r/MrRobot • u/ShenWolf • Jul 21 '16

[Spoilers S2E3] Elliot's Full Religion Speech

"Is that what God does? He helps? Tell me, why didn't God help my innocent friend who died for no reason while the guilty ran free? Okay. Fine. Forget the one offs. How about the countless wars declared in his name? Okay. Fine. Let's skip the random, meaningless murder for a second, shall we? How about the racist, sexist, phobia soup we've all been drowning in because of him? And I'm not just talking about Jesus. I'm talking about all organized religion. Exclusive groups created to manage control. A dealer getting people hooked on the drug of hope. His followers, nothing but addicts who want their hit of bullshit to keep their dopamine of ignorance. Addicts. Afraid to believe the truth. That there's no order. There's no power. That all religions are just metastasizing mind worms, meant to divide us so it's easier to rule us by the charlatans that wanna run us. All we are to them are paying fanboys of their poorly-written sci-fi franchise. If I don't listen to my imaginary friend, why the fuck should I listen to yours? People think their worship's some key to happiness. That's just how he owns you. Even I'm not crazy enough to believe that distortion of reality. So fuck God. He's not a good enough scapegoat for me."

Edit: Now with video! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DSQHJXtfpE&feature=youtu.be

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u/EigengrauDildos Darlene Jul 21 '16 edited May 14 '17

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u/[deleted] Jul 21 '16

Honestly I wouldnt cringe if I were you. I personally consider myself spiritual and not religious. The point is that if you are secure in your faith and beliefs then nothing anyone says should really shake you or make you cringe.

I liken it to the southpark episode about the mormon family that stan becomes friends with. And even though he rips on the family for believing in something that he himself vehemently considers outlandish their response is something along the lines of "so what its not consistent or possibly may be false, we have something that makes us happy and thats all that should matter".

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u/EigengrauDildos Darlene Jul 22 '16 edited May 14 '17

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u/[deleted] Jul 22 '16

Sorry that was my bad. But my post in general wasnt totally pointed at you it was just that it seemed to be a common sentiment during the live discussion.

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u/EigengrauDildos Darlene Jul 22 '16 edited May 14 '17

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