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[Anonymous No.14368648]

Before man is life and death, good and evil, that which he shall choose shall be given him.

[Anonymous No.14368652]

>>14368648
stupid fucking flanders

[Anonymous No.14368665]

>>14368648
A 1689 work claimed Jesuits took a secret oath that stated

>I do further promise and declare that I will, when opportunity presents, make and wage relentless war, secretly and openly, against all heretics, Protestants and Masons, as I am directed to do, to extirpate them from the face of the whole earth; and that I will spare neither age, sex nor condition, and that will hang, burn, waste, boil, flay, strangle, and bury alive these infamous heretics; rip up the stomachs and wombs of their women, and crush their infants' heads against the walls in order to annihilate their execrable race. That when the same cannot be done openly I will secretly use the poisonous cup, the strangulation cord, the steel of the poniard, or the leaden bullet, regardless of the honour, rank, dignity or authority of the persons, whatever may be their condition in life, either public or private, as I at any time may be directed so to do by any agents of the Pope or Superior of the Brotherhood of the Holy Father of the Society of Jesus. In confirmation of which I hereby dedicate my life, soul, and all corporal powers, and with the dagger which I now receive I will subscribe my name written in my blood in testimony thereof; and should I prove false, or weaken in my determination, may my brethren and fellow soldiers of the militia of the Pope cut off my hands and feet and my throat from ear to ear, my belly be opened and sulphur burned therein with all the punishment that can be inflicted upon me on earth, and my soul shall be tortured by demons in eternal hell forever.[2][3] — Foxes and Firebrands, 1689 by Robert Ware

[Anonymous No.14368669]

>>14368648
Indeed. Buddhism is about choosing death by opting out of existence.
Based Christian poster btfo buddhist western larpers.

[Anonymous No.14368676]

>>14368665
They needed a secret oath for that? That is just standard Papist MO. See Foxe's Book of Martyrs.

[Anonymous No.14368743]

>>14368665
Joining the Society of Jesus is a great option for anyone on /lit/ that is stuck in life. It doesn't matter how bad your credit score is, if you've struggled with unemployment. As long as you are intelligent, they'll be happy to admit you as a novitiate. You might not "make" money out of it, but you'll be taken care of, and be able to intellectually flourish. Great option for drop-outs, as they'll help you finish your degree after the first two years for free if you become a scholastic, which afterward, you'll go through years of postgraduate education in philosophy/theology, some even allow independent courses of study. No money out of it, but then again, you are not going to lose or even fear the loss of anything. Best possible thing for your average catholic /lit/ poster to do.

[Anonymous No.14368766]

>>14368665
Based.

[Anonymous No.14368776]

>>14368648
Thank you, priest Anon

[Anonymous No.14368828]

Daily reminder it has been empirically proven religiosity stifles scientific innovation.

https://www.princeton.edu/~rbenabou/papers/Religion%20December%201g_snd.pdf
http://www.nber.org/papers/w21052.pdf

Daily reminder the overwhelming majority of leading scientists are atheists

https://www.nature.com/articles/28478
https://evolution-outreach.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1936-6434-6-33

Daily reminder most philosophers are atheists

https://philpapers.org/surveys/results.pl

Daily reminder religious people are less intelligent according to dozens of studies.

http://diyhpl.us/~nmz787/pdf/The_Relation_Between_Intelligence_and_Religiosity__A_Meta-Analysis_and_Some_Proposed_Explanations.pdf

Daily reminder religious people are less educated

https://www.economist.com/news/international/21623712-how-education-makes-people-less-religiousand-less-superstitious-too-falling-away

Religious people are literally a lesser breed of human

[Anonymous No.14368835]

>>14368828
Without religion, there would be no such thing as science.

[Anonymous No.14368912]

>>14368828
Who fucking cares about all of this if you life is meaningless

[Anonymous No.14368940]

>>14368828
Cope

[Anonymous No.14368971]

>>14368828
>ad populum arguments
>muh average intelligence
Average biases toward midwits. N G M I

[Anonymous No.14368976]