The Matrix and Mormonism
Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2007 6:44 pm
Any of you who have frequented RfM are probably familiar with the poster, Brian-the-Christ. He has a wicked sense of humor. We used to email back and forth on occasion. When I was cleaning out my desk the other day, I found this little gem that he wrote several years ago. He gave me his permission a while ago to print it as long as I gave him credit for authorship, so I don't think there will be a problem with posting it here.
It's definitely good for a chuckle. It also gives you a scary cause to think:
(I've taken the liberty of personalizing it a bit to apply to Shades' board. Enjoy!)
Dr. Shades: Let me tell you why you're here. You're here because you know something. What you know you can't explain. But you feel it. You've felt it your entire life. That there's something wrong with the Church. You don't know what it is but it's there, like a splinter in your mind driving you mad. It is this feeling that has brought you to MormonDiscussions.com. Do you know what I'm talking about?
MDPoster: Mormonism's Indoctrination?
Dr. Shades: Do you want to know what it is? Mormonism's indoctrination is everywhere. It is all around us, even now in this very room. You can see it when you look out your window or when you turn on your television. You can feel it when you go to work, when you pay your taxes. It is the world that has been pulled over your eyes to blind you from the truth.
MDPoster: What truth?
Dr. Shades: That you are a slave, MDPoster. Like everyone else BIC you were born into bondage, born into a prison that you cannot smell or taste or touch. A prison for your mind. Unfortunately, no one can be told what Mormonism's Indoctrination is. You have to see it for yourself. This is your last chance. After this there is no turning back. You listen to the apologetics of FAIR/MAD, I'll call it "the blue pill," the story ends, you wake up in your dream and believe whatever you want to believe. You listen to the stories on MormonDiscussions.com, I'll call that taking "the red pill," you stay in Wonderland, and I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes. Remember, all I'm offering is the truth, nothing more. Follow me. Keene, are we online?
It's definitely good for a chuckle. It also gives you a scary cause to think:
(I've taken the liberty of personalizing it a bit to apply to Shades' board. Enjoy!)
Dr. Shades: Let me tell you why you're here. You're here because you know something. What you know you can't explain. But you feel it. You've felt it your entire life. That there's something wrong with the Church. You don't know what it is but it's there, like a splinter in your mind driving you mad. It is this feeling that has brought you to MormonDiscussions.com. Do you know what I'm talking about?
MDPoster: Mormonism's Indoctrination?
Dr. Shades: Do you want to know what it is? Mormonism's indoctrination is everywhere. It is all around us, even now in this very room. You can see it when you look out your window or when you turn on your television. You can feel it when you go to work, when you pay your taxes. It is the world that has been pulled over your eyes to blind you from the truth.
MDPoster: What truth?
Dr. Shades: That you are a slave, MDPoster. Like everyone else BIC you were born into bondage, born into a prison that you cannot smell or taste or touch. A prison for your mind. Unfortunately, no one can be told what Mormonism's Indoctrination is. You have to see it for yourself. This is your last chance. After this there is no turning back. You listen to the apologetics of FAIR/MAD, I'll call it "the blue pill," the story ends, you wake up in your dream and believe whatever you want to believe. You listen to the stories on MormonDiscussions.com, I'll call that taking "the red pill," you stay in Wonderland, and I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes. Remember, all I'm offering is the truth, nothing more. Follow me. Keene, are we online?