Fear Creates Petty God
July 6, 2008 8:15 am Raphael O'SunaOne can learn a great deal about a people, culture, civilization. society or consciousness, by examining the nature of its God or gods.
The Judeo-Christian religion has a very peculiar conception of God. This conception shows no great depth or profundity of thought and a consciousness filled with fear, guilt, violence, along with faith and hope. God, in this incarnation, resembles a very moody and inept man. A kind of screw-up, who has to eventually send down his son to be tortured, in order to try to make things right.
This God also seems confused, because he wants to punish people for doing exactly what he knew they would do when he created them.
This God possesses no humor, very little appreciation of beauty and seems to only reluctantly recognize the female half of creation. As for the lower kingdoms of nature, he seems to care nothing at all. He allows mankind to slaughter, ravage and capitalize at will.
The men who created this God were small indeed. Small and fearful. Small, fearful and full of vengeance. Small, fearful, vengeful and bereft of imagination. Whereas other writings soar, uplift, inspire and instruct in detail, Judeo-Christian Scriptures are like pieces of lead in our pockets and lashes on our backs.
– Raphael O’Suna, Haiku
Maui Cur. :
Date: July 6, 2008 @ 10:17 am
Yes, true. But sadly, the concept is here to stay.
Personally, I give the Jewish faith some credit. At least they don’t proselytize, as the Muslims and Christians do. I believe that inculcating children into these religions through “religious classes” is nothing less than child abuse and should be punished.
I use a belief in a god as a measuring tool for intelligence. If you believe in one, you’re an idiot, and Raphael, the world is full of idiots.