pete wrote:
[snip]
I suspect that part of the appeal of paternalistic religions is that
the notion of a father-god allows the follower to assume the part
of the delinquent child, as opposed to a responsible adult. I see it
as all part of people's avoidance of doing their own spiritual homework.
And attending to the requirements of an afterlife can be a handy
excuse for not being concerned with the health of the planet in
one's real life. ...Daddy will come along and fix the mess we've made,
and take us away to happyland where we won't ever have to worry
about such things...
[snip]
I have a web page where I collect examples of the asymmetrical discourse
which shapes persons into people such as described above.
http://www.cloud9.net/~bradmcc/GO/power.html
As the title of one of Alice Miller's books goes: "Thou Shalt Not Be
Aware"....
\brad mccormick
--
Let your light so shine before men,
that they may see your good works.... (Matt 5:16)
Prove all things; hold fast that which is good. (1 Thes 5:21)
<![%THINK;[SGML+APL]]> Brad McCormick, Ed.D. / [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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