01-23-2008, 02:41 AM
Yes, 100%, the Abrahamic mindset is just like that: when it comes to God, they cannot imagine anything beyond a superman in the sky. Nothing else. They will debate endlessly about the rules supposedly laid down by this superman.
Some of them will try to disprove these Abrahamic superman theories, and will call themselves rationalists. But these "rationalists" do not have the guts to undertake any inquiry into their own existence (eg "who is that I refer to as me? Is it my body? My soul? But those are possessions of the "me" ..."). All that is mumbo-jumbo, you see? Not rational.
They will continue to very "rationally" kiss their pet dog at home, stop for ducks on the roads, and turn a blind eye toward the millions of "food" animals that are slaughtered every day (after a pitiable life spent in horrible conditions). The animals, presumably, do not get stressed out or feel pain. Michael Vick? Ooh, bad! But McDonald's? Get real , there is no connection between the two, the rationalist ex-Abrahamic will say. The Abrahamic, of course, goes one step further: God put those animals on earth for us onlee. As long as you avoid eating (pick a species) your ticket to heaven is booked (though you need to re-confirm your reservations either weekly of 5 times a day..)
I have found that these guys need to be approached as if they were toddlers. They cannot grasp any concept other than "superman in the sky and his rules".
Another thing they cannot understand when we try to disprove the existence of Jeebus is that we are not doing all that just because we feel like it. All discussions have to be started off with:
How Indians have been tortured, killed by inquisitions, how their culture was destroyed etc. *based* on this "One True God who gave us His Son" story. *That* is why we want to put this Jeebus story to rest forever. If you had left us alone we would left you alone. Forget "had", let us speak of the *present*: if you leave us alone, we will leave you alone. But no, you have to try to wipe us off culturally. So please understand when we try to wipe Jeebus off, yes? <!--emo&
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Some of them will try to disprove these Abrahamic superman theories, and will call themselves rationalists. But these "rationalists" do not have the guts to undertake any inquiry into their own existence (eg "who is that I refer to as me? Is it my body? My soul? But those are possessions of the "me" ..."). All that is mumbo-jumbo, you see? Not rational.
They will continue to very "rationally" kiss their pet dog at home, stop for ducks on the roads, and turn a blind eye toward the millions of "food" animals that are slaughtered every day (after a pitiable life spent in horrible conditions). The animals, presumably, do not get stressed out or feel pain. Michael Vick? Ooh, bad! But McDonald's? Get real , there is no connection between the two, the rationalist ex-Abrahamic will say. The Abrahamic, of course, goes one step further: God put those animals on earth for us onlee. As long as you avoid eating (pick a species) your ticket to heaven is booked (though you need to re-confirm your reservations either weekly of 5 times a day..)
I have found that these guys need to be approached as if they were toddlers. They cannot grasp any concept other than "superman in the sky and his rules".
Another thing they cannot understand when we try to disprove the existence of Jeebus is that we are not doing all that just because we feel like it. All discussions have to be started off with:
How Indians have been tortured, killed by inquisitions, how their culture was destroyed etc. *based* on this "One True God who gave us His Son" story. *That* is why we want to put this Jeebus story to rest forever. If you had left us alone we would left you alone. Forget "had", let us speak of the *present*: if you leave us alone, we will leave you alone. But no, you have to try to wipe us off culturally. So please understand when we try to wipe Jeebus off, yes? <!--emo&
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