#thoughts of an atheist

[azherwind-art]

I'm not a religious person whatsoever but I really wish the story of jesus and the resurrection wasn't told as god sending his son to earth to die and so absolve the sins of humanity (whatever that means or however that works)

But as a story of an indifferent, often cruel, unfair god that after years of doing it's thing got bored and finally sent a piece of itself to live as human amongst it's creation just to see what it was like, and that piece not knowing it was anything but human discovered love, pain, empathy and tried it's best to live his life with kindness and clung unto that life as much as he could until it ended, and that when that piece finally returned to the god it made them also more kind and empathetic, because now it was also more human

And that that would be the explanation of why old testament god was a psycho maniac and new testament seems more mellow and kind, and that the story of jesus wouldn't be one of a martyr that embraces his death and changed humanity but of a man who embraced life and changed a god

[facingaltars]

[diabolicphallus666]

Sin, Lust, Desire

Indulge in SATAN always in every way possible

[audreyrose7]

I wouldn't be so pissed at Christianity if it wasn't for indoctrination. Religion should be something that you choose and when you're literally a two-year-old sitting in church you can't possibly choose it, you can't possibly understand the gravity of the cult that you have entered. You'll listen to the sermons you'll read your Bible you'll sing the songs you might never question what you're doing or you might only question it 30 years later, either way it's a big deal and you should be able to make it informed choice instead of having your choice taken away when you're a child.

[and-her-saints]

people often ask me what my type is and to that i say

butch lesbian

fervent opinions about God

[jesusinstilettos]

God is the sun and I am an earthworm baking on the hot pavement.

[narwhalandchill]

oh my fucking god i feel. SO stupid rn at How i didnt make the (super sane very normal just absolutely. Yes. Surely) connection earlier but uhh

so anyway im now like 89% certain that whatever the "traces" of the narwhal that remain on ajax and facilitate their (ever-growing) innate connection are like. an actually fundamental aspect of it (them?) more or less.

why? because if you consider its pov just for a moment. the narwhal was literally about to depart teyvat for good. it had nearly finished consuming the primordial sea and preparing to breach surface to finish the job by eating the french for the leftovers their human bodies were made from. its an interstellar voyager it does not linger on planets it devours. it goes glug glug and it leaves.

and like if it wasnt for traveler intervening its confirmed through narzissenkreuz and renes world formula that teyvat wouldve just been destroyed. no one could have stopped the narwhal not neuvillette not focalors not anyone.

so what was the one other thing it did right before going for that french brunch? calling for ajax. getting them reunited in the primordial sea. like all the possible implications aside bc theres many different ways to speculate on the exact reasons why and the nature of that link. the point remains.

it wasnt leaving teyvat without finding him.

like the narwhal is about to fucking Dip from this cringe planet and whatever part of it that ajax carries within himself his narwhal Absolutely wanted to be reunited with. what the fuck am i supposed to read from that. hoyo???????!??! answers?!?!?!

and its not only the calling from the narwhal side itself either bc this is ALL coinciding with the growth of a 'restless power' within ajax and his vision malfunctioning (the things celestia is literally confirmed to harvest energy thru to repair its damaged authority) and his connection with the narwhal reaching an actual conscious level (arguably subconscious n emotional too bc i find it Curious his mood is poor right as the narwhal is repeatedly described as positively malding to the point its boss fight mechanic is literally a rage meter). ajax' power is growing. his destiny is starting to shift and something is drawing him to fontaine... right as the narwhal is getting close to finished with the primordial sea. funny how it overlaps eh. how it aligns 🤨🤨 why are they orbiting each other like this (they should kiss)

(& not to even Mention how ajax just Happened to get that absolutely exponential and borderline unbelievable feat of power spike in extending his foul legacy endurance as massively as he did. while. within the primordial sea. with his narwhal. who had at that point all but incorporated the power of that sea into itself. i s2g if childe was getting passive home turf co-op bonus exp with a 4x multiplier automatically the whole 40+ days 💀💀)

[cupcakegalaxia]

Remember your Creator, because at the end of your days, He'll bring everything into judgement --good or evil. The same will be for us Christians at the end of the age, the difference being that Christians are covered by the blood of Christ and their sins have been forgiven.

Repent and believe in the Lord Christ, who is merciful to sinners and just to forgive them through His death and resurrection.

[nando161mando]

[cut-n-snared]

growing up religious but eventually becoming an atheist because if god was real, why would he be so cruel?

[diabolicphallus666]

What our Almighty Lord Satan creates is far superior to any others, any god who attempts to surpass or dominate ABYSS will eventually meet their end. SATAN is the head of AZERATE, and SATAN is embodiment of ABYSS. All that exists and ever will exist is within the Infinite realms of Almighty Lord Satan. Even that which was stolen, by the false putrid trinity of the nazarene cunts. The xristcunts worship a rogue Demonic God, one who falsely puts itself above our Almighty Lord God Satan, one who will soon be devoured entirely by the approaching Darkness.

Even now as we speak, as we pray to Lord Satan and carry out his work here on earth as his Demon Children in the flesh, and through spiritual works of warfare against Satans enemies, the xristcunts beg and plead for their lives as their neighboring abrahamic filth execute them en mass. From Palestine to Israel, the filth of abrahams descendants fill their own rivers with the blood of each other, fools doing Satan's work in disguise, enemies of our Almighty Lord slaying one another. There is no rapture for them. There is no heaven.

AVE HVHI SATHANAS

AGIOS O SATANAS

ZAZAS ZAZAS NASATANADA ZAZA

TASA REME LARIS SATAN

And in this remember who will always be there for you. Hold his name dearly in your heart when you wake up, throughout the day, and when you go to bed. Teach your children of the Great Wonders of Lord Satan. Infiltrate churches, mosques, and synagogues, rupture the enemy from within and transform all who cast out our Lord Satan into the red carpet of which they tread.

[audreyrose7]

There's always some random stranger on the internet that understands exactly how to explain something better than you ever could yourself

[bonefall]

NGL: Stuff like Brambleclaw being a terrible namer is like. really fun but also kinda hits with the 'he;s not some meglomaniacl villain hes just a shitty guy'. like. you could see squirrelflight finding that really endearing. IDK if this is some mastermind shit, or if i'm just reading wayyyyy to into this, but i like how you give characters that are pretty bad dudes very humanising qualities. Especially when they're silly/cute. Kinda reminds you that like. theyre like. a person. well. cat but yknow. and they chose to do bad shit, with influence from their past, rather than being inherently terrible. 👍

YEAH MAN, that's what I'm SAYING

Abusers, ideologues, and other terrible people are not masterminds. They aren't born evil. They're not inherently smart OR stupid. They can love, they can be funny and polite, they do things they believe are justified and want to be good people. They don't think of themselves as villains.

Evil isn't complex. It's really, really not. I feel like that's the #1 cause of confusion when I get a question like, "Why does this person do this malicious act, when it's bad/inconsistent/mean?" The answer is always simple;

They wanted to control someone.

They wanted something and didn't mind who they hurt.

Spite and short-sightedness.

Look for anything deeper and you will not find it. Heroics are complex, being a good person is ongoing and changes over time. We're in a constant state of growing. Malice is childishly simple; it feels good to get what you want.

With Bramblestar especially... it always goes back to what I said here, when talking about the idea of an Evil!Bramble. He's a person, and you ruin everything that's so interesting about him by stripping away that nuance. Squilf and Bramble loved each other, truly, and legitimately. He can be charming. He can be nice. He still hurts her. Reconcile with this.

He is not wiser for what he went through, as a child. His pain doesn't make him better. Man's just a jerk... that's it.

[vault-kid]

i like to personally think that the Lone Wanderer, obviously raised religious (christian) to some degree, had their incredulity with religion for good after seeing James die.

or maybe even after James left, and they were forced to be the Wasteland's errand person using their morals and beliefs for the good of humanity, but ultimately just being used.

faith slowly fading, turning into hatred and resentment, or maybe just a lost soul wondering why God abandoned them just like everyone else did.

[pandoratheprocrasticreator]

Diversity win! This girl who dies and gets brought back to life by god with cool magic powers in an episode that aired on easter weekend has no specified religion!

[whatarewedoingdude]