Going to church is always a disturbing event for me. I see and hear things that greatly worry me. While singing hymns, I listened to the lyrics, and the connection was just downright alarming.
Now, it is commonly said that the Satan's other titles are light-bringer and morning star. Then I heard in the hymn's lyrics about praises sung to the morning star, which of course meant Jesus. Disturbing, but perhaps somewhat spurious. Perhaps it was a coincidence.
Then I recall the sacrament of the communion. Hmm...oddly enough, it involved the consumption of human flesh and blood. That was pretty alarming, because I remember Satan worshippers accused of doing the exact same things. Human sacrifice and cannibalism. Truly disturbing. But the plot thickens...
And here's the clincher: Most are familiar with the great rebellion in Christian mythology, whereby there was a rebellion by the angels and a whole bunch were thrown down. Now, when we think about worshipping a divine being-turned-human that is called the morning star and encourages people to eat human flesh and drink blood, that begins to sound suspiciously like a fallen angel.
It worries me, and really...I get pretty disturbed when I go to church at times. That is why I really would rather read my bible quietly during sermons. I feel safer that way.
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The way I see it, is that it is easy to destroy. It is a no-brainer kill, miam, mess up people (animals, organisations). Since it's so easy, then it's not shocking or clever. It's just wallowing in mediocrity.
It is challenging to repair broken stuff, to build something successful, and stop collapse-prone things from collapsing. It's challenging to think of how to make people happy, well-adjusted, eliminate poverty, protect the environment, etc. etc. That's why philosophers over the ages have generally been more concerned about the second type of question, rather than the first, because it's just too easy.
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