tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2064729025510181487.post6559919213738904237..comments2023-09-26T16:01:59.345+02:00Comments on A life in juxtaposition: Bran Covered JackEugenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17722877695054410613noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2064729025510181487.post-22708224913073163832011-07-14T13:08:24.824+02:002011-07-14T13:08:24.824+02:00Thanks, I did have the privilege of going to a dua...Thanks, I did have the privilege of going to a dual medium school so at least I've had a lot of practice with English!<br /><br />I wouldn't say that religion is a mental illness. I was watching an interview with Micheal Shermer pitching his new book - The Believing Brain - and he did make a pretty good case that due to our evolutionary history, belief is pretty much hardwired into our brains. Having said that, the lady you're describing clearly has some screws loose!<br /><br />As I see it, the problem is that religion can become a gateway to gullibility. Once you get practiced in believing things are true with absolutely no evidence required, it just becomes easier to swallow increasingly ludicrous stories.Eugenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17722877695054410613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2064729025510181487.post-50633766272422670532011-07-13T23:36:08.319+02:002011-07-13T23:36:08.319+02:00Nicely done informative post.
It's really sad...Nicely done informative post.<br /><br />It's really sad that demented pathetic losers like Chick and the others mentioned in your post hold so much sway over the thought processes of so many people. It really is an indication that religion is either a form of mental illness, or people with mental illness tend to gravitate to religion.<br /><br />One of the wackiest fundies in my debate forum circuit is a dyed-in-the-wool Chickian. Not only is her theology based largely on his "teachings", she spends thousands of dollars each year on his tracts and relentlessly passes them out. She is one of the most disturbed Christians I have ever encountered. For example, she believes God has steel fangs, and that people who are thrown into hell are assigned their own personal "torture worm" that will gnaw on them for eternity. Why eternity? Because that pesky ol' worm dieth not, ya know. Nuckin' futs.<br /><br />I've sometimes toyed with the idea of a blog series under the sarcastic label "Heroes of Christianity", these morons would definitely make the list!<br /><br />By the way, no one would know English is your second language if you didn't mention it. You talk it very goodly!GumbyTheCathttp://www.cosmicsnark.comnoreply@blogger.com