The brain of man is, especially in infancy, like a soft wax, ready to receive all the impressions we wish to make on it; education furnishes nearly all his opinions, at a period when he is incapable of judging for himself. We believe that the ideas, true or false, which at a tender age were forced into our heads, were received from nature at our birth; and this persuasion is one of the greatest sources of our errors. – Jean Meslier (1664-1729)
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Who was Jean Meslier and what was his philosophy
Jean Meslier was a French Catholic priest who lived in the 17th century. Despite his position as a priest, Meslier was a man of great intelligence and skepticism, who challenged the traditional religious beliefs of his time. He is most known for his posthumously published work, “Memoirs of a Priest,” which outlines his philosophical views… Continue reading
Rational belief exclude popular belief.
Atheism requires rational thought. It requires you to question everything around you and say, “maybe yes, maybe no”. The average person, is incapable of questioning perceived authority. A top down authoritarian school system stripped all freedom of thought and expression. Dwindling church members is not a sign of better rational thought, it just means less… Continue reading
The necessity of mystery in religion
What is a mystery? A mystery is nothing else but a contradiction, a palpable absurdity, a notorious impossibility on which theologians wish to compel believers to humbly close their minds and eyes. A mystery is whatever our spiritual guides cannot explain to us. In extreme cases, which happens more and more, this mystery cannot be… Continue reading
The God of modern theology
Ancient gods could move, build up, destroy and propagate beings to himself. The God of modern theology is a narcissist and a sterile being. A complete loner. Man made him so he does not occupy space, move material, produce anything visible and can also not create man or other gods. The new metaphysical God is… Continue reading
Religion paralyzes morality.
Religion paralyzes morality. The 10 Commandments is useless except that you cannot commit murder. If you don’t know that’s wrong there must be something wrong with you.
Continue readingReligion takes advantage of the weaknesses of people.
Religion seeks and feeds on specific weaknesses and vulnerabilities of people. People who have a habit of trembling every time they hear certain words grow dependent on them. These people are addicted to that type of fear. Once an addiction to fear sets in, fear becomes the crutch. They will rather listen to what creates… Continue reading
To adore God is to adore fiction.
Religion avoids embarrassment by telling us that we don’t need to know what God is. We must revere God without knowing Him. It must be unconditional faith, no questions asked, not even about Him and why he does certain things. Here is the problem I see. Humans can only adore, revere and love something tangible…. Continue reading
A universal god should have revealed a universal religion.
A universal religion does not exist. The closest we came to universality was paganism. The common thread was there are no rules. It could be said paganism is a universal religion.
Why is the gospel so difficult to understand
If God wanted religion to be essential, he would make it intelligible to everyone. If it was the most important thing, the goodness of God, it seems, ought to make it the clearest, the most evident, and the best demonstrated of all things. Is it not astonishing to see that the gospel, apparently so essential… Continue reading