Rabid Headbanger
New Metal Member
Heaven sounds boring. It's just sitting around praising jesus (ick) in a riduculously gaudy city... YAWN!
1) If you can't stop yourself from commiting a crime off of the basis that "this is wrong because it hurts others" alone and need the fear of punishment to stop you, I'd say weakness creeps up in there.
2) There is no appeal to dying in a hole in the ground either - but one doesn't have to believe in God for it to be possible to live on (vicariously mind you through being absorbed into this Earth and then becoming the nutrients of plants, and eventually feeding the entirety of beings to come after you in a cyclical manner, I personally find that to be FAR more reassuring than eternal life.)
3) One should not live and act to be rewarded, rather one should live to do what they feel is right - to ease the suffering of oneself and that of many others, to be happy - one shouldn't worry about the beyond, just live a good life while here.
1) If you can't stop yourself from commiting a crime off of the basis that "this is wrong because it hurts others" alone and need the fear of punishment to stop you, I'd say weakness creeps up in there.
2) There is no appeal to dying in a hole in the ground either - but one doesn't have to believe in God for it to be possible to live on (vicariously mind you through being absorbed into this Earth and then becoming the nutrients of plants, and eventually feeding the entirety of beings to come after you in a cyclical manner, I personally find that to be FAR more reassuring than eternal life.)
3) One should not live and act to be rewarded, rather one should live to do what they feel is right - to ease the suffering of oneself and that of many others, to be happy - one shouldn't worry about the beyond, just live a good life while here.
There is nothing appealing to me about living and subsequently dying in a hole in the ground. Life is hard. Living life knowing and that you will be rewarded the ultimate prize is much better than living life thinking there is nothing out there, no god. That's a pretty depressing thought to me.
Heaven sounds boring. It's just sitting around praising jesus (ick) in a riduculously gaudy city... YAWN!
This is a very large part of what people mean when they refer to religion as a crutch. People fear death and finality, and many use religion and the idea of the afterlife in order to cushion the harsh reality of mortality. "Death is a new beginning" rather than "death is the end." Christianity provides a reward system for good behavior and an eternity of bliss for which to strive, and people lean on it to justify their own actions to themselves, both 'good' (not committing a crime because it is against God's will) and 'bad' (killing your family because God told you to).
yeah, I'd rather battle every single day with swords. then eat some pork and drink some mead
sorry, im a lazy D&Der. we stay in our chairs and eat chipsIt's like LARP Camp all over again!
sorry, im a lazy D&Der. we stay in our chairs and eat chips
This is a very large part of what people mean when they refer to religion as a crutch. People fear death and finality, and many use religion and the idea of the afterlife in order to cushion the harsh reality of mortality. "Death is a new beginning" rather than "death is the end." Christianity provides a reward system for good behavior and an eternity of bliss for which to strive, and people lean on it to justify their own actions to themselves, both 'good' (not committing a crime because it is against God's will) and 'bad' (killing your family because God told you to).
(killing your family because God told you to).
I was interpreting 'crutch' like "I'm praying every day for this good thing to happen to me".
That's plainly bullshit though.
How dare I forget the Pizza!
dammit! I went down a level. I was really looking forward to using that weapon focus - great club