One common selling point for Christianity is the notion that it holds some sort of magical hope, love, and/or joy that the average person cannot grasp without it. I’ve heard Christians say, “yes, you may have love, but do you have Christian love?” or “you don’t know REAL hope until you know Jesus”. These statements may work on the average Joe, but they don’t work on me (anymore).
Love is love. Hope is hope. Joy is joy. Truth is truth. You do not need a special sanction from a celestial being to unlock these "mysteries". They are innate in all human beings. A nonbeliever loves his family just as much a Christian. A nonbeliever finds joy in living just as Christians do (if not more so). And, nonbelievers are hopeful for the future just as Christians. The difference is Christians spend their lives hoping for a second life that will never come and end up wasting the other emotions.
On a side note, these sorts of statements by Christians are typical of those who have been indoctrinated and not unlike something you would hear from a member of the Manson family or someone from Jim Jones’ Peoples’ Temple.
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