by Luther Reads
Remember the horror film "Child's Play" about a possessed children's doll named Chucky? And then Child's Play 2, and 3, and Bride of Chucky, and Seed of Chucky? That damn doll just wouldn't die. They stabbed it, burned it, shot it in the heart and blew up it's head. But still, he lived.
The Christian god is like Chucky in that he just won't die. The Greek gods are dead. The Egyptian gods are mostly dead. The Hindu gods, well, they're still around. But the Christian god is one of the most resilient gods of all time. Science was supposed to be the magic bullet, with its insistence on objectivity and verifiable claims. The Christian god was supposed to cower into a corner, afraid for his very existence, but that isn't about to happen any time soon.
First, the Christian god is a shape shifter. Remember the Prototype Series 1000 Terminator in Judgment Day? He had the liquid metal body and could take on whatever shape he wanted. That's what Christians have done to their god, so much so that it's difficult to pin down exactly who or what this god is. When there was one mother church which told everyone what God said and did, maybe Science stood a chance. But now that every Christian is empowered to make this god into whatever they want, whenever they want, Science is nothing more than a 6-shooter pistol in a Terminator fight.
I have Christian friends and relatives who aren't quite sure what God is doing, although they continue to pray for traveling mercies and blessings over their food, and they always thank him for the good in their lives. One friend even attends church regularly with her family, but doesn't believe that Jesus was the literal son of God. And if we accept that homosapiens all originated from a single region, then all other gods both past and present can also be thought of as shape shifted variations of the same mystical presence that humans so often feel. Science doesn't stand a chance!
The second reason that Science won't kill God is that scientists have murked the good name of Science by involving it in all sorts of stupid shit like racism, sexism, and cigarettes. For centuries, scientists have claimed that Whites are objectively the most superior race, and that men are better suited for certain [important] jobs. And Scientists spent decades telling the world that cigarettes aren't really that harmful.
This is all the ammunition that religiously-minded folks needs to disparage anything that scientists say. Hell, I'm one of Science's biggest fanboys and I don't even believe half the shit that scientists come up with. Let me be perfectly clear though, the Earth is a sphere; it is not flat. As Christians have manufactured their god to validate their own beliefs, scientists have manipulated data to do the exact same thing. Intellect is now so mistrusted that I've actually been told by Christians that I'm thinking about it too much, or that I'm too smart for my own good.
So how does it end? Do you remember how the T1000 Terminator was finally killed? He was thrown into a pit of fire, which ironically sounds a lot like hell. *insert 1000 face palm emojis*
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About the Author:
For the 15th consecutive year, Luther Reads has decided that next year will be the year that he starts piano lessons. Huzzah!
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