(February 10, 2021 at 7:09 pm)Fake Messiah Wrote: So another of Jesus' rants on the mound is telling people not to bother to seek food, or to plant crops, but to be like birds who don't do any of that because God feeds them.
And here the stupid Jesus thinks that God feeds birds—he thinks that birds put no effort into hunting for berries, seeds, insects, fish. Needless to say, that is very wrong. Birds frequently must abandon some of their chicks because they don't have enough food for all, and sometimes they even eat their young and feed them to each other.
As a Christian I originally liked the sermon on the mount. It turned power structures on their head and showed a kindness for the poor. However, when analyzed closer, it is a whole lot of really bad advice.
It assumes that the afterlife is the only thing that is important, and that getting there requires throwing off the things of value in the world. Worry only about heavenly things, and God will somehow provide for your needs (not that living really matters anyway).
Except it doesn't work that way. A community may help you out, but that isn't God. Few humans can survive alone in nature -- we need our communities. I don't think a lot of communities will enjoy helping out someone who just preaches about God all day, and doesn't bother to do any work.
Plus, if heaven is so important, who even bother with life? Life seems to be a mistake or a test (one that you aren't allowed to cut short, a rule that was probably added because some early Christians did just that).
