Hello friends,
Yesterday I went to church to witness an Easter religious Polish tradition.
I barely couldn't understand a word of what the priest was saying, which made the experience a lot more interesting. I could only observe and see the whole thing from a different perspective.
It felt a little bit like being in a cult.
Why?
Because the priest would repeat the same sentence again and again and all the people in the church would answer the same thing again and again. Almost like they were trying to put something into their heads.
Now, there's nothing wrong with that, because probably they were repeatedly saying something positive. Something like:
We are all brothers and should love each other.
But could also be something like:
I will come back to this church every Sunday and follow my pastor.
Priests are the influencers of the past.
Think about this for a minute.
Many years ago, there was no internet where people could have access to strangers' opinions, which is what we all do on Youtube, TikTok, etc.
People go online and listen for hours to what strangers have to say, many times without questioning their experience or credibility.
Does it sound familiar to church and religion in general?
People go to church and listen to a single man talking and expressing his opinions without questioning his credibility.
At the end of the ceremony yesterday, people started donating money to a bunch of little baskets that went around the room. It reminded me of the famous sentence:
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Now, you might feel slightly offended by my theory, but it's just my opinion. I totally respect religious people and understand them. In fact, I was very religious years ago. I was very involved with the religious community in my hometown.
However, with time and life experience, I've become distant from religion because I feel like people do it for appearance, just like Instagram, and church is a gathering of followers, just like Youtube.
I don't like letting my children watch Youtube because I believe children can easily be influenced without questioning what they hear and see there.
The church is similar. A lot of people go there and just believe in everything they learn there.
God created earth on seven days.
Oh, C'mon.
Really?
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David O.