RE: Why did god allow people to be born after the fall ?
November 16, 2017 at 12:35 pm
(This post was last modified: November 16, 2017 at 12:44 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
Yup..but it;s easy to see why the offer is appealing to a certain subset. If they truly believe that hellfire awaits....then it's extortion through fear and self loathing. We do all sorts of fucked up shit on that count. Our moral agency is demonstrably compromised by all three.
The author of the universe would certainly know that (we do, after all)..and so it's hard not to assign the lions share of blame to the extortionist, regardless of whether it's a god or just a priest pretending to know the mind of one.
Obviously, I think it's the latter...but my assessment would be the same if it really were the former. No matter who did the screwing, a christians mind has been screwed with..and it's not pretty or kind or justifiable. The effect is hardly surprising...and nothing about it is remotely decent or good.
The author of the universe would certainly know that (we do, after all)..and so it's hard not to assign the lions share of blame to the extortionist, regardless of whether it's a god or just a priest pretending to know the mind of one.
Obviously, I think it's the latter...but my assessment would be the same if it really were the former. No matter who did the screwing, a christians mind has been screwed with..and it's not pretty or kind or justifiable. The effect is hardly surprising...and nothing about it is remotely decent or good.
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