Of Human Bondage: Deep Structual Fear, Part 2

The prison of fear, the bondage of hatred.

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[ilbill220]

I'm not sure why I decided to ask this question on this video, probably just because this is the latest one so far. But I have a burning question, why are so many people attracted and/or fooled by the Charismatic movement and the so called 'Prosperity Gospel'? Perhaps, I'm wrong, or am missing something, but I don't see what's so great about make small children repeatedly fall to the ground, and didn't Jesus condemn living just for money, riches, and wealth?

[allsaintsmonastery]

Inpart, because the people preaching the "prosperity gospel" are getting rich by selling their spiritual snake oil. What they preach is not more honest or sincere than the predictions one finds in Chinese fortune cookies. It is not the Gospel of Jesus Christ, it simply faulty merchandise. The people who buy into it are looking at Christ as a "good luck charm."

[Larryinct]

I think I will have to wait till I have some long period of time that I can reflect on this. I know I am missing something. Very interesting to think about. I learn a lot about myself from reading about our holy apostles and their works and their transformation. No struggle no deification

Thank you for your broadcasts, answers and prayers

May Christ's Peace be with you

Larry

[allsaintsmonastery]

Nothing really is said of the lives and personal experiences of the Apostles in the Scripture. One cannot know anything about their lives from the NT alone. Most of them were martyred; only two reposed naturally- John and Matthias. We know a fair amount about their lives from the history of the Church. The Mar Mattai is still in existence near Nineveh. St Isaak of Nineveh was abbot of the monastery that was founded at Mar Mattai, etc. The direct links to the Apostles are still quite clear.

[Obasiliasfilosofos]

@ObamaNation111 Your wild delusional paranoia is a tell tale sign of Hitlerianism aka Neo nazism, The worship of the race is idolatry mr Judeophobe.

[Puchicas9]

This is brilliant! I am an American, a former evangelical Christian. My own departure from Christianity was a result of Bible study. However, your statement that many people leave Christianity (whether for Islam or atheism) because of fundamentalist preachers who spew hate and teach anti-scientific ignorance--this is so true! Every day I am glad that I am no longer associated with the raving lunacy of evangelicalism and fundamentalism. God bless you as you preach wisdom!

[ioannismiami]

Five suggestions to avoid logical mistakes, such as an 'ad hominem' fallacy:

1. Identify and refer to the exact argument you wish to refute; paraphrase it.

2. Identify your argument(s) and correlated evidence. Often evidence can be weak or tangential.

3. Be attentive to your most common fallacies, as they are likely to recur.

4. Increase specificity in conclusions that can be drawn from evidence presented.

5. Treat your opponents with fairness, thus avoiding global characterizations.

[ioannismiami]

Laurie Goodstein wrote the following in the 'NYT' on 15 Aug 09 ("Believers Invest in the Gospel of Getting Rich"): "Many in this flock do not trust banks, the news media or Washington, where the Senate Finance Committee is investigating whether the Copeland's and other prosperity evangelists used donations to enrich themselves and abused their tax-exempt status." ["Copeland's" refers to Kenneth and wife Gloria Copeland].

The fears of "the flock" an example of deep structural fear.

[ioannismiami]

Your comment "Jewish Freemason agenda" portrays an 'ad hominem' fallacy. Syllogism: 1. You make a claim against Archbishop Lazar as member of a "Jewish Freemason" group with "an agenda." 2. Anyone with "an agenda" cannot make a verifiable statement. 3. Therefore, Archbishop Lazar's claim is false. In addition, your statement that you have "done undergrad. work in psych." is another logical fallacy called an "irrelevant appeal" to authority. Finally, "non-existant" does not exist.

[ObamaNation111]

I've done undergraduate work in psychology. There is no such thing as deep structural fear. It's a "Lazarite" term he invented to suit his Jewish Freemason agenda. And the links you gave say nothing of this "deep structural fear" thing, which is non-existant.

[ilbill220]

And this is coming from the guy who is friends with the other guy that enjoys mario porn...

[ilbill220]

Some of us might have been able to actually understand that if it had made any sense. I mean, seriously, what?