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surroundedbybooks:madgastronomer:spiderine:bartfargo:misa-nthropy: obligatorysherlockblog: lora-lovegood: drubtwopointoh: This is why Mr. Fry will always have a seat at my table. Amen. I was having a conversation about religion with this guy and he asked me what I would do if I got into heaven and had to sit next to God. I told him I wouldn’t take the seat. If God is all-powerful, then why does He require blood sacrifice to do what I can do with three simple words? “I forgive you.” There. That wasn’t so difficult, now, was it? And nobody had to get nailed to anything. Arguing with god? Welcome to Judaism, y’all. That’s literally our job description: the word “Israel” means “to wrestle/struggle with god.” One of our most holy books is composed entirely of Bible concrit.By the way, Stephen Fry is Jewish (Jewish ancestry passes down the maternal line), and is “as proud of being Jewish as [he is] of being gay.”Yes, you can be an atheist and still be a Jew. It’s a thing. :) Wow, he acknowledged that there are non-monotheistic beliefs, and that not all gods are creator-gods, or are omnipotent/omniscient/omnibenevolent. Most atheists don’t.I mean, I can get behind his other sentiments, too, I wouldn’t enter the heaven of a god like that either, thanks.It’s just also nice to have it acknowledged that other viewpoints exist, and indeed existed before that concept of god did. I would like to meet Stephen Fry someday and say thank you. For saying things like this, and for being open and honest about his struggles with mental illness. I would like to give him a hug, if he’s receptive. -- source link