Even in death you still look sad.

[tir_synni]

I'm constantly getting interrogated about this whenever the subject comes up: why are you so interested in religion if you're an atheist? There tend to be heavy implications of denial on my part surrounding these questions. I try to explain, but I don't think many people get it.

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[anmita]

90% of present day Christianity and rennewed religious texts = peganism and bullcrap

And yet many people are still completely ignorant of the practices they act out's history and meaning. Then in combination with that they turn up their noses and hide behind a book that's been reprinted more times than Tiberius had boy slaves.

That's why it's so interesting to me. I mean, who wouldn't want to know every little detail of what spawned such a fanatical volley of lies and contradictions?

That and I find Satan an interesting subject. I was raised being told that angels were obedient only to god, with no will but his will. And well, that's bullcrap if satan rebelled. So I always look for more cracks in the manger.

[tir_synni]

Over a century ago, learning the Bible and studying it were good things. After that, though, it became believed that actually knowing your stuff hurt your faith. In a warped way, I kind of get it, but it still breaks my brain.

The Bible is kinda fucked up, anyway. It's name simply means "The Book," but it's made up of who knows how many independent stories that get weaved into one timeline. Then you have the various translations over time. Like Moses' shining face? Actually is translated into horns. Yep. Moses had horns. I'm going to write a story about that someday, I swear.

I'm kind of sorry for the angels. The main times they get called up in the Bible is to kill someone. Yeesh.

[anmita]

I can't wrap my head around that. Mainly a large reason why I probably lean more away from religion among other reasons. I cannot blindly believe in something. I need to know the why, the how, the whole shabangabang.

It's a pet peeve of mine.

I'll do art for it if you write it. I swear to god I will.

The warshands of god. I can say though, that I understand the popular myth about the devil.I mean, we are nasty ratty creatures, and if put in the situation he was, I'd give god the finger too.

Did you know that vampiric mythology actually spawns from god cursing Kain?

[tir_synni]

I think I've heard of that, but only via video game. As far as I know, the main part of the whole vampire myth started from the same disease that helped inspire the werewolf myth. I think a king in England even had the disease. I'll have to look it up and clarify sometime.

Honestly, I love the concept of angels being the assassins of God. It makes me nervous when someone says an angel is watching over me, true, but pointing that out to the same person saying that is awesome.

[anmita]

There's a videogame about that?

I get kind of antsy because the thought of god and his angels watching me is creepy. Because I feel weird when I wank or shower. >__>

[tir_synni]

I think this is it. *shrugs* I watched my brother play a lot of video games growing up.

I just remember Family Guy and how Chris wailed, "God's watching me do number two? Oh, man, I'm a sinner, and God's a pervert."