JC Alexandre
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Author of the YA/MG fantasy series, "The Light Prince." I'm focusing mostly on discussing writing and fantasy. No politics.
Joined Feb 2023
"Duh, religion is about control, man!"
Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. We get it! You're an edgy perpetual teen who believes it's "oppressive" to face consequences for your actions, and you would rather do whatever you like without thinking about how your thoughts and actions affect others.
Go roll a joint and rub one out in your mother's basement!
If God and Jesus were proven to never have existed, many Christians would still continue to be Christian.
And if God were to step out of the clouds and reveal himself to all of humanity, many atheists would still refuse to worship and follow him.
"Logic, reason, and evidence" has nothing to do with it.
It's all about faith.
If the opposite of "progressive" is "regressive", is the opposite of "conservative" than "destructive"?
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Like, how is this any different from telling gay people that they should keep their sexual identities to themselves and not even mention their identity in the presence of others, even so much as wearing a rainbow-colored clothing item?
Gay people shouldn't be expected to live in the closet. And neither should Christians!
Sorry, not sorry.
Look, I'm going to be honest: as much as I'm against fanatical Christians, it seems to me the secular world expects the "respectable" Christian to be someone who simply goes to Church on Sunday, prays in their bedroom, and keeps their faith to themselves. Anything more, even so much as wearing a cross around your neck, is "going too far" and "forcing your religion on others."
Sorry, but I don't feel comfortable about maintaining such "respectability politics."
"Why does this person have such a victimhood complex?"
Translation: "Why does this person complain so much about being victimized. Why would they just shut up?"
#GOTG3 Spoilers
I have to say, despite being part of secular Hollywood, Marvel was real gutsy to make the big bad villian of Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 3 an atheist whose belief in naturalistic evolution drove him to create a scientific utopia through eugenics and social Darwinism.
His name is literally the High Evolutionary, and he literally says "There is no God...that's why I stepped in!"
The real reason Texas opposed posting the Ten Commandments in public schools:
You cannot post "Thou shalt not steal," "Thou shalt not commit adultery," and "Thou shalt not lie" in a building full of future lawyers, judges, and politicians. It creates a real conflict of interest.
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JC Alexandre
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Calvin has several good comments about writing. I'll post them occasionally.
Welp! The past few hours have proven Mark Twain correct: "Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience."
If someone is trying to tell you what you believe rather than ask you, that person is acting in bad faith and you do not need to humor them.
People arguing in bad faith will always assert a claim rather than ask a question.
"You have no evidence for what you believe," they tell you.
It's bait. They know full well you have evidence. They want you to present it. But not so that they can accept it. Only so they can dispute it.
This is called sealioning.
If they truly cared about learning about your beliefs, they would ask, "why do you believe what you believe?"
Don't bother with bad faith arguments. Don't take the bait.
For the record, I treat demands for evidence for the existence of God the same as demands for evidence for the existence of a round earth or man-made climate change.
It's not that I can't prove what I believe to be true. I can! It's just explaining it would prove too time consuming, especially since the person demanding the evidence is evidently asking in bad faith.
In short: I'm not wasting time and effort attempting to argue with someone in bad faith.
Also, if you're annoyed at the fact that I'm calling Satanism "bad", you might want to sit down and think about why you feel that way. Why are you upset over someone calling evil for what it is?
The growing popularity of Satanism is becoming unsettling, but it's unsurprisingly a sign that society is falling further from the grace of God.
"Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!" Isa. 5:20
BTW, replying with support for the Satanic Temple or any other form of Satanism will earn you an instablock.
Not today, Satan! 😡
I'm currently writing a story where a demonic cult sacrifices babies to harvest their blood for their dark rituals.
Some folks would call that premise strange even for fiction. Reality is proving itself stranger than fiction, unfortunately.
https://www2.cbn.com/news/us/satanist-group-offers-online-clinic-help-women-satanic-abortion-ritual
Man, I am getting sick and tired of always have to apologize for minor slights against people when other people have harmed me in worse ways and never apologized.
I don't want to face consequences for my actions if other people don't. I don't want to apologize if other people don't.
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When a mass shooter is discovered to have white supremacist and Nazi tattoos, it is completley accurate to call that person a Nazi.
This should NOT be a controversial take, but, sadly, it is!
White Evangelicals are going to be shocked Pikachu-faced when they get to heaven and discover that most Christians aren't as lily white as them. 😂
JC Alexandre
- Website
- http://jcalexandre.com
Author of the YA/MG fantasy series, "The Light Prince." I'm focusing mostly on discussing writing and fantasy. No politics.
Joined Feb 2023