God has a plan, that is going to influence all of your decisions, actions, etc. It's up to the creator what happens. If bad things happen to you then you start thinking that God is angry with you and you deserve this. To a very large extent you cease to think for yourself. It's your life to live but you keep trying to live it for some imaginary being instead of living it for yourself. Whose life is it anyway?
That is one of the things I most have against the continuation of religious belief. What they are doing is taking people's lives away from them with their ridiculous fairy tales. They frighten small children with graphic descriptions of hell. They tell girls that they must spend their lives subordinate to first their father, and then their husband. They endlessly promote obedience over using one's brain and thinking for themselves. But it is all done with love so that makes it OK.
If you believe that being Gay (as if you had a choice in such things) is wrong, then you can discriminate against such people and you are being righteous in doing so.
If you believe that your religion is the only right and proper way for a person to live their life, then it is OK for you to do all kinds of things:
Do all in your power to take away a woman's right to choose, without actually outlawing it outright, being those nasty feminists got that Roe v Wade decision on their side. But that isn't going to stop us doing what is right, dammit!
Let a woman die rather than terminate her pregnancy, because that's what God wants. What's right is right.
Deny adolescents proper sex education because it would be improper to teach them anything other than abstain until you are married.
Preach anti-gay hate messages from your pulpits, make gay kids being dragged to your services by their fundie parents hate themselves as sinners and perverts and sick deviants with your intolerant “abomination before the lord” crapola.
Do your damnedest to fight the light of science and progress because you know that your iron-age ignorant “wisdom” is the true light of God's wisdom and love which will be the salvation of humankind.
Amen.
“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
