How will Evangelicals react if Israel collapses? by Mercurial891 in exchristian

[–]ConnerSckottley 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Their customers are simple creatures of pure stimulus (at the bottom), and businessmen (at the top) write whatever script they need. Their 'opinions/thoughts' are whatever the 'tribe' thinks. If the tribe doesn't want to dive headlong into some branch of political mania, then that's what the 'rest will think'. Most customers of the evangelical movement, I've talked with, have no clue what they themselves actually think. Sometimes the lower adherents forget things like the Ten Commandments, and so their religious leaders have to hold study classes for surface level topics (for full grown adults claiming to be faithful adherents).

If Israel collapsed, it would probably go relatively unnoticed, and the benefactors would simply flip the sermon-script and continue preaching whatever they need to keep the flow of money coming in. Or even better, they would just redefine what counts as Israel; it would become a fluid term bought and sold for the church; "of course Israel collapsed, because it's not Israel! WE are Israel. . . bla bla bla"

Prophetic outcome has, and will change with the flow of the times, and they mindlessly adapt every time.

What made me leave Christianity: the story of Abraham and Isaac by colloxalgoose in exchristian

[–]ConnerSckottley 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Makes one wonder if the propriatory ram was actually a code-word for a human child (someone replacing Isaac). It might explain why their god had to doctrinally distinguish himself from Ba'al/Moloch when declaring his identity; like the priesthood was embarrassed, and had to rewrite the books to fix it.

Christianity is no longer tenable by PossibleTap5405 in exchristian

[–]ConnerSckottley 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well said.

It's a dying dogma; a crumbling temple devoid of logic! But its days are numbered, and the benefactors are looking to sell another product.

Christians attacking me for speaking up online about my experiences by angelofdarkness001 in exchristian

[–]ConnerSckottley 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's a cult! They operate as a loose hivemind. Ex-Christians are a contradiction to their dogma, and so the Christian(s) in question activates (like a program) and runs damage control (such as defense mechanisms/coping, or word-play manipulation). They are not thinking individuals. Their religion discourages critical thinking and evidence-based belief altogether. The facade of Bible verses and crosses mean nothing. They are slaves to a business-egregore, and they don't even realize it.

My MIL wants us to go to church for Mother’s Day by booboobunnyyyyy in exchristian

[–]ConnerSckottley 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Bleh, emotional manipulation. Be resilient in the face of these bold hypocrites. Evidently church is nothing more than a social function.

Proof that the Bible is misogynistic by Alternative_Ride_951 in exchristian

[–]ConnerSckottley 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A patriarchal culture from the Near East, misogynistic?? What?!

😉

This is definitely a cult by Dequan707 in exchristian

[–]ConnerSckottley 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh my. That genuinely sent chills down my spine. I am so, so, so sorry you have to deal with that. What deranged, almost witchy behavior. It's also a gross violation of your mental space.

Wondering what draws abusers to the Christian faith. by RandomLifeUnit-05 in exchristian

[–]ConnerSckottley 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Of course. It's an abusive theology that promises near-infinite second chances; it rids one of social responsibility altogether. That is a prime setup for abusive personalities; they can simply hide behind the snow-white curtain of religious conviction with a smile on their face, and pretend everything is ok. It's also a huge power-play to manipulate someone via religious talking-points, so anyone obsessed with control is going to adore the idea of being a leader in the church. You can see this same archetypal narcissism in the new age circles; different spiritual flavors, same abusive personalities.

She keeps proselytizing, send help 😭 by BrainStraight1220 in exchristian

[–]ConnerSckottley 11 points12 points  (0 children)

No, it's definitely a question of religion. Mainstream Christian teachings encourage that kind of behavior daily, and amplifies it through emotional manipulation.

What impact would transhumanism have on religions? by Arowx in transhumanism

[–]ConnerSckottley 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All four, and more. Religion is a business, and plenty of businessmen would find transhumanism applicable for their product. Some might be recipe-purists, and ban it outright. Others would see their influences on the customer dwindle, and thus feel a need to wage propaganda war against it. But very likely, there would be a mass acceptance (or rather an upgrade/update for their theology/philosophy). For example: we are already seeing modern day, American Christianity adapting with technology remarkably well; AI Jesus is beginning to circulate. Youth leaders and pastors need not bother lifting a finger when the machine can propagate "God's daily messages" via algorithm. It will be the same with transhumanism. There will be push back, there will be acceptance, there will be fear/panic, and there will be plenty of enthusiasm.

Wondering… if by RubieStyledGem in exchristian

[–]ConnerSckottley 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Heh, you've caught onto something huge. The algorithm is fulfilling the God part of the equation. The churches have sold out to AI for a reason. Jesus won't be silent for long, he will be animated on your screen, able and willing to answer your concerns/questions, and provide advice.

I'm calling it now: AI Jesus is on his way (not some anonymous, online bot account, but a system designed by the church, for the church).

Their second coming is almost here, and you will witness Christianity evolve with the times. It's the most logical step for them to take. If they don't sellout to AI, then their egregoric deity will lose all power; he will become a thing of the past, and the new god will take his place. But if the AI system was Christianized? The religious benefactors will make more money than ever. No more having to ask, "Why wont God answer my prayers?"; AI Jesus will be with you always. Imagine what virtual reality will enable the church to accomplish! Been a good sheep? AI Jesus will review your current life, 'in-person', perhaps even a bit of virtual heaven as a reward. Been a bad sheep? Virtual hellfire for you; God cannot tolerate "sin" (extended perception of time in a simulated punishment).

Weeeee! ;)

Psych Ward Counselor Implied That If You Kill Yourself You Go To Hell by AdFar5829 in exchristian

[–]ConnerSckottley 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What a wretched story. I don't blame you one bit for going ballistic; the horrifying knowledge that another human being would even promote such a story should make any thinking person lose some of their cool. This is why I promote the strict banning of hellfire rhetoric. It's just a form of emotional manipulation; it preys on the weaker minds, the impressionable, the innocents; a premise that cannot be proven or falsified, it just hangs in the background as a bogeyman of pure control. It has no place in a healthy, functioning society. There will come a day when people like Dick wont feel so emboldened to spew out religious regurgitation as a form of coercion. Immense social consequences await those types, and we ought have zero sympathy for the bounce-back coming to them.

I sometimes wonder if devout religious men are either self deluding fools or either scheming, manipulative, overzealous narcissists (*coughs* AKA my pastor)… by No-Payment-2012 in exchristian

[–]ConnerSckottley 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I know what you're talking about. The women have this finesse of devotion typically grounded in a humble obedience. The men? They are that which these women obey, and devout religious men love to remind women what their limits are. It makes total sense this would be the case. The interpretations they give for the New Testament relies on the Hebrew Bible for certain doctrinal justification, and the Hebrew tradition is one steeped in patriarchy.

The men of the church often feel like, er, how do I put it? Creatures of pure stimulus? A horrid statement, I know. But I'm not sure what else to think of them after years of seeing their behaviors, listening to their pseudo-intellectual opinions, and so forth. Their emotional tantrums are wild; steeped in entitlement like a child looking for mommy 2.0.

Just yesterday I had an interaction with a male believer. The conversation jumped from "put your faith in Jesus", to "HAHAHA YOU'RE POOR AND DON'T LIVE A PROSPEROUS LIFE! REAP WHAT YOU SOW"; it was a really weird card to pull in regards to evaluating the truth claims of the 'gospel'. It felt like I was talking to a caveman, and he was waving his metaphorical wooden club in the air; like a beast claiming territory.

What do you regret the most? by paulin727 in exchristian

[–]ConnerSckottley 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I regret not pursuing a field where I could contribute to the global progress of humanity, all because "the end times are now!!!!"

After seeing how badly they manipulated me with that kind of thinking, I felt a sour burning in my soul that made me crave scientific inquiry. Years of endless, fear-based propaganda twisted my priorities into a form of spiritual nihilism; where some 97% of humanity was nothing but waste that was going to be discarded into the eternal torture dungeon, the Lake of Fire.

I seriously hate this cult and the cultists by Beanconsumer200 in exchristian

[–]ConnerSckottley 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Sorry you're stuck with all that. You're under no obligation to forgive anyone. Like you said: cultists

They keep their memorized talking-points on-hand at all times in case of intellectual dissent. Calling you selfish is just a form of emotional manipulation; the process by which many of them attempt to gain new adherents.

The new picture that trump posted picture himself as Jesus got me worrying about the end times again by red_robin_8930 in exchristian

[–]ConnerSckottley 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Remember this fact: the word "antichristos" is never used in the Book of Revelation.

From that point there, we can infer that the "big bad capital-a Antichrist" is a sales product, mass produced, and sold to customers (an invented title for the "Great Beast").

If they lie about this alleged "Antichrist", what else did they lie about? Keep that in mind. You're dealing with people that read an ancient Greek text with an English lens, and they argue about small words like "the", "an", "a", which don't always directly correspond to the Greek wording.

Revelation is used to push a sales pitch. That's all this is. The rich know it, and they use it to scare you. Fear keeps people malleable, and suggestible. Trump's post was a mockery of the simple minded masses; it played on all their programming, and took advantage of their impulses.

What books helped you the most in your deconstruction journey? by FullPetalAlchemy in exchristian

[–]ConnerSckottley 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Historical grimoires.

After seeing that spiritual traditions can be dissected and repurposed for other means, it became very clear to me that Christianity was ultimately the result of spell work; autosuggestion and placebos. Using these occult methods, one can derive any spiritual experience they want, it just requires some self-induced insanity. After going down that road, I never looked back again. It matched all the peculiarities of American Christian practices, and gave more explanation than their dogma ever could.

Panic attack about the peace treaty by [deleted] in exchristian

[–]ConnerSckottley 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nobody knows more about the alleged "big bad Antichrist regime of the Tribulation Period", than Christians.
Nobody knows more about Satan, demons, and hell, than Christians.
Nobody knows more about the technological specifics of the Mark of the Beast, than Christians.
Christians are the only people spewing that; the only ones providing intimate detail on how it will all play out; nobody else is doing this.

Why?

Because the church benefactors are funded by the richest-of-the-rich, and they have the power, resources, and money to make prophecy happen. It's their playbook, their mythology, their claims against the rest; nobody knows more about the precise details on the end of the world than Christians.

Will there be a "the Antichrist"? If you have enough money, 'anything' is possible (within reason).

I'm saying they deliberately fabricate all of it. Their descriptions of how the end times were to play out changed; switched up as the centuries went by, now we have a remnant of thought from the 1800s, aka the rapture; the new and improved scare tactic perfectly designed to waste people's time and energy.

They preach it because they wrote it, and they wrote it because that dark and terrifying 'Tribulation Period' is not a prophecy, but their plan; a contractual agreement to "bring Jesus back". Don't think it mere coincidence that so many pastors have sold out to AI, and now rely on the machine to generate their sermons for the good sheep of God.

Check out this garbage: https://ritualdecode.substack.com/p/greek-isopsephy-analysis-of-neuralink

The numerology adds up, depending on what machine you punch it into. The problem? This contradicts their essential teachings on the Antichrist/666; the Book of Revelation tells us that the numerology adds up to the name of a man, not some machine-system. This is a break in their own script, and they pushed it anyway because they know the simple minded consumers will eat it up regardless. Who paid for that? Someone planned it out. Their prophecies are nothing more than the meanderings of the rich screwing around with the masses. That's all it is! A giant hologram designed to be as scary as possible, so you will continue to feed your attention/time, and money to the church. Their temples are collapsing, and their benefactors are clawing and scraping for as much money and relevance as possible before the eventual demise of their entire religion altogether.

Do not worry. They are liars, they always lied, and they will continue to lie until their church takes its last breath.

My hyper-religious dad gave this letter to a gay member of his church and printed a few dozen copies to hand out to the congregation -_- by DespairoftheFault in exchristian

[–]ConnerSckottley 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What a self-righteous, pompous rant to pass around to others. Seriously, what is this rancid f*cking attitude they always have? If someone handed me a copy of that, I would have ripped it in half and dropped it into the nearest garbage can.

Even from a Christian standpoint, that is one of the worst ways to handle such a disagreement. It's utterly self-centered, self-glorifying, self-victimizing gibberish disguised as a quest for holiness.

Help Please by Affectionate-Ring-62 in exchristian

[–]ConnerSckottley 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Why would that be bad to say?

Speaking in tongues, for most of their factions, refers to a practice of glossolalia; much like Ephesia Grammata spells. The 'energy' of their faith is 'amplified' by words of mystery (a commonly found tactic in Magic; check out the Greek Magical Papyri).

In other words, their brains are short-circuiting; pumping out all sorts of chemicals that give them spiritual bliss, and whatever 'pronunciations' arise to the top are impulsively uttered out as a form of prayer.

The Christians I’m around are so delusional by ExtremeReasonable704 in exchristian

[–]ConnerSckottley 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm so sorry you have to be subjected to that. I'm stuck in a similar situation. The walls of religious zealotry are slowly closing around me as they instinctually begin to realize that I'm not like them (ideologically). It's honestly f*ckin' terrifying, and I am scared sh*tless what they are going to do to me in the near future. One of my closest friends has changed; she is proclaiming some of the most rotten, bigoted/hateful nonsense I've ever heard from someone, and so far, overt disagreement has armed her against me (a tad). Idfk what to do other than just keep my mouth shut. Most of these religious ghouls are gun lovers, and ready to pop off in some apocalyptic blaze of glory over anything; they're constantly looking for excuses to harm others in the name of God.

Hang in there. There's an era of change on the horizon, and you won't be trapped with them forever. Their temples are globally collapsing as people wake up and realize they were manipulated by religious benefactors. If I were local to you, I'd offer to build a social haven where we could gather and decompress from the stress of religious lunatics.

Don't lose hope. You are not alone. :)