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Matthew 10:35-37 “For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law. And a man’s foes shall be they of his own household. He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy…
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There are many Americans that would like to convert the United States into a Christian Nation. Many falsely claim that it was established as a Christian Nation to begin with and has changed. Those who founded this nation from the beginning clearly meant it to be a secular state, totally neutral in religious…
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Initially religions were invented to explain those things in nature for which primitive humans had no explanation. Earthquakes, weather, and other natural occurrences were not within the control of humans. What caused them? When the concept of cause and effect developed in early humans they naturally assumed there was a cause for every effect. There…
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The Origin of Religion The numerous religions of mankind may have a more primitive origin than we realize. They may have an origin directly linked to an instinctual primal emotional state, specifically, fear. Many have proposed that religion arose out of fear, and I assert that they are correct. However, the results of this origin…
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Where is the narrow fine line where the niceties of social interaction is perceived as accommodation? Atheists and theists have completely opposed points of view on religion. Yet there are always those who in the “spirit” of good will go to extra lengths to be civil in what they view as a means to persuade…
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The Guilt Cycle In this, the final installment of Darrel Ray’s book “The God Virus: How it Infects Our Lives and Culture”, I present what he calls “the Guilt Cycle”, and how it is used to keep the faithful, faithful. Guilt is a powerful psychological force, he states.. the drive to reduce guilt motivates behavior…
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In The God Virus, Darrel Ray explains his view of what occurs when the virus infects an individual. Upon infection the virus begins creating “anti-bodies” to repel competing viruses. Typically the individual will be subjected to studies which provide justifications for the correctness of their own beliefs while instilling arguments for why other interpretations, other…
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In his book Darrel Ray asserts that religion has five useful properties 1.Infect people. 2.Create antibodies against other viruses. (religions) 3.Take over certain mental and physical functions and hide itself in the individual. 4.Use specific methods of spreading the contagion. 5.Program the host to replicate the Virus. –1. Religions seek to infect individuals when they…
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A Book Review. The God Virus: How Religion Infects Our Lives and Culture Initially, indoctrination of the young is carried out in all religions. Young malleable minds are filled with the teachings from the various tomes held by the myriad religious faiths. After this, these young people turn into adults, and are sent forth to…
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World English Dictionary definition: Catharsis: 1.(in Aristotelian literary criticism) the purging or purification of the emotions through the evocation of pity and fear, as in tragedy 2.See also abreaction the bringing of repressed ideas or experiences into consciousness, thus relieving tensions 3.purgation, esp of the bowels World English Dictionary definition: abreaction : the release…
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