Why, oh why?

Spexxvet · 09-20-2006, 02:59 PM

When someone's beliefs are questioned, it likely causes some doubt. This person believes that his/her supreme being will protect them on earth and allow them to have a "good" afterlife. If the doubt makes them think that they will NOT be protected, and will NOT have a "good" afterlife, they become afraid, among other things. Fear causes them to strike out. The leaders know that if their followers have doubt, they may no longer be followers. This reduces the power of the leaders. So the leaders pre-emptively strike those who do not follow their "way", reducing the doubt/fear/threat to power. Possibly.

09-20-2006, 04:46 PM

Well, that's an interesting analysis, Spexx. Sort of like the whole Jungian "shadow" concept. We project onto others what we find too awful to see in ourselves, so if we have our doubts, that would make us vile unbelievers who are going straight to hell, and we project that feeling onto others.

But then again, look at stuff like the Children's Crusade. I don't think those little kids were mature enough to be in such a mindset, but 6 and 7 year olds still set off to kill infidels. Why on earth?????

xoxoxoBruce · 10-13-2006, 07:05 AM

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Originally Posted by marichiko

But then again, look at stuff like the Children's Crusade. I don't think those little kids were mature enough to be in such a mindset, but 6 and 7 year olds still set off to kill infidels. Why on earth?????

Maybe, when at the time people rarely lived much past 40, and it took 5 or more years to get there, sending children would seem like a logical tactic.

Well, as logical as the crusade to begin with.

09-20-2006, 02:59 PM	#1
Spexxvet Makes some feel uncomfortable Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 10,346	When someone's beliefs are questioned, it likely causes some doubt. This person believes that his/her supreme being will protect them on earth and allow them to have a "good" afterlife. If the doubt makes them think that they will NOT be protected, and will NOT have a "good" afterlife, they become afraid, among other things. Fear causes them to strike out. The leaders know that if their followers have doubt, they may no longer be followers. This reduces the power of the leaders. So the leaders pre-emptively strike those who do not follow their "way", reducing the doubt/fear/threat to power. Possibly. __________________ "I'm certainly free, nay compelled, to spread the gospel of Spex. " - xoxoxoBruce

09-20-2006, 04:46 PM	#2
marichiko Guest Posts: n/a	Well, that's an interesting analysis, Spexx. Sort of like the whole Jungian "shadow" concept. We project onto others what we find too awful to see in ourselves, so if we have our doubts, that would make us vile unbelievers who are going straight to hell, and we project that feeling onto others. But then again, look at stuff like the Children's Crusade. I don't think those little kids were mature enough to be in such a mindset, but 6 and 7 year olds still set off to kill infidels. Why on earth?????

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