Osarseph 𓀲 𓁟

The Bible is a book that is laced with a fundamental thread of resentment. This only became more apparent to me over time, with an increasing, and then eventually eclipsing, familiarity with classical antiquity. In this process-- also his-- I see that Nietzsche was right.

It can clearly be seen in interactions with pagans that Logos has no place in their thought. They have thus even abandoned the original Enlightenment project that originally tried to brush aside Christendom for some sort of irrational and atavistic form of paganism. And it’s not even real paganism, which was the result of a lived spiritual experience and traditions stretching hundreds of generations and generations, the worship of ancient deified kings, superstitions, and myths. It’s a reconstructed enterprise, not something organic and real. You can’t revive a dead tradition. The whole worldview of these people is hating Christianity because it’s foreign, or because some heretical sects of Christianity are pro-Israel, or because the Vatican preaches about migrants in a way that is harmful to European interests. Is the faith thus disproven? Did Christ not rise from the dead? Is Christ not the Son of God because He was a Jew? All of this is absolutely foolish. Reason plays no part in it. And it’s no surprise given how they worship Friedrich Nietzsche. Myths about Zeus raping Ganymede or Egyptian creator gods masturbating reality into existence are not going to revitalize the Western spirit. The traditions are dead, nigh incomprehensible to modern minds, and really have no leg to stand on when compared to the Christian intellectual tradition.

Whats funny about Hinduism… Everyone has doubts of faith. Atheists, Christians etc. but nobody, and mean NOBODY has ever gone “Hey I think the Hindus may be right on this” Because their monkey blue 20 headed elephant God with poop throwing festival is so laughable. Do you know a single non Indian who has converted to Hinduism? Exactly.

More enlightened than all of these is the way of the Tishbite. You accept that that abominations are being perpetrated daily in the Temple of God, you are filled with zeal for the LORD of Hosts, but you know that God has preserved a remnant by grace, and you wander around in the wilderness, living a life of holiness, but not associating too much with apostate Israel, even while accepting its Temple and Priesthood as legitimate.

Catholics have basically three options: 1. Sedevacantism - just deny he’s even the Pope so you can reject everything he says 2. Popesplaining - desperately twist and contort the Pope’s many statements to make them conform with a “mere orthodoxy” of Catholicism 3. Serenity - you don’t have to stay up to date with every happening in the Vatican. You don’t have to deal with every papal interview. You can just get on with your life as a Catholic in your parish, praying for the Pope, obeying the bishop he appoints over you, and engaging with his serious magisterial teachings.