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Originally Posted by Skybird
Belief. Religion. Missionary lectures. Well.
Okay - you asked for it:
I love the arrogance of religious rightousness. One may not have a way to counter an opposing argument by somebody, one may not have an argument based on reason or evidence oneself - but one can always dismiss the other by simply saying "I cannot prove you wrong nor do I care for what you said and gave in backing information, because I believe in God/witchcraft/pink flying elephants, and thus I simply believe different." I referred to cognitive sciences, and neuro science, talked of brain and dreamwork. You reply with God and how one must believe religion. Lovely.
This is something from a German theologican who was thrown into prison and later murdered by the Nazis, Dietrich Bonhoeffer. I have quoted it often before in recent years, but it seems the opportunities where it fits never become rare:
Why can't people leave their religion where it belongs: in private. By not doing so they make people like me feeling to just have wasted our good will and time. |
Well for one I didn't consider anyone to have to believe in what I'm saying nor do I make the claim to be more righteous than anyone. Sure I can keep it private but I'm compelled to give my testimony in the hope of able to help anybody out there with hope. But more often than not I'm aware that many people would feel threatened with these kind of testimonies and reacted negatively or even in some cases violently because they consider their belief was under threat. I know I can't control how people would react but that didn't deter me from telling my testimonies and insight in the hope to reach those who would read, think and hopefully gain hope.
It was never my intention to tell other people they are wrong while I'm the most right because I'm not God who knows everything perfectly so I wouldn't be able to judge another person belief. I only meant to offer insight. That of which most people just don't or haven't realized yet. And it's not a belief it ceases to be a belief for me a long time ago when I was a kid, well it's a belief to you but the truth for me.
Edit: I'm sorry if it angered you but never in my intention that I was shouting or implying that anyone's belief is wrong.