Yourself?

Bio was terrible terrible terrible. Had stupid confusion over the instructions, there was NO proper erratum issued, I had no readings, confusion reigned, and we all got so freaked out. Especially me. At one point I forgot to breathe and got really dizzy. But lets all have faith in the Education System eh? Lets all have faith in the teaching profession, even though I had two really annoying invigilators who took it upon themselves to just mark us all down, and keep us away from our teachers.

Anyway, the serious stuff.

I have REAL issues with a God that obtains his authority on fear. In my mind, it is incongruous to have a saviour that tells us to fear him, and to abstain from sin, yet telling us all that we are ALL sinners, and that the only salvation comes through him. The issue is fear, and that the best way to free souls is not through the replacement of the fear of sinning, with the fear of God. Sin itself, is a very abstract concept linked with the mores of the time. Everything, to everyone can be considered a sin in itself. It all depends on your perspective and point of view. For example, most of the world are sinners in the eyes of Islam for their women do not cover themselves up upon reaching the age of puberty, they eat pork, and some even rear or keep in contact with dogs. Christianity promotes monogamy, which makes every single Chinese emperor in history sinners, and every Muslim taking up his right to four wives a sinner, no matter how virtuous or kind he is. Sin, is a very very abstract concept, which can only be said to be derivative of right and wrong, rather than demarcative of right and wrong. That is, sin is a result of what man now consider right and wrong, rather than sin being a very concrete concept that actually defines for us what is right and wrong.

Fear is no way to rule a populace towards happiness. It is ironic and contradictory. A good metaphor would be a murderer holding an axe above your head and saying, "Be thankful for me, for in your impending death, you finally get to see your entire life flash before you, and appreciate the beauty of every moment alive." Do the ends justify the means is what I'm saying here. Is the happiness of miracles and being with God worth living like an unclean being, and all the emotional baggage that comes with it? I think not.

Although everyone has an advantage to be moral creatures, would it be easier commiting moral crimes if you knew you'd be forgiven anyway, because "the flesh is weak", and everyone's a sinner?

posted by Downhere. @ 8:59 pm