From: dgraham@bmers30.bnr.ca (Douglas Graham)
Subject: Re: Jesus & the Sin of the World
Organization: Bell-Northern Research, Ottawa, Canada
Date: Thu, 03 Sep 92 00:39:04 GMT

In article <sbuckley.715471201@sfu.ca> sbuckley@fraser.sfu.ca (Stephen Buckley) writes:
>Douglas Graham writes:
>
>>John Emery writes:
>
>>>What do you see as our motive in gaining members? Money?  In fact, why
>>>do you think we are believers in the first place?
>
>>You are believers because you succumbed to scare tactics and other
>>psychological manipulation, possibly as a child.  You try to gain members
>>because that's what the virus which has destroyed your brain tells you to
>>do.  In words: "Go and make believers of all the nations."  The virus has
>>rendered you incapable of stopping to consider that by spreading it, you
>>may be doing far, far more harm than good.
>
>  well i don't suppose you'd say this unless you have been harmed by
>those trying to spread this "virus" into you.  i can consider your opinion
>with more weight if you give an example of how christians hurt or have
>hurt you.

Christianity, so far, has only hurt me indirectly by ensuring that the
society that I live in is populated with ignoramuses and bigots and
idiots who do stupid things which are destructive to all members of the
society.  The biggest problem with the virus is that it destroys people's
ability to think for themselves, turning them into mindless drones who
are completely at the mercy of power hungry bastards who use the drones
for their own purposes.

Let's take one example from many.  I'll choose the example of a certain
cult's opposition to birth control, because I'm hoping that you will agree
with me that it is insane and destructive.  You're guilty of similar
insanities yourself, but you will have been blinded to just how insane
they are.  It's much easier to see insanity in somebody else.

The Catholic Church's opposition to birth control has nothing to do with
wanting what's best for Catholics or anybody else.  It has everything to
do with the Church wanting to maintain its grip on power.  But that doesn't
stop the drones from fighting to get rid of birth control, even though
anybody with half a brain can see that this is destructive both to the
drones and to everybody else in society.  So, the people with half a brain
rightly get upset and try to talk some sense into the drones.  But, remember
that the drones no longer have a brain, so talking sense to them is
ineffective.  Thus, great friction arises, and violence and eventually
warfare will result.  After the war is over and the dust settles, the
drones will continue being drones, and if questioned, will insist that
"religion was only used as an excuse."

IMO, all bigotry, and almost all wars are a result of this type of
phenomenon, and have been for thousands of years.  Perhaps there will
always be power hungry bastards in this world, but if people had not
had their brains destroyed by superstition, the bastards would have a
much harder time finding drones to do their dirty work for them.

The solution is to immunize people against the virus by teaching them
how to think, not to spread the mind destroying virus even further.
--
Doug Graham         dgraham@bnr.ca         My opinions are my own.