The God Obsession.
@Chiang_Mai_boy (3882)
Thailand
November 22, 2008 11:33pm CST
The God Obsession occurs when a person's thoughts about God slip beyond the border of healthy belief or disbelief and cross into an area that comes close to or becomes a psychosis. It is normal to wonder about the nature of God and to look for answers. It becomes abnormal when this starts to dominate your everyday life.
It does not matter what belief you chose to embrace be it Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Hindu or Buddhist, when your day-to-day life loses its focus, and your every concern becomes how what you do affects your relationship with God and your chances for an afterlife, you are evidencing characteristics of the God Obsession. When most of your thoughts revolve around God and you lose touch with friends and family, or even worse, alienate them by insisting that they conform to your beliefs you are in trouble.
Objectively we must realize that there may or may not be an afterlife. It is foolish to squander the one life that are sure you have in an attempt to make an afterlife better. If you do your best to enjoy this life and to ensure that others enjoy life also you are doing what it takes. Heaven, hell or reincarnation are all speculation. We have no idea what awaits us after death so it is silly to live this life considering death to be a step on the way to a better life. When you consider life after death to be more important than life you are truly obsessed with God.
The God Obsession ultimately leads to disaster. It begins when you personified God and start to believe that you know what God wants. The next step is a willingness to act on behalf of God and to insist that others conform to what you believe God wants. Those who kill in the name of God are people who are obsessed with God. Those busybodies who want to tell others what they can and can’t do in the privacy of their own bedrooms are obsessed with God. You don’t know what God wants so don’t try to impose the restrictions of your beliefs on others.
In the past we've seen societies that have become obsessed with God and out of their obsession have risen horrible actions that have come close to destroying their societies. We've seen holy wars, the Crusades, the Inquisition, witch trials and a host of other crimes carried out in the name of God. Without men obsessed with God there would have been no 9/11 obscenity. There can be no greater crime than to kill another in the name of God. If there is a hell it should be reserved for these fanatics.
The God Obsession does not just infect those who choose to believe in God, it is also common among those who proclaim themselves to be atheists. It is just as obsessive to spend your days going around proclaiming there is no God as it is to devote your life to proving the existence of God. God can take care of herself. She doesn't need our help.
4 responses
@urbandekay (18278)
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26 Nov 08
It came as quite a surprise to me to find so blatant and error in your reasoning. It seems you make two erroneous presumptions.
1. That those for whom their faith dominates their life are all concerned with what happens to them after life. Surely, you can admit this does not necessarily follow?
2. That those for whom their faith dominates their life become judgemental and that this separates them from their friends and family. I know many counter-factuals to this claim.
all the best urban
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@Chiang_Mai_boy (3882)
• Thailand
26 Nov 08
1. Not in all cases but in most when faith slips the bounds and becomes obsession.
2. Faith is one thing, obsession is another. All too many times this is the result.
@urbandekay (18278)
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26 Nov 08
Well that's a different matter and a different claim
all the best urban
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@santuccie (3384)
• United States
1 Dec 08
That's funny. To me, seeking God is seeking more knowledge, and showing gratitude to my Maker. And it is not as abnormal to obsess over something you believe in than to obsess over something you do not. Fanatical theism is a passion and pursuit of something, although I side with you on the subject of extremism. But atheism is a passion and pursuit of something that amounts to nothing, as far as you are concerned. What cause are you soliciting for?
@santuccie (3384)
• United States
1 Dec 08
Sorry, I made a typo. I called atheism a passion and pursuit of nothing. I meant fanatical atheism. Quiet atheists don't raise my eyebrows; I used to be one myself.
But again, you puzzle me with the "God doesn't need your help" statement. Who says religious people are rushing to God's aid? Religious people and spiritual people come to God as children, not parents.
@santuccie (3384)
• United States
1 Dec 08
BTW, while you rarely hear of a terrorist wreaking havoc in the name of "No God!," religion is not the only one who wears a bloody glove: http://www.geocities.com/intellectoasis/DAT/AtheistTerroristsNo.3May05_2002.htm
Eliminating religion would not make the world a better place; that's just you looking for fault in religion. The truth is not subjective; do your homework. Cheers!
@TheGreatWhiteBuffalo (4822)
• United States
26 Nov 08
There is a path that you can walk between the two extremes, it is a very narrow path and when you find it you will know because you'll also find there the crossroads. Where the two paths intersect.
Be careful very careful...
@freethinkingagent (2501)
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23 Nov 08
I Have seen many compulsive on both sides of the fence, the ones who are so angry for some reason that someone would believe in a god. And those who say YOU MUST BELEIVE IN MY GOD! They are both equally hectic in my book. Who is this God that he needs man to defend him and convert people to him? I do believe in God, and i will discuss God with those who want to hear. But i will not set and argue his existence, i may give my reasons for believing if asked, but both are equally blind. Jesus himself said if you give the message of the kingdom and they reject it then go on. He didn't say burn down their villages, tie them to a stake and burn them or torcher them till they confess him. Who is this God who need us as martyrs? Or needs us to sacrifice our lives to his name? Wouldn't God just be happy in our existence, to look upon his creation and smile, or frown depending on what he was doing. And is our god some child who throws a tantrum and destroys his creation because he made it imperfect? Or make a mortal man immortal so he can punish him forever for not believing? No these are not the words of God, they are teachings from those who would have man live in fear, and therefore have control over him. God is love, god is peace, and most of all God is forgiveness.
@TheGreatWhiteBuffalo (4822)
• United States
26 Nov 08
I have a question, if GOD is forgiveness then how do we get forgiven?
You know this is a test, because well should I just say be very careful...
@freethinkingagent (2501)
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1 Dec 08
I would say the answer is, being like God and forgiving others.
@TheGreatWhiteBuffalo (4822)
• United States
1 Dec 08
How does GOD come to forgive others?
You know I hate to ask that question, and I have no doubt that you know the answer it is almost insulting to ask, but I'm not going to answer the question for you until I have some sign that you really need my help.
