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The Divine God and demons

RegularGuy January 15, 2020 at 19:47 1825 views 6 comments
Humans only see appearances of other humans. We see others’ behaviors, hear their speech, read their written words; and then we make judgments about these appearances, sometimes praising them for what we shallowly approve, but often condemning people for perceived moral failings.

None of us know the demons that tempt and torment each of us in our dreams and throughout the day.

Only God knows each of us. Most of us don’t even know ourselves as we are distracted and tempted by demons and appearances.

Comments (6)

Nils Loc January 15, 2020 at 20:30 #371931
The scariest agents for non-schizophrenics are other people.

Especially if we begin to regard others as moving purely out of a predetermined condition, lacking a sense of free will.



RegularGuy January 15, 2020 at 20:42 #371936
Reply to Nils Loc

I try and often succeed in treating people fairly and tolerantly in public. I don’t know what they are going through. I abuse the demonic people on TV and the demonic people on the other end of the tech company surveillance devices. These demonic people want to control everyone.
Nils Loc January 15, 2020 at 20:53 #371940
Quoting Noah Te Stroete
I abuse the demonic people on TV and the demonic people on the other end of the tech company surveillance devices. These demonic people want to control everyone.


It could be just the impersonal effect of the way we collectively must organize ourselves in mass. Freedom must be constrained because there are so many of us vying for resources and all resources are owned property and subject to laws for the preservation of social order. The pressure to be efficiently productive (competitive) breaks a lot of people.

The real monster (divine or hellish) is the totality of being.

Sorry if you suffer hallucinations and paranoia.
RegularGuy January 15, 2020 at 21:00 #371941
Quoting Nils Loc
Sorry if you suffer hallucinations and paranoia.


I’m not sick. Society is sick.
Nils Loc January 16, 2020 at 21:05 #372299
Quoting Noah Te Stroete
These demonic people want to control everyone.


Do you really believe in supernatural entities or is "demon" just a label for unjust and predatory exploitation by those with power over those without?












RegularGuy January 17, 2020 at 00:26 #372377
Reply to Nils Loc

What does it matter? The predators get in your head, treating you like filth your entire life to the point that you don’t know whether the voices in your head are theirs or the demons that control them.