(February 26, 2016 at 12:08 pm)drfuzzy Wrote: Yikes, sorry Rocket Man!
I can imagine my mother would post something similar. Except she would probably be praying for Cruz or Rubio to win (whoever talks more about the Bible is the one she would vote for) and saying that if they don't, it means the rapture will happen very very soon . . . she'll get taken up to be with her Lord, and then all the stupid evil non-believers are gonna BURN . . . (glory hallelujah!).
That sums it up in a nutshell.
Both my parents have very high IQs... it's why I'm so amazed at the power of the religious memes to destroy the minds of people who otherwise have such capacity for reason. In any field not related to Biblical Truth™, they're quite pleasant, rational, and even insightful.
As I've mentioned before, one of my favorite things to watch is my Beloved, when we visit, since they loooooooooooove her because she's a devoted Christian... except she's also an evolutionary biologist, with a specialty in genetics/biochem, so she just can't resist taunting my dad by entering into discussions of chemistry with him (he's a Chemical Engineer) that lead to him being forced to think about the fact that it's child's play for anyone with a working knowledge of Atomic Theory (upon which all chemistry is based) to prove that the earth is older than 6000 years. Hehe.
A Christian told me: if you were saved you cant lose your salvation. you're sealed with the Holy Ghost
I replied: Can I refuse? Because I find the entire concept of vicarious blood sacrifice atonement to be morally abhorrent, the concept of holding flawed creatures permanently accountable for social misbehaviors and thought crimes to be morally abhorrent, and the concept of calling something "free" when it comes with the strings of subjugation and obedience perhaps the most morally abhorrent of all... and that's without even going into the history of justifying genocide, slavery, rape, misogyny, religious intolerance, and suppression of free speech which has been attributed by your own scriptures to your deity. I want a refund. I would burn happily rather than serve the monster you profess to love.
I replied: Can I refuse? Because I find the entire concept of vicarious blood sacrifice atonement to be morally abhorrent, the concept of holding flawed creatures permanently accountable for social misbehaviors and thought crimes to be morally abhorrent, and the concept of calling something "free" when it comes with the strings of subjugation and obedience perhaps the most morally abhorrent of all... and that's without even going into the history of justifying genocide, slavery, rape, misogyny, religious intolerance, and suppression of free speech which has been attributed by your own scriptures to your deity. I want a refund. I would burn happily rather than serve the monster you profess to love.
