How We Compensate When Disconnected from God
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The devil is your father alive (the one monopolizing your mother) and God is your father once killed by you (thus giving birth to culture including all the stupidities you may write).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Totem_and_Taboo
About 150 years ago when I went to school we used to recite as prayer that started "Our Father who Art in Heaven, Harold be they name" :lol::lol:
Why? Because they have opposing views? Or because they're not perfect like you?
I killed God? My my, big, I didn’t know I was that powerful. Or that your God was such a weakling, such a feeble character that he could be killed by little old me.
But in all modesty, I cannot claim all the credit, surely some credit goes to other Atheists? If not, then Richard Dawkins or Christopher Hitchins, eat your heart out (oh, and you too, Dexter).
An open letter to all my Cousins,
Have you considered a return to the old Gods and Goddesses? Woden, Thor, Freja, Tiw,... I am sure those who named the days of the week couldn't have been wrong!
May all have a great Saturn Day,
Spade
Have you considered a return to the old Gods and Goddesses? Woden, Thor, Freja, Tiw,... I am sure those who named the days of the week couldn't have been wrong!
May all have a great Saturn Day,
Spade
I have wondered about that, Spade. What if ancient Greek Gods or ancient Roman Gods are the true Gods? These Gods are dead, nobody worships them any more. But if they indeed are true Gods, then the entire population of the earth will end up in Hell.
- Get in touch with the modern interpretations of the Original Sin.
- Get in touch with Slavoj Zizek to debunk Dawkins and Hitchins.
I like him. I don't always agree with everything he says (like some people do with him and Hitchens, Dawkins, Hegel, Kant, etc.), but he seems to be a thinker and a likeable guy.
There've been a few people to debunk Dawkins, Hitchens, and others. Not everyone agrees with philosophers, theorists, etc.
To quote Mrs. Venable from "Suddenly, Last Summer:"
"Sebastian said, 'Truth is the bottom of a bottomless well.'"
Every so often, some declare they, or a prophet of their choosing, had a very long line that fished Truth out. However, closer inspection always reveals the absurdity of those claims. As attractive as the myths of Woden or the Windigo weave, we readily see the absurdity. Yet, equally the case, we fail to see the absurdity of our own religious myths.
Certainly "Religion" has an attraction as a cultural glue, a sense of community, and declaration of belonging. But, to declare these True or that Truth resides within those myths is to be forever children yearning for Christmas.
That is not to say that the teachings attributed to the Jewish Rabbi do not have appeal and consolation. I for one, embrace the ideals of pacifism, brotherhood, charity, forgiveness, non-violence, and so on. Nevertheless, nations that claim this heritage still engage in preemptive war and directed propaganda to distance themselves from their brothers.
No, "Truth" indeed is the bottom of a bottomless well!
"Sebastian said, 'Truth is the bottom of a bottomless well.'"
Every so often, some declare they, or a prophet of their choosing, had a very long line that fished Truth out. However, closer inspection always reveals the absurdity of those claims. As attractive as the myths of Woden or the Windigo weave, we readily see the absurdity. Yet, equally the case, we fail to see the absurdity of our own religious myths.
Certainly "Religion" has an attraction as a cultural glue, a sense of community, and declaration of belonging. But, to declare these True or that Truth resides within those myths is to be forever children yearning for Christmas.
That is not to say that the teachings attributed to the Jewish Rabbi do not have appeal and consolation. I for one, embrace the ideals of pacifism, brotherhood, charity, forgiveness, non-violence, and so on. Nevertheless, nations that claim this heritage still engage in preemptive war and directed propaganda to distance themselves from their brothers.
No, "Truth" indeed is the bottom of a bottomless well!
