Donnerstag, 3. Dezember 2020

I'm no follower of the Jesus concept [a few snippets of thought]

First of all, if we have a Jesus even to this day, why do we cultivate the memory of the biblical story if we do not learn from it; and why is there no female Isaiah?

Among the great religions, Christianity seems to be the only religion that kills its central saint and celebrates it as something good, as redemption. Other major religions do not seem to need such a central "Burning Man". There are also sacrifices there, albeit as a personal renunciation of material abundance by every believer - a principle that is possibly becoming increasingly important. One could object that Christianity is after all the most successful religion in the world, the West or the Western principle dominates almost the entire globe. The question is whether one limits one's dominance oneself or is put in new barriers by the outside world - after all, nature strikes and strikes back the former colonies - the latter, however, under the patronage of the adopted Jesus concept.

Last but not least, what is the Jesus concept all about, why was Jesus supposedly sent by God to demonstrate the power or trustworthiness of God to people? Aren't there enough other ways for God to demonstrate unearthly power and abilities?

 I think I can give myself the answer. If God were to show his power right in front of us, we would know that he is there, watching us, and we would try to communicate with him. What does he want from us, what should we do, what should we not, which party should we choose, which car to buy, which pants to wear in the morning, etc. We would not commit any more sin or even wrongdoing, we would be something like pets or what a herd of livestock.