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When a centralized authority wants to avoid revolution by the dominated majority, the most effective way to do it is to convince the dominated majority to be happy with their position.

"Blessed are the meek" and "blessed are the poor" and the concept that the poor and downtrodden will be rewarded in the afterlife are all concepts that cause the dominated majority to accept their position in life. The idea that the "souls" of the poor and downtrodden are somehow valued more by the deity than those of the dominant minority enables the dominated class to feel superior and reduces the likelihood of revolution.

So, no, I'm more than a rock or a bug or a chicken, and so are you, and if you think you need a soul to have "value" in the universe, then that's unfortunate for you.

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I agree you're more than a rock or bug or chicken. I don't know how a Christian could take the position that an atheist is one of these....

However, what you've written is a misunderstanding of Jesus' message. Jesus also said, "it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than it is for a rich man to get into heaven." This saying was delivered when a rich young man asked Jesus how to be holy. Jesus' answer was that the man had to give away all of his belongs and follow Jesus as an itinerant disciple. So the "blessed are the meek" message may be open misinterpretation, but in the context of Jesus' whole message the dominant class should be very far from complacency.[/quote]

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