by mankkeli 3 Replies latest jw friends
We can discover no purpose or providence for the human species. No deity will save us; we must save ourselves. Promises of immortal salvation or fear of eternal damnation are both illusory and harmful. They distract humans from present concerns, from self-actualization, and from rectifying social injustices... Critical intelligence, infused by a sense of human being, is the best method that humanity has for resolving problems.
Do you second this thought?
[Clutching chest] Awww, LAAAWD! Jesus, Lawd! What is that DEVIL TEACHIN' these kids??
Repeat after me: as long as you are in MY house, there is a God.
Ma, that's from 'A Raisin in the Sun'. And there's no evidence--
AAAAAH!!! [Glass breaking] I'll kill ya, boy! Bring your behind ovah heah so I can TAN it!
--sd-7
P.S. I second your proposal.
Well said. Funny how many people (especially in the Truth™) think the thought of there being nothing more to than what you stated is so frightening.
makes me think of a good quote:
"I was dead for millions of years before I
was born and it never inconvenienced me a bit."
-- Mark Twain
Add my vote . . .
We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them.
Albert Einstein
