Writer: XP
Subject: A Crisis of Faith
Link: 03.06.2021 / Atheist Republic
A Crisis of Faith
I found this an interesting piece, sent to me by the Atheist Republic … as one of the last of the Baby Boomer generation and an “Satanist”, I find the crisis of faith an exciting thing … why?
Because in the void left behind there is the opportunity for those of us with free minds to explore the “what if” and though I have no intention of becomes reliant on a supernatural force to govern my life … wouldn’t it be fun to imagine that in the place of “God” … that we see the raise of “Satan” as the ambassador of freedom … freedom to explore your sexuality, freedom to try every taboo, freedom from the constraints of so-called morality, freedom from judgment and government, freedom to be yourself.
The crisis of faith, like the crisis of COVID … could be the start of a whole new world, where we throw away two millenniums of pain and suffering; and no longer bow down to a hypercritical “God” and the ridiculous and incredulous stories of doctrine (in the Bible) … like a child growing up and realising that there ain’t no Father Christmas … and begin to live for today and not for some vague hope of a place in heaven … what do you think?
43% of Millennials ‘Don’t Know, Don’t Care, Don’t Believe’ God Exists
The American Worldview Inventory 2021 assessed the perspectives of four generations: Millennials, Gen X, Baby Boomers, and the Builders. They found that Millennials have gone farther in cutting ties with traditional Christian views and normative biblical teachings than previous generations. Just 16% of Millennials and 26% of Gen X believe that they will go to Heaven if they accept Jesus as their savior, compared to approximately half of the generation before them. Moreover, 43% of Millennials stated they either don’t know, don’t care, or don’t believe God exists compared to 28% of Boomers. 44% of Millennials believe Satan is real and influential, compared to 64% of Boomers. 31% of young adults strongly agree that what is considered “morally right and wrong” varies over time and is based on societal standards, compared to just 25% in 2018. Christian press reacted strongly to this study, suggesting that the beliefs and behaviors of younger Americans “threaten to reshape the nation’s religious parameters beyond recognition.”
Always loved throwing it in Roman Catholic’s faces that all I have to do is ‘convert’ on the death bed and get into ‘heaven’. Hey, it worked for Justinian, why not for me?
Not that I would. Hell sounds far more interesting and I expect most of the people I would want to meet are in Hell. Bowie, Freddy Mercury, Amy Winehouse just to name a few.
Hail BG … and you’ll find me there too
In theory, conversions have to be sincere to work. So it’s not quite that simple.