@ResidentCooper@EphraimICXC When your priest/bishop accepts your prior baptism and chooses to simply chrismate you, and *you* decide its necessary for you to be baptized "again" despite what your priest/bishop says, that is the opposite of humility.
Fuck the forest AND the trees. I'm looking at the ancient mycelial network underneath thats been talking shit about your disappointing bloodline since the dawn of time.
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I think you could go as far as to say we sometimes may not even know why want to engage in something, personally. Idk, I just think its illogical to draw such a blanket conclusion anout tons of people on something so subjective. Has nothing to do with what I believe about mankind's sinfulness.
@JohnMSommer@HansFiene Well, whats more probable? Millions of people engaging in a subjective art form for the exact same reason or for their own reasons that may or may not overlap? Come on, now lol
@JohnMSommer@HansFiene Id also add what makes Slasher films interesting is the intense spectacle of surviving a horrifying situation. No disrespect, but ai think saying that *most* people watch slashers because they want to be entertained by gory deaths is a naive and presumptuous view.
Slasher is a modern sub-genre and I certainly agree that it is practically torture porn. Ultimately, its best to listen to your personal convictions, and if youre not sure, ask your priest. But it doesn't make sense to write off an historically serious medium of expression just because of modern derivations, and then make an objective claim that no Christian should ever give attention to said medium of expression.
Traditional Horror is a deeply Christian genre.
I mean, "Dracula" might be the most overtly Christian novel we have.
"Frankenstein" is less overt, but it is a story about a man aiming above his station and trying to become God, as well as the repercussions of that.
"The Picture of Dorian Gray" is about the consequences of sin and the soul's corruption.
Horror in it's correct form treats evil as real, our choices are meaningful, and transgression against the natural (or divine) order catastrophic.
There are many other examples.
As with anything, use wisdom. The enemy loves to twist what is good.