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RE: How theists do it?
November 7, 2018 at 1:54 pm
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LOL, no. I've spent decades navigating a world chock full of the silly fuckers, though. Pretty sure I've got a feel for them by this point. They're hard to miss.
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
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RE: How theists do it?
November 7, 2018 at 3:14 pm
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The True Believers are not sane.
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RE: How theists do it?
November 8, 2018 at 4:41 am
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(November 7, 2018 at 1:54 pm)Khemikal Wrote: LOL, no. I've spent decades navigating a world chock full of the silly fuckers, though. Pretty sure I've got a feel for them by this point. They're hard to miss.
If it's so silly and easy, why then people crawl out of religion, like they would crawl out of prison all confused, scared, depressed? Some indoctrinated believers go as far say that they SAW hell and uneducated people in the audience who have no clue about scientific reason approach to evidence are captured by fear.
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RE: How theists do it?
November 8, 2018 at 6:13 am
(November 7, 2018 at 10:53 am)purplepurpose Wrote: I have seen a lot of people here who are really happy to escape indoctrination nightmare of religion(myself included). But there are a lot of people who remain there and in the age of information and tech and just keep enduring religion. How theists manage to endure constant religious indoctrination nightmare and remain sane? Selective belief
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RE: How theists do it?
November 8, 2018 at 7:34 am
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(November 8, 2018 at 4:41 am)purplepurpose Wrote: (November 7, 2018 at 1:54 pm)Khemikal Wrote: LOL, no. I've spent decades navigating a world chock full of the silly fuckers, though. Pretty sure I've got a feel for them by this point. They're hard to miss.
If it's so silly and easy, why then people crawl out of religion, like they would crawl out of prison all confused, scared, depressed? Some indoctrinated believers go as far say that they SAW hell and uneducated people in the audience who have no clue about scientific reason approach to evidence are captured by fear.
The crushing majority of people who use such language are engaging in pious theater or fraud. If such experiences were as common as claims of such experiences..then such experiences would be..well...common. We've got folks on this board who claim to have seen hell. I don't even consider for a moment that theyre recounting an actual experience that they had, because it's a blatant prop for their constant bullshit, lol. My gg saw heaven and jesus though. I believe that she did, even though I don't believe in heaven or jesus.
Alot of binding things are silly and easy, when you boil them down. Google classical and operant conditioning. You'd be surprised how simple it is to get a person to believe or fear any old thing you choose - and there's a reason that these "testimonies" are shared in a revival setting. While god never punished a single sinner..entire communities and societies routinely punish dissent and reinforce superstition. We consciously and subconsciously utilize the tools of conditioning on ourselves and on each other.
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
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