'Blessing' - WTF?

[Rum]

It occurred to me last night how imbecilic and ridiculous the act of 'blessing' is. Even if you are a 'believer' wtf is it supposed to do!?

And how are you supposed to know if the blessing bore fruit?!

What a ridiculous ritual!

[Gawdzilla Sama]

It occurred to me last night how imbecilic and ridiculous the act of 'blessing' is. Even if you are a 'believer' wtf is it supposed to do!?

And how are you supposed to know if the blessing bore fruit?!

What a ridiculous ritual!

"May the blessings of the Lord be on you." It's like gesundheit. Everybody says it, nobody knows what it means.

[roter-kaiser]

It's easy - if things turn for the better the blessings have worked. If things turn to shit, then you have sinned and deserve to be punished.

[Aos Si]

I do its something to do with some dead guy who died for our sins, they found him in a tomb stuck to the wall or something to do with cheese?

Something like that. apparently he is our king. Cheesus was his name or something like that.

It's meant to confer the light of the lord onto you, you will have a +1 protection bonus to me and all other creatures of evil for 1D10 turns or until mom says dinners ready.

[Pappa]

Perhaps it is originates in the sacrificial act. Christians (mostly) stopped sacrificing animals, but maybe they felt the need for some equivalent ritual.

[JimC]

In the catholic school I work in (I know, I know...), when they have mass, and it's time to cannibalise Jesus, they always say that non-catholics can come up, with arms crossed, and receive a blessing rather than a stale piece of biscuit...

I always remain seated, staring into space, thinking of bizarre sexual fantasies...

[Aos Si]

In the catholic school I work in (I know, I know...), when they have mass, and it's time to cannibalise Jesus, they always say that non-catholics can come up, with arms crossed, and receive a blessing rather than a stale piece of biscuit...

I always remain seated, staring into space, thinking of bizarre sexual fantasies...

A more tangible religion and one that one day may see action, unlike Jesus who's probably not coming back. Even if he exists, I wouldn't.

That's quite a coincidence. Just after I wrote that "if you think I'm Coming Back, don't hold your breath. Started playing on the radio.

Is it a sign from our Lord!

[Santa_Claus]

almost definately.

[Aos Si]

almost definately.

Praise be and don't let the door hit you on the way out Jesus! Lord and saviour, just the once, but once was enough!

[Geoff]

I remember at school, we used to have various memes (before the word was invented) whereby certain common biblical words were held to mean something scatological or profane. So "dwell" became "shit", "bless" became "fuck", for example.

Cue many giggles at morning assembly.

"You will dwell in the house of the lord forever..."

"Bless you..."

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Said this before, but hey: "Bless you!" should be said when someone sneezes because you are expelling demons from your body. Not saying it soon enough allows them to get back in. In the 1800s this was thought to be exactly how it worked.

[Feck]

I tend to have a bad reaction to being blessed , and an even worse one when people say they will pray for me .

[Gawdzilla Sama]

I tend to have a bad reaction to being blessed , and an even worse one when people say they will pray for me .

When they say they'll pray for me I tell them I'll do nothing in return.

[egbert]

It occurred to me last night how imbecilic and ridiculous the act of 'blessing' is. Even if you are a 'believer' wtf is it supposed to do!?

And how are you supposed to know if the blessing bore fruit?!

What a ridiculous ritual!

A blessing is just a psychological scam. Costing the blesser only a few words, it places the blessed in a position of obligation, owing the blesser for his supposed act of kindness, which cost him nothing. Great way to feel all smug and grand for having done nothing.

[Feck]

It also implies that some how the lord will listen to them ...rather than just doing what a good god would and looking out for all of us . so when someone blesses you or says they will pray for you you should punch them in the throat for their arrogance.