Comments on: To you believers who aren’t crazy…. http://myzenarcade.com/2009/05/20/to-you-believers-who-arent-crazy/ Look at who has been in power most of the last 50 years. Tue, 08 Feb 2011 21:56:38 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: moleboy http://myzenarcade.com/2009/05/20/to-you-believers-who-arent-crazy/comment-page-1/#comment-3341 moleboy Thu, 21 May 2009 11:46:30 +0000 http://myzenarcade.com/2009/05/20/to-you-believers-who-arent-crazy/#comment-3341 I actually see this as the almost inevitable result of religion. If I am a fanatical believer, every time I see someone going to church, I'm getting sort of a wink and a nod. I'm being validated. Most of these fanatics never do anything harmful, per se. But after a lifetime of being told that their faith is reasonable on some level, how can we be surprised when they DO do something insane? By the time we condemn these people, its far too late. They've had a lifetime of being told that they are not insane, just a little vigorous in their faith, but the faith itself is just fine. We've given the thumbs up to their insanity. But you are right, these families are sick. I nearly blew a gasket when I heard about the neumann case, nearly cried as I imagined that poor girl just wishing her parents would help her. But, of course... The scary thing here, as I've said before, is that these people have more children. Further, in their minds they are playing with eternal souls and any price paid here on earth pales in comparison to the afterlife. I actually see this as the almost inevitable result of religion. If I am a fanatical believer, every time I see someone going to church, I’m getting sort of a wink and a nod. I’m being validated.
Most of these fanatics never do anything harmful, per se.
But after a lifetime of being told that their faith is reasonable on some level, how can we be surprised when they DO do something insane?
By the time we condemn these people, its far too late. They’ve had a lifetime of being told that they are not insane, just a little vigorous in their faith, but the faith itself is just fine.
We’ve given the thumbs up to their insanity.

But you are right, these families are sick. I nearly blew a gasket when I heard about the neumann case, nearly cried as I imagined that poor girl just wishing her parents would help her.
But, of course…

The scary thing here, as I’ve said before, is that these people have more children. Further, in their minds they are playing with eternal souls and any price paid here on earth pales in comparison to the afterlife.

]]> By: JW http://myzenarcade.com/2009/05/20/to-you-believers-who-arent-crazy/comment-page-1/#comment-3340 JW Thu, 21 May 2009 11:38:14 +0000 http://myzenarcade.com/2009/05/20/to-you-believers-who-arent-crazy/#comment-3340 It seems you have identified two believing camps at this point: 1. The believers who would openly support this 2. The believers who would sit silently by and effectively do wrong through inaction What about those who would openly condemn what these people are doing? These families are sicker than their poor children. I got tired of the news blabbing about swine flu and other idiocy. It appears I missed something worth getting enraged about. It seems you have identified two believing camps at this point:
1. The believers who would openly support this
2. The believers who would sit silently by and effectively do wrong through inaction

What about those who would openly condemn what these people are doing?

These families are sicker than their poor children. I got tired of the news blabbing about swine flu and other idiocy. It appears I missed something worth getting enraged about.

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