Chris's (lack of) understanding religion -

[BigBoss]

It's pretty obvious that Chris doesn't understand religion (not even his own) judging by past videos, comics, and Facebook statuses. What would it take to educate Chris about Judaism, Islam, Wicca, Buddhism, etc? An episode on Family Guy?

 

[Hyperion]

Chris probably thanks Allah for that holofoil Arbok he got on 9/11.

 

[spaps]

A Sonic Says segment.

 

[Kosher Dill]

I think his commentary on church services in the latest Facebook leak says it all. When the new pastor got up there and actually started talking about religion - in the middle of church, of all places - he was bored. What he apparently wants is some generic feel-good talk that speaks to whatever's on his mind at the moment, and nothing more.

 

[Grand Number of Pounds]

What he apparently wants is some generic feel-good talk that speaks to whatever's on his mind at the moment, and nothing more.

Really, that describes a lot of Americans and their view towards religion. Why would Chris be any different?

As I've said in just about every thread on religion, Chris is like a little kid who grows up in church and thinks God is their personal genie who has to do whatever they say. GodBear hasn't given Chris a girlfriend yet, so obviously GodBear must be a troll.

Unless Chris sees a cartoon, show or manga that accurately portrays a religion, he'll never really understand it. He's not exactly a mental giant.

 

[Kosher Dill]

Really, that describes a lot of Americans and their view towards religion. Why would Chris be any different?

Chris is different because of his passive approach to it. Like, yeah, there are plenty of Americans who go to content-free "Christian" services, or follow the "Oprah's Book Club/The Secret" religion, but they're generally operating on a slightly higher level. In addition to the "genie" aspect, most people in feel-good religions get some social satisfaction out of it - a feeling of self-righteousness, of community, of having a direction in life, etc. With Chris, it's purely about getting some asspats for whatever's stressing him at the moment.

 

[Bugaboo]

Chris can't really understand religion because most religions are about self sacrifice and not asking you diety(es) for a girlfriend

 

[CatParty]

He does not understand religion or spirituality. God to him is a wish granting genie.

 

[Yawning Squirtle]

What would it take to educate Chris about Judaism, Islam, Wicca, Buddhism, etc?

To really educate him? Well... do you believe in reincarnation? Because I don't think he can still be properly educated, not in this life at least. That ship has sailed...

 

[Alec Benson Leary]

He does not understand religion or spirituality. God to him is a wish granting genie.

Was. Now that a decade has passed without a single wish truly fulfilled, Chris has realized that God is a troll.

Which makes me wonder why Chris hasn't fingered God as the culprit behind the facebook leak? God has omniscience, surely he can see beyond privacy settings.

 

[Tubular Monkey]

Chris is a developmentally disabled child in the body of a lumpy 30 something. He lacks the capacity for critical analysis on just about everything. The less tangible a subject, the less likely Chris is to understand it to any useful degree.

 

[BigBoss]

Was. Now that a decade has passed without a single wish truly fulfilled, Chris has realized that God is a troll.

Which makes me wonder why Chris hasn't fingered God as the culprit behind the facebook leak? God has omniscience, surely he can see beyond privacy settings.

Because his friends (read: asspatters) from the church who are his only friends on Facebook would abandon him if he made a big deal out of it in a status.

 

[snowkitten91]

Now the only question is, when will He strike next (and how)?

 

[c-no]

He does not understand religion or spirituality. God to him is a wish granting genie.

Was. Now that a decade has passed without a single wish truly fulfilled, Chris has realized that God is a troll.

Which makes me wonder why Chris hasn't fingered God as the culprit behind the facebook leak? God has omniscience, surely he can see beyond privacy settings.

If God is a troll, than He would be the master troll, setting the trolling plans in motion before Chris was even born. Getting to the topic, Chris has no understanding of any religion whether it was his own or some other religion. The only information he gets would be from tv shows that parody or flat out mock beliefs such as Family Guy for Christianity or South Park for Scientology. Aside from thinking God as a genie, Chris pretty much only gets very little understanding of his beliefs like those who claim to know much of their own religion despite knowing little.

 

[cypocraphy]

He does not understand religion or spirituality. God to him is a wish granting genie.

And sometimes a hitman as well.

 

[Dezcubek]

He understand religion as a way to satisfy his own whims without effort and selfsacrifice and a tool to punish his enemies. That´s why I think he does Copy-paste of superstitions and beliefs of other religions, no matter what, as long as he can exploit a possible advantage for him.

 

[ChristmasDuck]

He sees religion as some kind of confirmation of his beliefs - he mixes and matches certain things which may be taught by Christianity, and then uses them as some kind of authority behind his statements and/or demands

 

[QI 541]

He sees religion as just another basic fact of life: There's a Godjesus, heaven for good people and a hell for trolls. He won't turn atheist because he doesn't use religion to fulfill any spiritual or social needs. Godjesus is a fact to him just like the earth is round.

 

[NobleGreyHorse]

In the long, long AIM conversation where Vivian Gee finally snapped, one of the concepts she was trying to get through to him was that she was a Taoist, and what that meant. Chris was no more able to comprehend this than a real hedgehog would be capable of doing quadratic equations.

 

[cubesandcubes]

I wonder if Chris perceives "The Trolls" the way that some people percive demons, satanic conspirators, illuminatis, etc. As an amorphous, monolithic entity, malevolent for its own sake.