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cw fantasy racism + religion talk

[nursetemple]

That... doesn't seem like a God I'd want to follow. Does following Him not make everyone mad, also?

cw fantasy racism + religion talk

[ecks]

Yes. I think that there is some madness involved.

cw fantasy racism + religion talk

[nursetemple]

Would you rather not follow Him? Is He part of the reason why you decided to make your own choices?

cw fantasy racism + religion talk

[ecks]

I did not like some of the things I was told to do to serve him. I did not like that I did not understand reasons for the things that I was told to do. That is why I decided to leave.

cw fantasy racism + religion talk

[nursetemple]

Good for you, Ecks. You should never follow anyone - God or no - blindly. I believe everything you read, or hear, you should consider carefully, and make your own decision whether you believe it or not.

religion talk

[ecks]

I have never been blind. Is blindness a metaphor? I am careful about which rules I add to my book, and my book is the set of rules that I follow, not other people's rules.

religion talk

[nursetemple]

Yes, blindness is a metaphor. I just mean that some people follow the rules of their God without thinking about them, or what they mean, to them and others. It's dangerous.

religion talk

[ecks]

Yes. Yes, it is dangerous to follow rules and orders without thinking about what they mean to others. It is dangerous to the others.

[Someone else gets it!]

religion talk

[nursetemple]

It's dangerous for you, too. And it's really, really unfair.

religion talk

[ecks]

[...She doesn't get it.]

I was never hurt permanently.

religion talk

[nursetemple]

Don't you think your life, without choices and just obeying orders, hurt you? It's not just about permanent damage, after all, nor is it just about physical damage.

religion talk; abusive upbringing

[ecks]

I don't know.

[She's confused by the question.]

It was my life. It is how I became alive. I would not be alive if the person who made me did not make me to do the things he wanted me to do.

religion talk; abusive upbringing

[nursetemple]

[Jesus. There is a lot here, that Claire doesn't feel qualified to unpack herself. It's way too much.]

I do believe you'd be alive, even without your creator making you obey whatever order he gave you. You seem like a strong, resilient person. But I don't want you to think you did anything wrong by following orders.

religion talk; abusive upbringing

[ecks]

I would not be alive if he did not make me.

[Just pointing out.]

And I think I did things that were wrong. I am very sure that I did things that were wrong.

religion talk; abusive upbringing

[nursetemple]

Not the same thing.

[Stop being obtuse, Ecks.]

But not because you wanted to.

religion talk; abusive upbringing

[ecks]

Not because I wanted to do the bad things.

[She does agree with that.]

Because I liked following orders and knowing what to do, and I did not always know that the things I did were wrong. I know now. But I still like following orders and knowing what to do.