Comments on: Power, but to whom and why? http://www.antichristian-phenomenon.com/leat/power-but-to-whom-and-why Behold, Bastard son! We are the evil ones. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:23:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: LeaT http://www.antichristian-phenomenon.com/leat/power-but-to-whom-and-why/comment-page-1#comment-3321 LeaT Mon, 13 Apr 2009 21:42:48 +0000 http://www.antichristian-phenomenon.com/?p=408#comment-3321 While I agree jorrizza, it's not an answer I should or would come up with as an anthropologist :P It works as a (bio)sociologist or psychologist though. While I agree jorrizza, it's not an answer I should or would come up with as an anthropologist :P It works as a (bio)sociologist or psychologist though.

]]> By: jorrizza http://www.antichristian-phenomenon.com/leat/power-but-to-whom-and-why/comment-page-1#comment-3096 jorrizza Sat, 04 Apr 2009 22:48:57 +0000 http://www.antichristian-phenomenon.com/?p=408#comment-3096 Eventually everything boils down to the group instinct. It's a matter of personality how much individuality a person can bolster. So you could say people who don't value individuality that much are more likely to fall into the status quo of their choosing. Religion offers such a status quo, and does so very well. The less individuality present amongst group members, the more control and hierarchical structures will develop. It's not so much masochism, it's willful instinct driven submission. Besides, the very gathering of people sharing ideas like the ACP is, is somewhat the same. There aren't that many lone cowboys left in this digital age. Eventually everything boils down to the group instinct. It's a matter of personality how much individuality a person can bolster. So you could say people who don't value individuality that much are more likely to fall into the status quo of their choosing. Religion offers such a status quo, and does so very well. The less individuality present amongst group members, the more control and hierarchical structures will develop. It's not so much masochism, it's willful instinct driven submission.

Besides, the very gathering of people sharing ideas like the ACP is, is somewhat the same. There aren't that many lone cowboys left in this digital age.

]]> By: LeaT http://www.antichristian-phenomenon.com/leat/power-but-to-whom-and-why/comment-page-1#comment-2996 LeaT Tue, 31 Mar 2009 09:32:14 +0000 http://www.antichristian-phenomenon.com/?p=408#comment-2996 I couldn't quite drop this subject even after I went to bed, I finally concluded that since the only Christian group with a clear leader and power structure is Catholicism, and while it is one of the biggest Christian branches, somehow Christians must enjoy mental sadomachosism very much, since often the one reinforcing the ideas of humans being punished for sins are themselves even though it may happen they also reinforce it with others (ie they meet up and say, I am such a bad person... me too!). Therefore the power ultimately belongs in the hands of the individual believer, but this doesn't shine much light at all (the pun!) why they still enjoy doing it... I couldn't quite drop this subject even after I went to bed, I finally concluded that since the only Christian group with a clear leader and power structure is Catholicism, and while it is one of the biggest Christian branches, somehow Christians must enjoy mental sadomachosism very much, since often the one reinforcing the ideas of humans being punished for sins are themselves even though it may happen they also reinforce it with others (ie they meet up and say, I am such a bad person… me too!). Therefore the power ultimately belongs in the hands of the individual believer, but this doesn't shine much light at all (the pun!) why they still enjoy doing it…

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