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It's not just theology. It's not high society or high academe. It's a place to talk, question, argue, wax poetically, or angrily, about God.

There doesn't seem to be a very general place to do this on Poal. Of course, there's s/Theology, but I don't want this place to be limited to only theology.

I'm interested in the intersection between our Western culture, the Christian faith, and the attack on it. I want people to get engaged with the spiritual significance of this, and find that this is a place to question God, or proclaim your faith, or talk about how faith and virtue are improving your life, or cry out in desperation because your life feels like it's Hell.

What it isn't is just another place to post about Jews or politics. If you want to bring up the JQ or current political events, you need to find a way to make it relevant to God and the spiritual battle.

If you aren't a Christian and you want to have discussions about how your beliefs relate to Christianity? By all means, bring it into the fray.

If you are an atheist or agnostic and you have legitimate questions, doubts, concerns...put them on the table. All that we ask is you don't be an ass. Arguments are fun if you agree on the terms and respect them.

If you've got things going on in your life, and you wonder if a Christian perspective might be interesting, ask it. If you want to talk about the end of the world, go for it. Just remember what we're there for.

It's not just theology. It's not high society or high academe. It's a place to talk, question, argue, wax poetically, or angrily, about God. There doesn't seem to be a very general place to do this on Poal. Of course, there's s/Theology, but I don't want this place to be limited to only theology. I'm interested in the intersection between our Western culture, the Christian faith, and the attack on it. I want people to get engaged with the spiritual significance of this, and find that this is a place to question God, or proclaim your faith, or talk about how faith and virtue are improving your life, or cry out in desperation because your life feels like it's Hell. What it isn't is just another place to post about Jews or politics. If you want to bring up the JQ or current political events, you need to find a way to make it relevant to God and the spiritual battle. If you aren't a Christian and you want to have discussions about how your beliefs relate to Christianity? By all means, bring it into the fray. If you are an atheist or agnostic and you have legitimate questions, doubts, concerns...put them on the table. All that we ask is you don't be an ass. Arguments are fun if you agree on the terms and respect them. If you've got things going on in your life, and you wonder if a Christian perspective might be interesting, ask it. If you want to talk about the end of the world, go for it. Just remember what we're there for.

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If I am honest, I still say it too, per force of habit. I am trying to ditch it.

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But you are a christian, right? It makes sense why you say it. Why am I saying it?

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It is interesting. I haven't always been a Christian. I've wavered between, ah, beliefs for most of my life. It's safe to say I've been a Christian for the better part of it, but it's taken a lot of learning, and poking and prodding to get to a point where I could overcome my doubt.

I don't know why it's so common to say that. I am wanting to say there is something about the syllables.

Think of the phrase 'mother fucker'. It has four syllables, but it feels like we say it with three when we do it in the frustrated way. We turn 'fucker' into one syllable.

Now use the same cadence and say, 'Jesus Christ'. 3 syllables.

It's like the poetry of frustration.

On the other hand, maybe I could go a different route and say that subconsciously you're just confirming you do believe in something, and it's just erupting in your language when your emotions are at the wheel instead of that cortex.

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I think the latter theory is closer to my thinking.

I dont believe in God at all consciously.

But I think humans evolved to believe in god and behave religiously. When we invoke god or curse or swear, I think we are using a different part of our brain that is not particularly logical. Maybe a part linked with religion. A part of ourselves not perfectly integrated in to our rational mind. Like when tourettes people involuntarily shout obscene stuff. I think all this is related.

I don’t think its a mere bad habit that we call on God to send things or people to hell or whatever. There is something weird going on neurologically when we curse. Isnt it funny that jews made that one of their main rules? Or I guess God from your perspective.