michijo
Banned
- Joined
- Sep 2, 2013
- Messages
- 750
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- Location
- Carolina del Norte
- Gender
- Male
- Political Leaning
- Other
One of my main qualms with religion is that it is wishy washy, waiting for divine inspiration or guidance to act, and that it takes credit away from your personal achievments. It goes against the will to act. You can force yourself to do something and achieve something great, but the religious are against this personal propelling. Also, to see meaning and destiny in events disenfranchises you from change. They think everything is the will of God, therefore you have to accept it. I find this futile world-view counter-productive. Do we really need added "meaningfulness" in life?
The main goal of religion seems to be to take away your own responsibility for actions, imagining only evil outside forces taking you from the path of religion. In every case they always blame the media or some institution. If I look up documentaries sympathetic to Mexicans crossing the US border, they will say it is brainwashing, whereas in fact I sought out documentaries that provided me with a foregone conclusion I had already made myself, but which I wanted more information on. My will to action provides me with information I want.
The main goal of religion seems to be to take away your own responsibility for actions, imagining only evil outside forces taking you from the path of religion. In every case they always blame the media or some institution. If I look up documentaries sympathetic to Mexicans crossing the US border, they will say it is brainwashing, whereas in fact I sought out documentaries that provided me with a foregone conclusion I had already made myself, but which I wanted more information on. My will to action provides me with information I want.
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