Cpt. Keith's Interesting FS9 scenery

I am not saying that Christianity is based on self-hatred. I am saying that self-hatred is a prerequisite for Christianity and for trends in other major religions. Christianity, for example, provides a solution to that self-hatred, a hatred which is justified by one's own sins. The only way of making up for those sins is to believe in Christ. The law of works is replaced by the law of faith. Since self-hatred for one's own shortcomings, sins perhaps, can never completely go away, neither does the need for a savior. The fact that people sin doesn't make them "need" a savior. What makes them need a savior is the fact that they hate themselves for being sinful and mortal (a result of sin according to Christianity).Put differently, if people didn't think there was something wrong with themselves then they would see no reason for wanting to be saved. And eternal life is part of this as it addresses the hatred of one's own mortality. Incidentally, why do you think Christianity is so popular? Because it provides a very compelling solution to the problem of sin and self-hatred, one that does not completely get rid of either but instead offers a solution to the limits of a mired humanity and absolves sin.But the major issue is that when you start to call things sins that really aren't, such as masturbation, people end up hating themselves for things they shouldn't. And likewise people are sometimes encouraged to hate themselves more for their sins in order to more readily accept salvation. So I agree, Christianity isn't based on self-hatred, it's based on faith. But I think that the specific problem of self-hatred is made worse when religions encourage it as a mode of faith.