One thing about VFX that bothers me

[Farksisten]

He always says that people hate him because of his faith in christianity. He can't seem to accept that people simply don't like him as a person. He always shields it off with his religion.

I find this very dishonest, hypocritical and repulsive in general. Just think about it - he's been telling people that they will be judged for their actions. But I wonder how he will be judged for using his own faith as a scapegoat for things he don't like being said to him. Almost seems a little blasphemous when you think about it. He also takes it a step further and says that people who don't like him hates christianity and wants to destroy peoples faith, but that isn't exactly news.

 

[Aught3]

But I wonder how he will be judged

He is being judged, as you said a lot of people don't like him.

 

[IBSpify]

i read the title and first thing that popped to mind was, "There's only one thing what bothers you about VFX?"

 

[JBeukema]

now be nice to the mentally handicapped; stop picking on poor PCS, they didn't know what mercury and lead could do to a kid back then...

back on topic, it have to agree, From what I've seen of VFX, he seemsa to play the martyr card every time someone dislikes him for the way he acts

 

[Penguin_Factory]

I find that creationists in general try to do this. When Ken Ham's museum was dropped from a planned combo ticket deal with the San Diego Zoo, he started going on about how the controversy had grown "just because of our Christian faith" when in reality no one opposing the idea ever mentioned religion.

 

[ImprobableJoe]

He always says that people hate him because of his faith in christianity. He can't seem to accept that people simply don't like him as a person. He always shields it off with his religion.

I find this very dishonest, hypocritical and repulsive in general. Just think about it - he's been telling people that they will be judged for their actions. But I wonder how he will be judged for using his own faith as a scapegoat for things he don't like being said to him. Almost seems a little blasphemous when you think about it. He also takes it a step further and says that people who don't like him hates christianity and wants to destroy peoples faith, but that isn't exactly news.

You have to wonder if the reason he clings so tightly to religion is just because he's naturally an unpopular kid who no one likes. Early on, he latched onto the idea that people called him as asshole because he's religious, and not because he's actually as asshole. So, the more of a religious fanatic he becomes, the more of an asshole it allows him to be without taking any responsibility for it.

It sort of reminds me of the guys who say "girls won't go out with me because I'm too nice" or girls who say "guys don't ask me out because I'm too pretty." There IS a reason those people can't find dates, but it has nothing to do with being "nice" or "pretty."

 

[starfedrogue]

i read the title and first thing that popped to mind was, "There's only one thing what bothers you about VFX?"

My exact thoughts.

When considering VFX, the one thing one must keep in mind above all else is that he is a manipulative sociopath. He does not believe half the things that come out of his own mouth - he says them purely to deceive his followers.

 

[Sparky]

He is a liar. A complete and utter jerk. I added a comment to one of his videos pointing to this site

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/04/080417112433.htm

It was deleted within 8 hours. If he went to the site he would see definitive proof of evolution. How can it be refuted? It can't be so he just deletes it so that other Christians don't get the chance to see it and so he doesn't look like an idiot/liar.

 

[You]

You have to wonder if the reason he clings so tightly to religion is just because he's naturally an unpopular kid who no one likes. Early on, he latched onto the idea that people called him as asshole because he's religious, and not because he's actually as asshole. So, the more of a religious fanatic he becomes, the more of an asshole it allows him to be without taking any responsibility for it.

It sort of reminds me of the guys who say "girls won't go out with me because I'm too nice" or girls who say "guys don't ask me out because I'm too pretty." There IS a reason those people can't find dates, but it has nothing to do with being "nice" or "pretty."

I'd imagine he has, and has always had, that same smug certainty about all of his beliefs. His favorite TV show? It's the best, doncha know. His favorite hobby? Best. Sports team, band, whatever: teh best. Religion seems to nurture (perhaps I should say "fertilize" ) his type of personality, and vice versa.

 

[Gnomesmusher]

Trying not to generalize, but there's a fair share of christians who have a martyr complex. They always think someone's persecuting them unfairly even while they shove their share of judgement and condemnation down people's throats. They can't imagine that people would hate them otherwise, so it must be christian hating heathens who want to feed them to the lions!

 

[DracoInfernis]

Trying not to generalize, but there's a fair share of christians who have a martyr complex.

In the course of my study of the psychology of religion, I've found that the martyr complex is, as suggested in this thread, used by the subject as a defense mechanism -- a version of denial. They proclaim loudly that they're abandoned by their friends and family because of their religious beliefs because doing so allows them to dismiss without consideration the possibility that the true problem might be their own flaws. The worst part about it is that the social aspect of religion provides the subject support during the abandonment phase; support which in actuality is the reinforcement of the "righteous" nature of the religious group. As a result, the subject identifies with more with the religious group, and begins to consider the abandonment a result of flaws in those that abandon him (in the case of VFX, they "hate the faith"), rather than looking at his own problems.

So in short (too late), yeah, his claim that people hate him because of his religion is deceitful, but chances are he's attempting to deceive himself as much as anyone else. I can't be sure without performing a proper analysis (which he would likely not agree to or survive if I were even interested in doing such a thing), but that would be the normal behavior pattern.