âThe meme for blind faith secures its own perpetuation by the simple unconscious expedient of discouraging rational Inquiryâ - Richard Dawkins
Dangerous Doctrinesâ¦
Two of the more harmful doctrines are âoriginal sinâ and âfree will.â The viral doctrine known as âoriginal sinâ states that human beings are evil at birth and require rescue from themselves. Thus, the requirement for salvation and redemption, which is tied into the conversion experience. In the real world, we are born with an evolutionary inclination toward altruism, thus inherently good, and have no need for a redemptive savior. The viral doctrine known as âfree willâ states that although mankind is free to choose between good and evil, it cannot make moral decisions without the aid of a redemptive savior. Again, tied into the conversion experience.
In the real world, mankind is completely capable of making good moral decisions, thus has no need for a bible, salvation or redemption. Then the virus of Fundamental Christianity heaps on doctrines that use fear to maintain itself. These are only two examples of how important it is to understand the many ways that the virus of Fundamental Christianity is a carefully designed instrument of mind control. It is contrary to human nature. It has, over the centuries, become an infection that has almost total control over the behavior and thinking of the fundamentalist.
Circular logic and the fear of eternal punishment serve to keep the believer locked in a prison that contains no allowance for investigation of factual science, but replaces it with religious pseudo-sciences to feed the natural desire to learn.
Just as a physical virus does, Fundamental Christianity protects itself by sequestering the infected host against outside attack. Thus, the âworldâ is discredited. Any evidence that is contrary to doctrine is willfully ignored and taught as persecution. In the real world, this stunting of intelligence causes a decline in mental health due to the allowance of instruction only through approved church doctrine. It also causes a distortion of language to the point at which the infected believer develops entirely new meanings to common use words, which reinforces the virus.
http://freethoughtblogs.com/alstefa...gious-belief-a-mind-virus-that-preys-on-fear/
Dangerous Doctrinesâ¦
Two of the more harmful doctrines are âoriginal sinâ and âfree will.â The viral doctrine known as âoriginal sinâ states that human beings are evil at birth and require rescue from themselves. Thus, the requirement for salvation and redemption, which is tied into the conversion experience. In the real world, we are born with an evolutionary inclination toward altruism, thus inherently good, and have no need for a redemptive savior. The viral doctrine known as âfree willâ states that although mankind is free to choose between good and evil, it cannot make moral decisions without the aid of a redemptive savior. Again, tied into the conversion experience.
In the real world, mankind is completely capable of making good moral decisions, thus has no need for a bible, salvation or redemption. Then the virus of Fundamental Christianity heaps on doctrines that use fear to maintain itself. These are only two examples of how important it is to understand the many ways that the virus of Fundamental Christianity is a carefully designed instrument of mind control. It is contrary to human nature. It has, over the centuries, become an infection that has almost total control over the behavior and thinking of the fundamentalist.
Circular logic and the fear of eternal punishment serve to keep the believer locked in a prison that contains no allowance for investigation of factual science, but replaces it with religious pseudo-sciences to feed the natural desire to learn.
Just as a physical virus does, Fundamental Christianity protects itself by sequestering the infected host against outside attack. Thus, the âworldâ is discredited. Any evidence that is contrary to doctrine is willfully ignored and taught as persecution. In the real world, this stunting of intelligence causes a decline in mental health due to the allowance of instruction only through approved church doctrine. It also causes a distortion of language to the point at which the infected believer develops entirely new meanings to common use words, which reinforces the virus.
http://freethoughtblogs.com/alstefa...gious-belief-a-mind-virus-that-preys-on-fear/