Shauni on Nostr: THE PROBLEM WITH A FAITH OF WORDS IS THAT IT'S EASY TO WORK YOURSELF INTO A ...
THE PROBLEM WITH A FAITH OF WORDS IS THAT IT'S EASY TO WORK YOURSELF INTO A PHARISEE-LIKE LEGALISM. YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO GIVE TO THE POOR SO WHY NOT GIVE EVERYTHING TO THE POOREST OF ILLITERATE DIRT FARMERS, RIGHT? IF YOU WERE A DIRT FARMER MAKING ONE DOLLAR A DAY, WOULDN'T YOU LIKE AN XBOX?
OUR INHERENT SENSE OF "THE GOOD" IS SUBJECTIVE AND ULTIMATELY COMES MORE FROM A ZEITGEST AND COLLECTIVE INSTINCT THAN A LIST OF RULES.
NOW, THE PRIESTHOOD SELF-SELECTS FOR PEOPLE ACTING IN GOOD FAITH BY VIRTUE OF IT BEING AN EXCLUSIVE OFFICE, BUT IT HAS TO RECRUIT "FROM THE WORLD" AND THUS EXTERNAL IDEAS INFLUENCE INTERPRETATIONS OF SCRIPTURE. HENCE WHY WE DON'T BURN HOMOSEXUALS AT THE STAKE ANYMORE AND WHY THE CATHOLIC CHURCH NOW OPPOSES THE DEATH PENALTY.
THE CRUSADERS DROVE OUT BROWN PEOPLE FROM THE HOLY LAND, AND NOW THE KNIGHTS OF MALTA BRING BROWN PEOPLE INTO EUROPE IN THE NAME OF HOLY CHARITY.
THE ONLY WAY AROUND "MY INTERPRETATION VS YOUR INTERPRETATION" IS TO FOLLOW YOUR OWN CONSCIENCE AND WORK WITH THE PLAIN, BOOTS-ON-THE-GROUND REALITY, BUT THEN ONE COULD ACCUSE YOU OF IDOLATRY BECAUSE YOU'RE "PUTTING YOURSELF ABOVE GOD" (AKA MY PREFERRED THEOLOGY) AND "FOLLOWING YOUR OWN BIASES".
RELIGIOUS GUILT IS A HELL OF A DRUG, AND A BIG DOWNER AT THAT. IT CAN MAKE YOU HATE YOUR OWN CONSCIENCE FOR DISAGREEING WITH THE PROSCRIBED MORAL SOLUTIONS PRESENTED TO YOU. GAVE ME A DEATH WISH FOR A WHILE.
THE SYNTHESIS OF NIETZSCHE AND CHRIST IS TO BE COME STRONG AND JOLLY SO THAT YOU KNOW HOW TO MAKE OTHERS AROUND YOU ALSO STRONG AND JOLLY. WORRYING ABOUT ABSTRACT IDEAS LIKE "LOVING GOD ENOUGH" IS AN IDEACEL TIMESINK. WHAT REALLY MATTERS IS THE PEOPLE AROUND YOU AND HOW YOU TREAT THEM.
THUS ENDS MY BLOGPOAST.
OUR INHERENT SENSE OF "THE GOOD" IS SUBJECTIVE AND ULTIMATELY COMES MORE FROM A ZEITGEST AND COLLECTIVE INSTINCT THAN A LIST OF RULES.
NOW, THE PRIESTHOOD SELF-SELECTS FOR PEOPLE ACTING IN GOOD FAITH BY VIRTUE OF IT BEING AN EXCLUSIVE OFFICE, BUT IT HAS TO RECRUIT "FROM THE WORLD" AND THUS EXTERNAL IDEAS INFLUENCE INTERPRETATIONS OF SCRIPTURE. HENCE WHY WE DON'T BURN HOMOSEXUALS AT THE STAKE ANYMORE AND WHY THE CATHOLIC CHURCH NOW OPPOSES THE DEATH PENALTY.
THE CRUSADERS DROVE OUT BROWN PEOPLE FROM THE HOLY LAND, AND NOW THE KNIGHTS OF MALTA BRING BROWN PEOPLE INTO EUROPE IN THE NAME OF HOLY CHARITY.
THE ONLY WAY AROUND "MY INTERPRETATION VS YOUR INTERPRETATION" IS TO FOLLOW YOUR OWN CONSCIENCE AND WORK WITH THE PLAIN, BOOTS-ON-THE-GROUND REALITY, BUT THEN ONE COULD ACCUSE YOU OF IDOLATRY BECAUSE YOU'RE "PUTTING YOURSELF ABOVE GOD" (AKA MY PREFERRED THEOLOGY) AND "FOLLOWING YOUR OWN BIASES".
RELIGIOUS GUILT IS A HELL OF A DRUG, AND A BIG DOWNER AT THAT. IT CAN MAKE YOU HATE YOUR OWN CONSCIENCE FOR DISAGREEING WITH THE PROSCRIBED MORAL SOLUTIONS PRESENTED TO YOU. GAVE ME A DEATH WISH FOR A WHILE.
THE SYNTHESIS OF NIETZSCHE AND CHRIST IS TO BE COME STRONG AND JOLLY SO THAT YOU KNOW HOW TO MAKE OTHERS AROUND YOU ALSO STRONG AND JOLLY. WORRYING ABOUT ABSTRACT IDEAS LIKE "LOVING GOD ENOUGH" IS AN IDEACEL TIMESINK. WHAT REALLY MATTERS IS THE PEOPLE AROUND YOU AND HOW YOU TREAT THEM.
THUS ENDS MY BLOGPOAST.