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So, I've been thinking over the past few days. Why the hell do I maintain that I am a Christian? Well, it's because of the 'what if' factor. If I didn't believe in a God, then what would happen if there actually was one? Would I go to hell? It's that fear that keeps people's faiths, in my opinion. And so, I drew a comparison to Nineteen Eighty-Four, the excellent book by George Orwell. I thought, what are the differences between the Big Brother of the novel, who is the totalitarian dictator of Oceania, and the God that is the centre of most religions, under one alias or another.
Well, that was the basis for me telling myself that I was actually agnostic/atheist. Because, you see, they're one and the same. Look at it objectively. Big Brother is meant to be constantly watching you, always and unerringly watching your every action. Much in the same way that God is always watching you, always taking note of what you do, in preparation for Judgement Day. Big Brother is dressed up to be this all powerful person that defeated Emmanuel Goldstein and restored good to the world, much like God supposedly defeated Satan. And this word 'thoughtcrime' that crops up in Nineteen Eighty-Four -- is that not the equal of what people regard as sin in modern day faiths?
And it seems clearer now. How can you say that Big Brother is so wrong, pushing his and the Party's ideas onto the proles and Outer Party members by way of dictatorship and totalitarianism, when people believe in a God, who makes people afraid of his punishment and his damnation so that they follow the ways of his Bible and teachings. So God, like Big Brother, is a character created by humanity so that they would feel part of something, so that they wouldn't feel alone, as such.
What are your opinions on my reflections?
Well, that was the basis for me telling myself that I was actually agnostic/atheist. Because, you see, they're one and the same. Look at it objectively. Big Brother is meant to be constantly watching you, always and unerringly watching your every action. Much in the same way that God is always watching you, always taking note of what you do, in preparation for Judgement Day. Big Brother is dressed up to be this all powerful person that defeated Emmanuel Goldstein and restored good to the world, much like God supposedly defeated Satan. And this word 'thoughtcrime' that crops up in Nineteen Eighty-Four -- is that not the equal of what people regard as sin in modern day faiths?
And it seems clearer now. How can you say that Big Brother is so wrong, pushing his and the Party's ideas onto the proles and Outer Party members by way of dictatorship and totalitarianism, when people believe in a God, who makes people afraid of his punishment and his damnation so that they follow the ways of his Bible and teachings. So God, like Big Brother, is a character created by humanity so that they would feel part of something, so that they wouldn't feel alone, as such.
What are your opinions on my reflections?