Opium

No. The cynics would say:

Hym "Opium isn't smiley faces and rainbows though. It's highly addictive and the euphoria is contrasted by the withdrawal. The 'Hell' would be the withdrawal part. The withdrawal is the downsides of the religion that the religious refuse to acknowledge. It's a microcosm vs macrocosm analogy. It make you, the religious person, feel better about things (Your suffering, the suffering of others, your incredulity, your inevitable death, the death of your loved ones) but in MACROCOSM... It's tool you (collectively) use to coerce behavior, justify violence, non-cooperation, or other general malfeasance. So, once again, you're misrepresenting the analogy for the purpose of reframing it as a 'lie.' It isn't a lie. You're reading comprehension is bad."

by Hym Iam June 14, 2024