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Chantal Voget
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Chantal Voget • upvoted 4 items 4 years ago
Religion-Plot-Holes
Bring on the downvotes bc I know I'm going to get them. No bible is the word of God written by man. They are the words of MEN written by MEN. FFS there are over 1,000 denominations of Christianity alone, each knowing their version is the right one and all others are blasphemy. Not to mention every bible from each religion is packed with contradictions...Religion-Plot-Holes
Bring on the downvotes bc I know I'm going to get them. No bible is the word of God written by man. They are the words of MEN written by MEN. FFS there are over 1,000 denominations of Christianity alone, each knowing their version is the right one and all others are blasphemy. Not to mention every bible from each religion is packed with contradictions...Religion-Plot-Holes
I could live my entire life, adhering completely to the Christian moral compass, save millions of lives, treat every person with the utmost respect and dignity, refuse all toxic thoughts and actions, and yet (according to most Christian dogma) I would still burn in hell for eternity if I didn’t believe the Christian God exists. That sentiment alone tells me that morality, and the course of our lives in general, is irrelevant in the end. All that matters is that the Christian God gets recognition. That God, to me, sounds more narcissistic than benevolent and loving. And therefore, is not a God I wish to worship. There’s also issues such as, if God is truly omnipotent and omniscient then he could have purged the world of all suffering and pain. But he hasn’t because... he loves us? Because somehow the gift of free will, and therefore the gift of imperfection is more important than letting your children suffer and experience pain? Some children are born into poverty, beaten, starved, and killed before 10 years of age, without ever seeing kindness. What’s the lesson there God? Why must you treat the creations you love with such disdain solely to “make a point.” I could go on. There’s so many issues I have with that belief system and narrative.Show All 4 Upvotes
Chantal Voget • upvoted 12 items 5 years ago
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Chantal Voget • upvoted 22 items 6 years ago
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My mom was in a nursing home, recovering from a heart attack (a battle she eventually lost). She had struggled with depression in her life, and this was hitting her very hard. She had worked in nursing homes, and hated them. I spent hours a day with her, and some days were better than others. I pushed her a lot, encouraging a positive outlook, and patience. Patience with herself, her situation, the staff, everything. I started taking in some headphones, thinking maybe music would cheer her up. So one afternoon I'm sitting next to her bed, and she's listening to my iPhone, and tears just start running down her face. I pulled the headphones off her and started asking her what was wrong. Asking her not to cry. She looked at me and smiled like a mother looking at her son, and simply asked me "what if that's what I need right now? To cry?" Then she pulled the headphones back on. Through all the pain and chaos of the last few years, that really stuck with me. What if sometimes, you don't need to focus on the positive. You don't need to smile, and bear it. Sometimes you just need to cry.Show All 22 Upvotes
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Chantal Voget • upvoted 4 items 4 years ago
Religion-Plot-Holes
I could live my entire life, adhering completely to the Christian moral compass, save millions of lives, treat every person with the utmost respect and dignity, refuse all toxic thoughts and actions, and yet (according to most Christian dogma) I would still burn in hell for eternity if I didn’t believe the Christian God exists. That sentiment alone tells me that morality, and the course of our lives in general, is irrelevant in the end. All that matters is that the Christian God gets recognition. That God, to me, sounds more narcissistic than benevolent and loving. And therefore, is not a God I wish to worship. There’s also issues such as, if God is truly omnipotent and omniscient then he could have purged the world of all suffering and pain. But he hasn’t because... he loves us? Because somehow the gift of free will, and therefore the gift of imperfection is more important than letting your children suffer and experience pain? Some children are born into poverty, beaten, starved, and killed before 10 years of age, without ever seeing kindness. What’s the lesson there God? Why must you treat the creations you love with such disdain solely to “make a point.” I could go on. There’s so many issues I have with that belief system and narrative.Religion-Plot-Holes
Bring on the downvotes bc I know I'm going to get them. No bible is the word of God written by man. They are the words of MEN written by MEN. FFS there are over 1,000 denominations of Christianity alone, each knowing their version is the right one and all others are blasphemy. Not to mention every bible from each religion is packed with contradictions... Chantal Voget • upvoted 12 items 5 years ago
Chantal Voget • upvoted 4 items 6 years ago
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