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@ mleku
2025-04-18 07:57:33
and why was there protestantism? because catholicism had been conceived from the start as an apparatus of the state and especially spain but also to a lesser extent italy pushed it in this direction and that's what the protest was about
now, don't confuse what i'm saying with the statement that "Christianity is authoritarian" because it's not, and even through the distortions created by both catholic and protestant religions cosy relationships with governments, the message still shines through, and to circle back to the original point, what Frederick Nietsche was protesting against was this, so he was inclining towards rejecting the whole thing altogether.
The word Christ and Messiah, and even the word Buddha means a person who is wise in the ways of God, and through the people who were given this title, a bulwark of defense against evil was maintained and cultivated, and especially in places far from the centers of government, which parasites off business (ie, mercantilism, aka fascism) its true nature is more visible.
one of the important things about this Way of God is that it is individualistic, every person matters, that's why stuff like Maundy Thursday, the constant use of the word "fellowship" and the fact that outside of the baleful influence of governments and their mercenaries, society is glued together by the Church. I also believe to a large extent that Buddhism and Taoism were the asian forms of this, since they have a different culture and temperament, their forms of the Way have a different, more poetic or philosophical grounding, and especially Taoists don't even project this to a person, it is a pure concept, the Tao is their understanding of what God is.
i strongly disagree that there is any functional difference between the pure meaning and intent and even the words are the same, Taoism means following the Way, and the Way is one of the titles of Jesus and it's intended to mean that if you follow what they taught, it is the same, you are one of the Elect and ... well anyway, i'm kinda rambling on a bit now
the point is that individualism is central to the Way, it is literally a set of guidelines about how you become a better person and improve the world around you. and i do believe there is a life after this one and that due to various artifacts of history and the very ancient cultures that first discovered this wisdom, that there is indeed resurrection and a second, practically speaking eternal life to come.
anyway, yeah i rambled a lot there lol