On Hating Gods

[feotakahari]

 There’s a scene in The Matrix where a character explains how to bend a spoon. The trick is to remember that you’re in a computer simulation and the spoon doesn’t actually exist. It’s just sensory input to your brain. You’re not bending the spoon so much as you’re “bending” yourself, changing your perception of how the spoon is shaped.

I’ve concluded that this is a decent enough metaphor for my thoughts on religion. I don’t hate gods, because I don’t think gods exist. But I believe that you have a conception of what your gods are like, and I believe that conception is based on your own nature and desires. Thus, when I hate your gods, I’m really just hating you.