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Indeed. Why do people rationalise this stuff in such an odd way? Attention isn't currency and advertising isn't a foreign exchange. They mention about having a
by tupac_speedrap 5y ago
Indeed. Why do people rationalise this stuff in such an odd way? Attention isn't currency and advertising isn't a foreign exchange. They mention about having a new "mental model" so mental gymnastics is probably an appropriate term in this case.
- zardo 5y agoStart constructing your views from a foundation of, "I'm a good person. The things I do are good."
- NateEag 5y agoOne of the things traditional Christianity has going for it is that any adherent is supposed to accept, at core, that they are not an inherently good person. Doesn't mean everything you do is automatically terrible, but in many Christians it does encourage self-reflection and self-awareness, because of the knowledge that any given impulse you have may actually be a selfish one that's terrible for other people. ...granted, it doesn't always work that way in conservative US evangelicalism. Even there it does sometimes, though. /rabbittrail
- hutzlibu 5y agoAh well, the people who burned at the stake, only burned, because the inquisitors wanted to save their soul, so doing something good to them.
- NateEag 5y agoThe Inquisition was a truly horrible desecration against many unfortunate human beings. What I know of the Gospels makes me believe the Inquisitors were in no sense followers of Christ. (Of course, the Inquisition has nothing to do with the point I was making, but that point was itself a rabbit trail, so I suppose turnabout is fair play.)