Message from @Spooky Melon
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Look, don't get me wrong, I am very much a Jesus freak
But God created a universe with maths and science as the foundation of its fabric
The universe came first
not us
So in our daily struggle to get to the next day
We should keep our feet planted firmly in reality
Looking in faith to the future, but realistically, not idyllically or ideologically, to the present.
spirituality is an eternal soul matter, but not a matter of this life beyond the personal relationship with a creator
an individual's spirituality is far more rewarding when they own it as an individual, not as a society.
I get it, it is a fun thing to think about as a one-size-fits-all subject to blame
so what you're saying is
*asks god a hard question*
*god says "Shut up, I'm getting you ready for this. "*
the reason religions, and we can throw modern US politics into that, take hold so much is people are happy to give up control to others to make life easier
to not have to think for themselves
to not have to think
be intentional, question more, ponder, consider, use that fucking conciousness that makes us so OP as an apex predator. Use reason.
BUT
haha.. I love how hes just going with it https://twitter.com/rickygervais/status/1158465234773905408?s=20
don't blindly accept any of this just because I or anyone else says it.
It isn't
I'd say its because its a large group with what are supposed to be "reasonable authorities"
The whole false notion of "common cultural ground" exists to not question *why* it is the ground truth.
aka: your priest should be well educated and have a bright mind and guide you along the right path
or w/e
lol
I'm a pastor's kid
Nobody should hold a pastor or priest in that sort of position
they are just peoe
thats their job though?
nope
thats why people call them "father"
they are a "parental figure"
that's tradition
they aren't
and shouldn't be seen that way
okay
so what are they there for
to read the bible? you can do that yourself
exactly