Lent begins today. Many in the manosphere have long since given up on religion, and hence don’t care. I’ve gone the other way – once a devout atheist, then a strong agnostic… well, let’s just say that Christianity and I have come to a sort of uneasy alliance. I’ve realized over the last year that one of my big problems with modern religion is that it doesn’t really have much of a point. If you’re not asked to do anything hard, then what really is the point of it? Westernized religions (no matter the actual source religion) no longer ask for much of anything. Stay married and forsake divorce? Nah, we’ll let you off for that one and even remarry you. Give up the things you really like because they’re sinful and you might be a better person without them? Nah, we’ll come up with some wishy washy way to explain that what those old time church people really meant was that you shouldn’t be racist and you should be environmentally friendly. No, really.
Bah. Total BS. And they wonder why church attendance is declining. Here’s a tip, guys: it’s because your church is too beta. To anybody who’s studied Game, it should be no surprise at all which churches are actually growing in the western world:
- Islam
- Fundamentalist Evangelicalism
- Mormonism
- Catholicism
The only groups still around that are strong enough to keep being Alpha. For reasons that could (and one day likely will) make a whole post of their own, I’ve ended up with the Roman Catholics. Partly inspired by that, and partly by Ferdinand, I’ve resolved to give up masturbation for Lent this year. A year ago it might’ve been near impossible for me to do. This year, thanks to the Game community and the manosphere at large, I think I have a good shot at it.
