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Religions > Atheism |
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"Dr. Newto Joseph" |
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18 Oct 2005 09:00:36 PM |
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Religion and Las Vegas |
RELIGION AND LAS VEGAS
New 10.
` Just as Las Vegas has a gambling game to fit the taste of every
gambler so to Christianity has a denomination that will fit the taste of
every Christian. The pathology of the compulsive gambler is that while
gambling they can shut out their contemporary problems and is willing to
risk all of their money to do so. Those who remain in the religion of their
families are also compulsive in their religion and get their neurotic needs
met by familiarity as to not cause cognitive dissonance. When, they find
their brand of religion no longer satisfies their psychological needs they
will join a denomination that fits their particular neurosis just as the
gamblers will find the game that satisfies their neurosis. There are those
who can step back and examine their religion with critical eyes for the
first time---even if they do suffer from cognitive dissonance and can stay
with it long enough until the new information becomes familiar, they will
discover the psychology of change. When religion ceases to comfort one
intellectually and psychologically they often become atheists.
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| User: "Jesus H Christ" |
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| Title: Re: Religion and Las Vegas |
19 Oct 2005 01:04:07 AM |
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"Dr. Newto Joseph" <drnjoseph@socal.rr.com> wrote in
news:8Nh5f.1372$Hs.96@tornado.socal.rr.com:
RELIGION AND LAS VEGAS
Is this a quote, a work in progress or an entirely original post?
Just curious.
Jesus
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