On Scott Adams' impending "conversion" to Christianity

So here's what I think is going on with Scott Adams and his impending "conversion" to Christianity. He seems to want to have a lasting legacy in the political world, but to do that, he needs to have most of his fans continue to say good things about him. But here's the deal -- a lot of his fans are Christians. Why? Well, my guess is because he's said lots of mean-spirited things over the years, and they seem to like that. For example, about a year and a half ago, he said: "The best advice I would give to white people is to get the hell away from Black people... just get the fuck away. Wherever you have to go, just get away." He also labeled Black Americans a "Hate Group." A lot of Christians like that sort of thing. Probably not so much the Black ones, but the white ones for sure.

So he's trying to be nice to the Christians -- throw them a bone, so to speak, so they will continue to espouse his greatness after his death. Over the years, Adams has gone on record as being an agnostic or nonbeliever, and to Christians, and in particular Evangelical Christians, if you die as a nonbeliever, you go to hell as you deserve. But for evangelicals, you have to convert in a very specific way. You have to become "born again" in Christ. You have to officially go on the record as accepting Jesus Christ as your personal savior. You have to become "saved." And again, that is a very specific thing. It is not enough to just say something like: "I did it. I converted to Christianity. I sure hope they're right!" For example, most Catholics aren't saved and are destined for hell according to the evangelical Christians.

So here is the ultimate problem for Adams if he wants the evangelicals to say good things about him after his death. They are going to have to believe that he was likely "saved." If they think he was likely not saved, and thus burning in hell, they are not going to be active fans anymore. Because if God thinks you're so vile that you deserve to burn in hell for all of eternity, who are they to disagree with God? 

So, Scott, if you're reading this, my advice: You gotta really fucking sell it, bro.

When nobody's watching

I believe it was John Wooden who made the following idea famous: "The true test of a man's character is what he does when no one is watching." 

I think it's pretty accurate, and it makes me wonder -- what's the deal with agnostics/atheists who try to do their best to be virtuous in their daily lives? What the heck are they up to? I can't say I know, but I *can* infer at least one thing about them, I guess. 

A Spiritual Journey

Do you know what a "spiritual journey" is? It's when your brain believes one thing, and then it starts to believe another. It then switches course either a little bit, or a lot. And then that whole process might continue for a while, or just steady out. And then at some point, it all stops.

Epilogue: If it stops at the wrong place, God is going to torture you in hell for all of eternity. And trust me, it's going to be brutal. 🙃

Charlie Kirk, St. Peter, and Jesus at the Gate (Catholic version)

So Jesus joins St. Peter at the gate, because Charlie Kirk has just shown up.

Jesus: "Hey, Charlie. I've got a question for you. Why did you go around purposely pissing people off? And often doing it with my name attached to it. Look, we could all see that you enjoyed it, but did you think I'd like it? Did you think I approved of that shit? Did you think it would make me want to throw you a freakin' welcoming party? You alienated people, brother! Now it says here that you were in the process of converting to Catholicism, and thank heavens! That means you can make up for it all by spending a good long stretch in Purgatory*. Then we'll reaccess. Cool?"

*200 kazillion years

Thanks, God!

No matter what happens today, make sure you take the time to thank God. I mean, He's the one who plucked you out of nothingness and put you into this world where you have a very real chance of being tortured in Hell for all of eternity if you happen to make the wrong decisions or believe in the wrong things during this incredibly ephemeral existence. Thank you, God!! 🙂

The relationship between God and the devil

 

I think that God has a very interesting relationship with the devil. I mean, God's omnipotent, so He could wipe the dude out if He wanted, but He keeps him around. For one thing, He likes the fact that the devil tempts people. It makes it a lot easier for Him to weed out the rotten, morally contaminated humans (because that's a big part of His job). And then, when they die, and He decides to brutally torture them for all of eternity, He doesn't do it Himself. He essentially outsources all that dirty work to the devil. The devil functions as vendor at that point. It must be some sort of weird bartering relationship they have. I don't really know. Do you?

God: "Not today, Satan! Um, unless of course you've got a project you're working on for Me."

God: "I love giving people free will. Best idea I ever had!"

God: "I love giving people free will. Best idea I ever had! Then I don't have to take responsibility for any of my human creations. I can create 'em in an instant, and burn them in hell forever in the next. And it's all their fault! Fuckers."