The Psycology of Fear

Trilby · 02-11-2011, 01:13 PM

Yup - is good, the cellar.

glatt · 02-11-2011, 01:27 PM

Better with pictures though.

SamIam · 02-11-2011, 01:57 PM

The OP highlights one of my pet peeves - religions that are fear based are responsible for more destruction in society as a whole and to individual psyches than just about anything else.

What kind of god demands that you "love" him or you will burn in hell? What kind of god is pleased by the Christian inquisitions and Islamic jihadists and all the rest?

Every person without fail whom I have met who was raised in some hell fire denomination is messed up to a greater or lesser extent. This includes strict catholics, Jehovah's Witnesses (an especially nasty sect), many Mormons, baptist fundamentalists and more.

A human father who told his kid that unless he was "loved" and obeyed, he was going to throw the child in the fire place would be arrested for child abuse. If the father actually carried out the threat, he'd go to jail for a very long time.

Never mind about us meeting god's standards. How about god meeting OUR standards?

As the Buddha taught:

Hatred does not vanquish hatred.
Only by loving kindness is hatred dissolved.
This law is ancient and eternal.

DanaC · 02-11-2011, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by SamIam

A human father who told his kid that unless he was "loved" and obeyed, he was going to throw the child in the fire place would be arrested for child abuse. If the father actually carried out the threat, he'd go to jail for a very long time.

Never mind about us meeting god's standards. How about god meeting OUR standards?

Brilliant.

JBKlyde · 02-11-2011, 02:48 PM

the truthful tounge would say.. fear is not the end of this... I kind of see it more like the lion king... the dad dies and the boy runs away.. then the boy comes back and retakes the mountain...

teach a child to love and he will love to obey- Tim Boone

02-11-2011, 01:13 PM	#1
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	Yup - is good, the cellar. __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

02-11-2011, 01:27 PM	#2
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Better with pictures though. Attached Images

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JBKlyde Banned Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Encrypted Into an AmpitheaterWall Posts: 1,722	the truthful tounge would say.. fear is not the end of this... I kind of see it more like the lion king... the dad dies and the boy runs away.. then the boy comes back and retakes the mountain... teach a child to love and he will love to obey- Tim Boone Last edited by JBKlyde; 02-11-2011 at 03:15 PM.

02-11-2011, 01:57 PM	#3
SamIam Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Not here Posts: 2,655	The OP highlights one of my pet peeves - religions that are fear based are responsible for more destruction in society as a whole and to individual psyches than just about anything else. What kind of god demands that you "love" him or you will burn in hell? What kind of god is pleased by the Christian inquisitions and Islamic jihadists and all the rest? Every person without fail whom I have met who was raised in some hell fire denomination is messed up to a greater or lesser extent. This includes strict catholics, Jehovah's Witnesses (an especially nasty sect), many Mormons, baptist fundamentalists and more. A human father who told his kid that unless he was "loved" and obeyed, he was going to throw the child in the fire place would be arrested for child abuse. If the father actually carried out the threat, he'd go to jail for a very long time. Never mind about us meeting god's standards. How about god meeting OUR standards? As the Buddha taught: Hatred does not vanquish hatred. Only by loving kindness is hatred dissolved. This law is ancient and eternal.

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