Codesmith

Life, Or Something Like It
2004-08-22 08:34:58 (UTC)

Do You Even Read That Bible?

It's 407am. The weather didn't change in the span it took
me to write that last entry. My body temperature is still
a bit high. It might be just my imagination thhough, since
I have not felt the need to drink any water yet.

But really, who thinks about these things? That's probably
not normal. My only excuse was that I was taught to be
observant about as many things as I could humanly follow
mentally and physically.

So ... we watched Big Brother 5 today. It was nomination
night, and unsurprisingly Nakomis, a.k.a Jennifer,
nominated Adria and Natalie. I can totally understand the
reason for nominating them for eviction. They not only
represent an obvious alliance wrought through the forges
of family ... but because they backstabbed Nakomis's
alliance.

Listen to me, I sound like someone who's addicted to this.
I'm really not addicted. Really.

But at anyrate, I wanted to mention an observation. So ...
Adria who was head of household at one time, put up Will
and Marvin because she thought that God told her to do
it ...

I had a sort of theological/morality discussion with a
friend of mine earlier today. The idea of God came up alot
of times. I have alot of stands on the issue. I guess
whichever stand I take depends on who I'm talking to or
whatever I feel at the moment. I tend to take an opposite,
sort of devil's advocate stance on the God issue. If
someone says that God doesn't exist, I will use everything
I know to prove God exists. And if someone says God
doesn't exist, I will pull out everything I know to prove
that God doesn't exist. I find that it makes for a good
mental exercise. That and I like to antagonize people.

This situation though, called for something different. I
had to assume that God existed and from there I had to
help a friend of mine with an issue.

At first I kind of thought that she would be a typical
Christian. A typical Christian being defined as being non-
Catholic and generally either twisting the words found in
the Bible or otherwise never having ever read the Bible ...

But she did know what she was talking about. Which was
impressive to me, and part of the reason I decided to try
to help her instead of antagonizing her.

I mention all this because like I said on Big Brother
5, ... Adria put up Marvin and Will because she said God
told her to do it? I find that quite offensive. Now
normally, I try to keep an open mind. For all I know, God
did tell her to put those two up.

But, ... when claim that the only time God talks to you is
during the night, ... and when you generally backstab
people in the back ... for money? I tend to find it hard
to believe God put you up to this.

I'm not a religious person in the least. Probably alot
less religious than the typical drunk frat boy. But I take
great offense to that, as religion was a part of my
growing up years ... I do not take kindly to people
insulting something dear to me.

This isn't the first time either. I believe Adria might
have mentioned that money was the root of all evil
according to the Bible. I know definitely that Jase, an
evicted houseguest, was a person who did say that. But, I
wouldn't be surprised if Adria said it too somehow.

I just can't believe how someone who reads the Bible can
get that scripture so incredibly wrong. Do these people
not read the Bible? Do they just stare at the pretty white
pages for show? I think it's pretty pathetic that for
someone like her to read the bible every night before bed
to get that scripture wrong ... and for me who hasn't read
the Bible in years ... to remember that verse crystal
clear. The verse says, the love of money is the root of
all evil. Not money. The love of money.

When you think about it, ... it's all Socratic. I
mean, ... money is in itself a worthless item. It has no
intrinsic value. Well, ... unless it was like ... water
and you're in a desert and haven't drunk a drop for two
days. But I'm talking about paper money. Money in a
society where currency takes on the perceived value as a
result of governmental standards or dictated by market
trends.

You know like ... a plastic economy model. Or a model
based on credit cards.

Money in that kind of form has no intrinsic value. It's
just means towards an end. People who do anything they can
to acquire money ... that is where the evil lies. I mean,
what the hell are you guys doing in the Big Brother house
anyway? You're there to lie, cheat, and backstab in order
to win money. You're love of money has enticed you to do
acts that are not conducive to a happy society.

That's where the evil lies, as talked about in the Bible.

I am always wary of people who use religion to advance
their goals. It kind of reminds me of the Christian
Crusaders who carved a path of blood and dead bodies from
Europe to Jerusalem.

I have noticed that these people who use religion to
advance their goals tend to fall into two categories. The
incredibly religiously uneducated. Or those who are master
manipulators. I haven't exactly met someone who's a master
manipulator. Well, King James I mean. But I never met him
personally. Other than that ... I've never actually met
someone who used religion to advance their goals ... and
realized that they were doing it. I have a feeling that
they exist though. ... In very nice looking churches.

I have a hard time trusting pastors from a very nice
looking Church. I always wonder ... how exactly the Church
came into being. I use to not have that trouble with
Catholic churches ... cathederals and of the such. The
Catholics, ... I tend to trust them more. Well, ... the
friars and monks I trust alot more than the parishes. Even
today, I find it more difficult to find priests who don't
adhere to the old tradition of the black robes.

That is ... poverty first. So that the common man may
advance.

Maybe I'm being too old fashioned. Did I mention that I
wanted to be a priest once? It seemed so ... cool.

I could never be a man of the robes. I love women way to
fucking much. In fact, being the headmaster of a women's
college ... that might not be a good idea. Me in charge of
hot nubile young flesh? Not a good idea. I mean, after a
Jesuit education I'm pretty sure I would be one of the top
minds in the country ... in that regards I would be
beneficial to women. But ... in regards to celibacy?
Probably not.

Well I think I'll end this for now.




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