Greetings good citizen, today's offering examines a widely held belief that the individual need do nothing because they are just 'here for the ride'.
It has long been debated whether or not 'free will' is just an illusion. How odd that this doesn't make decision-making any easier (for you at least.) You continue to suffer sleepless nights wrestling with the should I or shouldn't I when some religions teach that it's all laid out in God's grand plan and we need do nothing but 'act naturally'.
Worse, the more you argue with one of these 'true believers', the circle keeps closing upon itself. If you argue that evil flourishes when good people do nothing, they will counter 'but that's god's plan' [more maddening, these same people, when confronted with the fact that it's a batshit crazy thing to let happen...and you're hit with 'nobody but god knows why he does what he does...'
They only way to short circuit this circle is to attack at the weak point, the believer themself and ask, so god made you stupid and that benefits who?
Yeah, yeah, I know, it's god's plan and nobody knows [nevermind questions] god's plan.
Not to be mean but this is also one of the central pillars of all 12 step programs. You couldn't help yourself, it's god's plan that you became so addled by drugs or liquor that you flushed your life down the drain.
Blame who or whatever you like the truth sneaks in anyway...and it isn't until you accept that YOU did it to yourself that you can begin on the road to 'recovery'...
But god forgives you for being his 'imperfect vessel' and will give you a 'second chance' [or four or five...if he don't kill you in the meantime.]
Well, good citizen, besides being a commie-pinko atheist [full disclosure, I have no clue what, precisely, a 'pinko' is] moron, PETA non-tree hugger. I am also an observer that likes to share his gleanings with anyone that cares to be attentive.
If I'm 'fratured' in the eyes of the mythical almighty I'm sure not using that as a pass for downright ignorant, self-indulgent behavior.
Yet a disturbingly large percentage of you believe that oft repeated falacy..."Revenge is Mine, sayeth the Lord."
That wrong-doing on this plane will be 'unfailingly' punished on the next. Nothing gets past God, right?
But how can the 'all powerful' let such things occur in the first place?
Now your told it 'displeases' god to be questioned...when the true question here is how can you be such a simp[leton]?
Is it any wonder the deeply religious [regardless of denomination] are hell-bent on killing one another? (and in most cases, anyone that 'disagrees' with them?)
Yea, verily it is an extreme act of courage to speak the truth in troubled times. You have read the truth good citizen. Now that you have been cured of your ignorance will you continue to ignore reality [that this cesspool exists because the 'too nice' believe it's 'not their job' to resist [nevermind put a stop to] the cruelty of the self-interested?
Well, guess what, Spirit in the sky isn't coming to save you nor is anyone else going to pull your children's bacon out of the fire.
That's the tough part of wake up calls. In the end it's all up to you.
United we stand, good citizen...but united we're not because the criminals among us have convinced you that God will do your heavy lifting for you.
Ain't gonna happen...but you believe what you want [up to and including that THIS is what God had in mind all along...because that's what the guy telling you to 'bend over' wants you to believe...]
Once again, thanks for letting me inside your head,
Gegner
It has long been debated whether or not 'free will' is just an illusion. How odd that this doesn't make decision-making any easier (for you at least.) You continue to suffer sleepless nights wrestling with the should I or shouldn't I when some religions teach that it's all laid out in God's grand plan and we need do nothing but 'act naturally'.
Worse, the more you argue with one of these 'true believers', the circle keeps closing upon itself. If you argue that evil flourishes when good people do nothing, they will counter 'but that's god's plan' [more maddening, these same people, when confronted with the fact that it's a batshit crazy thing to let happen...and you're hit with 'nobody but god knows why he does what he does...'
They only way to short circuit this circle is to attack at the weak point, the believer themself and ask, so god made you stupid and that benefits who?
Yeah, yeah, I know, it's god's plan and nobody knows [nevermind questions] god's plan.
Not to be mean but this is also one of the central pillars of all 12 step programs. You couldn't help yourself, it's god's plan that you became so addled by drugs or liquor that you flushed your life down the drain.
Blame who or whatever you like the truth sneaks in anyway...and it isn't until you accept that YOU did it to yourself that you can begin on the road to 'recovery'...
But god forgives you for being his 'imperfect vessel' and will give you a 'second chance' [or four or five...if he don't kill you in the meantime.]
Well, good citizen, besides being a commie-pinko atheist [full disclosure, I have no clue what, precisely, a 'pinko' is] moron, PETA non-tree hugger. I am also an observer that likes to share his gleanings with anyone that cares to be attentive.
If I'm 'fratured' in the eyes of the mythical almighty I'm sure not using that as a pass for downright ignorant, self-indulgent behavior.
Yet a disturbingly large percentage of you believe that oft repeated falacy..."Revenge is Mine, sayeth the Lord."
That wrong-doing on this plane will be 'unfailingly' punished on the next. Nothing gets past God, right?
But how can the 'all powerful' let such things occur in the first place?
Now your told it 'displeases' god to be questioned...when the true question here is how can you be such a simp[leton]?
Is it any wonder the deeply religious [regardless of denomination] are hell-bent on killing one another? (and in most cases, anyone that 'disagrees' with them?)
Yea, verily it is an extreme act of courage to speak the truth in troubled times. You have read the truth good citizen. Now that you have been cured of your ignorance will you continue to ignore reality [that this cesspool exists because the 'too nice' believe it's 'not their job' to resist [nevermind put a stop to] the cruelty of the self-interested?
Well, guess what, Spirit in the sky isn't coming to save you nor is anyone else going to pull your children's bacon out of the fire.
That's the tough part of wake up calls. In the end it's all up to you.
United we stand, good citizen...but united we're not because the criminals among us have convinced you that God will do your heavy lifting for you.
Ain't gonna happen...but you believe what you want [up to and including that THIS is what God had in mind all along...because that's what the guy telling you to 'bend over' wants you to believe...]
Once again, thanks for letting me inside your head,
Gegner
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