Comment by card_zero
20 days ago
Ideas should speak for themselves and compete fairly on their own merits, and there should be no faith.
20 days ago
Ideas should speak for themselves and compete fairly on their own merits, and there should be no faith.
What I mean is that for some people, the Gospel toggle some previously unknown bits in the brain that activates and transforms them. And, worship just becomes what they do. It's the freedom of it - they become unshackled. I really don't know how to describe it in a way that my previous atheist self would understand.
How about "shackled" instead of "unshackled"? That might make the thing you're describing seem less extraordinary.
You seem to have an almost religious devotion to your worldview. Which makes sense: it works for you and you feel compelled to convince others. You also limit yourself to thoughts and practices that align with these views. Imagine for a moment that this is also true of other people for other beliefs.
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> It's the freedom of it - they become unshackled.
Slave. That's what you describe.
I'm not attacking you when I say this: drugs can get you there, too.