It Burns

[poliphilo]

Religion is corrosive stuff.

This is the time of year when the Jews bang on about the seven plagues of Egypt and Christians bang on about a God who was crucified.

Violence, smiting, dead babies, torture, betrayal, death, vengeance; our lot against your lot.

We got saved and you didn't.

Like the tipping over of a barrel full of toxic waste.

Acid reflux.

Comments

[solar-diablo.livejournal.com]

Along a similar line, I recently read a work by a Christian apologist who responded to the question as to why God demanded a blood sacrifice as part of his plan for redeeming humanity. His answer was that God didn't; humanity did. Sad to say, it makes a certain amount of sense to me. Violence and barbarism existed long before the Abrahamic faiths arrived on the scene, and they'll exist long after they're gone. Humans are hardwired for violence; religion simply provides a handy outlet/justification.

Wow, I'm depressing before my morning caffeine.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

It's my opinion, of course, that God too is a human invention.

[red-girl-42.livejournal.com]

Humans are hardwired for violence, and God created us, supposedly in his image.