- 18 Oct 2023 18:11
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I agree with you that humans are not naturally cattle.
But neither are cows or pigs. These animals are "broken" and then caged, drugged, tied down, and otherwise humiliated. They are then bred for certain characteristics that "the farmer" desires, in order to increase his wealth.
This model... is the basis for Abrahamic religions.
" Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! " Christianity
" The Golden Calf" Judeism
[7.179] And certainly We have created for hell many of the jinn and the men; they have hearts with which they do not understand, and they have eyes with which they do not see, and they have ears with which they do not hear; they are as cattle, nay, they are in worse errors; these are the heedless ones. Islam
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The Islamic quote is actually anti-human-cattle. It reminds the reader that becoming cattle might be a comfortable trend to follow, but it leads to a loss of your ability to see and to think.
The other two Abrahamic religions encourage cattle-like behavior (or farmer-like behavior towards human cattle).
It should be remembered that these religions came about at a time when a huge chunk of humanity were farmers or shepherds. And because this was the most common daily routine of civilized and less civilized humans, it seems to have ensured that "animal husbandry" would become THE model for civilizations. THE metaphor. THE goal and successful model.
"Their economy produces things cheaper than ours, so we need to send them some manufactured viruses to level the playing field." - Freedom and Democracy Inc.
Truth To Power wrote:... humans are not cattle...
I agree with you that humans are not naturally cattle.
But neither are cows or pigs. These animals are "broken" and then caged, drugged, tied down, and otherwise humiliated. They are then bred for certain characteristics that "the farmer" desires, in order to increase his wealth.
This model... is the basis for Abrahamic religions.
" Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! " Christianity
" The Golden Calf" Judeism
[7.179] And certainly We have created for hell many of the jinn and the men; they have hearts with which they do not understand, and they have eyes with which they do not see, and they have ears with which they do not hear; they are as cattle, nay, they are in worse errors; these are the heedless ones. Islam
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The Islamic quote is actually anti-human-cattle. It reminds the reader that becoming cattle might be a comfortable trend to follow, but it leads to a loss of your ability to see and to think.
The other two Abrahamic religions encourage cattle-like behavior (or farmer-like behavior towards human cattle).
It should be remembered that these religions came about at a time when a huge chunk of humanity were farmers or shepherds. And because this was the most common daily routine of civilized and less civilized humans, it seems to have ensured that "animal husbandry" would become THE model for civilizations. THE metaphor. THE goal and successful model.
"Their economy produces things cheaper than ours, so we need to send them some manufactured viruses to level the playing field." - Freedom and Democracy Inc.