Gott Mit Uns (God is with us) proclaimed the belt buckles of the Nazi SS storm troopers. Of course, every religion makes the same claim. The way the believer justifies the exercise is that God is in on his side, and needs his efforts to see that God's work is done.
But it doesn't stop there. When you figure God is on your side, you can believe almost anything. Including the notion that you're one of "God's chosen." Here the unspoken implication is that if you're of of God's chosen, the other fellow ISN'T, and that you're somehow therefore better.
Another notion common to believers is that they are somehow less vulnerable to the vicissitudes of life. :) sorry, I just chuckled.
Course the most damaging thing is believers justify hatred. The idea that God hates the same people you do is particularly gratifying in that it makes the indulgence in hatred not only acceptable, but somehow approved and even encouraged by God.
Same question then... is religion dangerous?
2006-12-26
12:10:42
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