Celerity
shape without form, shade without colour
- Jan 24, 2021
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Along with all the other stuff about how religion helps keep society cohesive and creates a self-justifying hierarchy so that rulers don't have to justify their rule (e.g. pharaohs and the Divine Right of Kings), I think organized religion dominates human cultures because it provides a reason to live even in very, very poor circumstances.
I was raised as a Baptist. No matter how much I was ostracized or abused by others, as long as I was right with God, I was a "good" person worthy of love. No matter how miserable life was, Heaven awaited. No matter how lost or confused I was, God could show me the way.
I envy those who can still believe. I know that would make me a very poor empiricist in the eyes of many - it certainly reveals a certain disrespect for the truth - but I am so very tired with little reason to keep going anymore.
If a fantasy is as good as it gets, bring it on! Reality is cold, ugly, disappointing, and terrifying.
I was raised as a Baptist. No matter how much I was ostracized or abused by others, as long as I was right with God, I was a "good" person worthy of love. No matter how miserable life was, Heaven awaited. No matter how lost or confused I was, God could show me the way.
I envy those who can still believe. I know that would make me a very poor empiricist in the eyes of many - it certainly reveals a certain disrespect for the truth - but I am so very tired with little reason to keep going anymore.
If a fantasy is as good as it gets, bring it on! Reality is cold, ugly, disappointing, and terrifying.
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