I have been thinking along these lines from many years. I have been able to coalesce my thoughts into words.....We are constantly assaulted by "religious" people about how we(not them) should be living. However if we look at their lives we see something remarkable and it is not hypocrisy. The religious who yell the loudest, who act out the most cruel and violent that looks like to be against the teachings of their various religions have a deep secret...they know there is no god or punishment awaiting them when they die.
Unlike a real atheist who understands this concept of this time is the only time we have and doing the right thing because it is the right thing to do; those who keep this secret use it to do evil deeds....the only thing that kept many people from doing wrong actions was the fear of punishment. Since there is no punishment these sociopaths act to their most base and vile desires. We see it every day now that trump has shown his hand and his stable of like minded people put into places best suited to destroy programs and benefits to the vast majority of this country and the world. --At this point of writing I have not read the news so I do not know if the republicans are starting another war profiteer event.-- A person need only read the boiled down version of any religion to see the similarities of doctrine and the opposite of the behavior of those who profess the loudest their "faith". Those who do not live their lives according to their religion simple do not believe in the the fundamentals that is the foundation of their religion -reward( Heaven) and punishment (Hell) for their behavior against the teachings of their religions. They know there will be no punishment and don't care about reward since there is none. They can wallow in money and luxury and watch with out feelings the millions who suffer from their actions. What reason for remorse? Why feel shame or compassion since I can do anything without punishment in the hereafter. Since many people have a firm ( or firm-ish) of faith in the reward and punishment part of religion, this is enough to keep many in line. Those who harbor this secret of the great nothing afterwards flock to the "god wants you rich" evangelicals or "lets kill people" factions of the various religions.
Many with this secret bury it very deeply and look pious on the outside but actions.... Actions tell louder than words. How many times have you heard do as I say not as I do from parents of others when as a child we are to be trained to be a decent human being? We hear the Ends Justify the Means. The list of contrary advice is legendary.
Many of us thinking people, compassionate people, are horrified at the turn of events with trump, and really it began in earnest with Reagan and the neo-republicans this not caring about others to the point of making people suffer as a matter of policy. Those who are of the same sociopathic bent flock to this. Support this. Encourage it.
So this is my great revelation. These mean people ( and please look up the word for all its glory) like the Koch brothers, Trump, Pence and every one of the republican elected people and their electorate have this same deep seated secret. They do to others what they want to do because they want to be cruel nothing more They get pleasure from their cruelty; of course this in nothing new in the history of humans. What is sad is too many people are afraid to rise up for the common good and toss these sociopaths on the gallows/ bonfires, because they think they will be "punished by god and denied heaven" Sorry folks but we are to make Heaven on earth NOW.
Happy New Year
