@Goodbye_Jesus It’s like a game of existential hide and seek in which his followers point in various directions where he might be found, yet he is never found.
@Goodbye_Jesus For Christians and other mainstream religious sects, beliefs are synonymous with “truth.” If I believe it, it’s true. But, that only applies if you’re part of their group. If you believe something different, it can’t be true because the group disagrees. What a sick system.
@Plasticdoe @johnpavlovitz Sarah - I’m not trying to pick a fight. I was a Christian for 45 years, I know how followers are taught to interpret the scriptures. It just strikes me that the Bible cannot stand on its own - it needs to be interpreted and there is no universal interpretation.
@johnpavlovitz The Christian Bible does not present this big “God”. It offers a war mongering, jealous father who requires blood sacrifice to appease his anger.
@Jugbo I was not given a choice. I was indoctrinated since day one. As a child I was given two “choices” - heaven or hell. Which would a four year old choose?
@leegallyred Emotions are non-binary. Humans are feeling machines so to not cry is to shut off a certain set of emotions. Crying also reduces stress which is it’s basic function. I cry when I need to cry.
@Goodbye_Jesus Let's back up further - the idea that Yahweh had to take his rage out on someone and created a perfect son to embody his wrath is abhorrent. Imagine if a human father did that? We would call him a monster at the very least.
@elonmusk I love everything about this. Homo Sapiens now have the ability to tinker with our genetics/patterns and create an entire new species that overcomes ancient programming.