Priests salute Hitler at a Catholic youth rally in the Berlin-Neukölln stadium in August 1933.
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Yup. Sure!
Christians are incomprehensible.
Christians believe that a Jewish man was the creator of the universe. People who can believe that can believe anything.
“God” said that humanity must eat bread in the sweat of its brow. Jesus the hippie said, “Ach, no, don’t bother! Look how nice the lilies look, and they don’t do any work.” A son contradicting his father - and he’s a model for all humankind?
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Yes, so many contradictions!
Christians rely heavily (without realizing it) on the principle that allows one to “win” no matter the outcome of an event, or how many contradictions and holes there are in the story.
So if the Son contradicts the Father, as in your example, it’s because, they say, “with his sacrifice, he ‘fulfilled’ the law and its punishments - they no longer apply”.
But, on the other hand, if one likes an aspect of the “old” law, it can still apply - it’s God’s Word!
Or, if someone survives a disaster, they glorify God, because he saved them. But if 100 others die they can be explained away as sinners, martyrs, “it was their time”, “God works in mysterious ways”, or just ignored because they can’t speak up.
The squeaky wheel gets the grease!
If we win an election, they credit God for doing it.
If we lose an election, they claim it was still “Providential” because it exposed the schemes of our opponents. By ignoring the fact that the horrific destruction “Providence” has allowed these traitors to visit on us is irreparable, they can still declare that God is in control!
This technique works like a charm to keep believers from questioning the contradictions.
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This is a variant of Popper’s nonfalsifiability concept.
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Thanks! I knew there was a name for it, but couldn’t remember it.
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