Where did you first get taught verbally that you deserve nothing?

Question

I hear this all the time and I think that humanity has put this thought into itself from mythological religious programming. Tell me if I am right.

Answer 1

I was never taught that I "deserve nothing". The Bible teaches that God doesn't owe us, his creatures anything, but it doesn't teach that no one ever deserves anything.

1 Timothy 5:18 For the Scripture says, "You shall not muzzle an ox when it treads out the grain," and, "The laborer deserves his wages."

Romans 13:7 Pay to all what is owed to them: taxes to whom taxes are owed, revenue to whom revenue is owed, respect to whom respect is owed, honor to whom honor is owed.

Answer 2

Its easier to accept having nothing if you think you deserve nothing.
I think its interesting that the language used in the bible reflects a lot of feudal ideology. That lords are somehow deserving of their positions and have god-given rights of rule over the masses. Obedience is a requirement.
What better way to keep the serfs in line than to make them believe thats the way god means them to be.

Answer 3

Sadly, at home by parents....