Comment by Laura Benedict on September 1, 2011 at 7:52pm

The unthinking sheep (er, I mean people) who believe in organized religion and all that jazz don't think about the inherent hypocrisy in that religion.  I could go on and on for quite some time concerning the many hypocrisies I have personally witnessed, and then again about those I have heard/ read about.  "You just don't have enough faith," is a bully tactic used by most religions to ensure their people do what the religion wants them to. 

Comment by Colin Tomele on September 1, 2011 at 8:02pm

Yeah, my point is that the hypocrisy is so obvious that they make up these rules about critical thinking and reasoning. They call these traits that make us separate from other primates and animals evil. Inside the great papal circus tent, it makes sense - and it's scary to push against the walls - but once you tear through that thin fabric of lies, it's so damn apparent the brainwashing and propaganda and mind control that are used.

 

I like using the sheep label; followers brand themselves as sheep (as they are taught to do from near birth), happily so, and their owners leaders call themselves shepherds. It sounds derogatory and generalizing, but it's what we have to face if we want people to simply look at their world and choose their own reality. You can't make up your mind if RULE #1 is that questioning the rules means you will be tortured for eternity.

 

That's mental abuse in my book.

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