tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334761054277672365.post7224759445859823834..comments2024-03-22T03:19:38.110-04:00Comments on Forever In Hell: The Idea Does AppealPersonalFailurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03034292023591747601noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334761054277672365.post-35582044253928564142010-02-19T18:16:32.104-05:002010-02-19T18:16:32.104-05:00I can understand this. I really love the mythology...I can understand this. I really love the mythology of the bible; I'm reading it right now going 'this stuff is gold!'. Doesn't mean it's actually good morally or real though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334761054277672365.post-3501653836395468812010-02-19T10:25:38.282-05:002010-02-19T10:25:38.282-05:00This also explains why fundamental religionists of...<i>This also explains why fundamental religionists of all stripes "need" to proselytize; the only affirmation that they "have it right" that they can get is to convince as many others as possible to agree with them.</i><br /><br />Quoted for truth.Gedshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15047239425466517786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334761054277672365.post-68147045426742281072010-02-19T10:11:40.547-05:002010-02-19T10:11:40.547-05:00"Yes, the idea of a loving superentity presid..."Yes, the idea of a loving superentity presiding over us all and taking care of us is a soothing and endearing one … but mountains of evidence contradicting such a notion are simply impossible to ignore."<br /><br />Not only possible, albeit difficult to ignore, but worth a great deal of effort to rationalize the lack of supporting evidence for these dearly held beliefs. If one "needs" a soothing mental myth to help cope with what is often a frightening or unpleasant reality, evidence or lack thereof is beside the point. This also explains why fundamental religionists of all stripes "need" to proselytize; the only affirmation that they "have it right" that they can get is to convince as many others as possible to agree with them.Harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10797750710657979526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334761054277672365.post-6591661414694255332010-02-19T09:43:20.944-05:002010-02-19T09:43:20.944-05:00Hmm. Interesting approach you take; quite differen...Hmm. Interesting approach you take; quite different from my own (which is just of the ol’ “point-and-laugh-at-nonsense” variety). And, the point that just because an idea is appealing does <em>not</em> make it reality, however much one would <em>like</em> to believe in it or for it to be true, is one that simply cannot be stressed enough, especially with all the theists and religionists who pretty much up and admit how they only follow their religion because “it makes them happy”, or “they need that comfort” (as said by a religious rape victim in <em>House</em>). Yes, the idea of a loving superentity presiding over us all and taking care of us is a soothing and endearing one … but mountains of evidence contradicting such a notion are simply impossible to ignore.Joé McKenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08037015111554209304noreply@blogger.com