It’s hard to swing a dead cat without hitting a conman.
That should not prevent you from trying.
This is the protocol for when the whirling feline corpse collides with another person:
- Apologize – You were behaving irresponsibly.
- Determine if you’ve hit a hustler. – Here are 3 things to consider.
The hustler talks about his smartness.
The hustler wants to convince you that he’s smarter than you.
Watch for statements like:
“When I was doing my graduate work at UCLA…”
“My doctor told me that many intelligent people have dandruff so…”
“Neil DeGrasse Tyson retweeted me…”
Any blog profile that contains the phrase, “challenging religion with logic”…
…belongs to a hustler.
Intelligence is like deodorant.
You don’t need to tell us when you’re using it.
The hustler talks about her moral virtue.
Hustlers want you to believe they’re more caring, compassionate, sympathetic, gracious, polite, kind, tolerant, inclusive, fair, open-minded, patient, able to create a long list of adjectives than you.
The hustler is just a better class of person than you.
She’ll say stuff like:
I recently journeyed out of Christianity in favor of loving others, myself, and the earth without the confines of religion.
Or…
I abhor Republican policies that relate to women’s rights, war at any cost, and religious issues.
Or…
If there really is a God… He would demand no other sacrifice than a life well lived, loving heart that meets others where they are, and hands that are willing to serve those around them in true and selfless compassion and empathy.
Anyone who is more virtuous than God…
…is a hustler.
The hustler NEVER tells you the price.
Hustlers tell you everything is “free”.
The super-smart, compassionate, virtuous hustler says it doesn’t cost anything to ditch Christianity.
I am no longer bound to an Identity from Mythology. If the Truth of Reality hath set me Free…. I am “Free Indeed”.
Remember: there is no such thing as a free lunch.
“Reality” is inhabited by thieves, rapists, cannibals, murderers, and people who voted for Trump.
What happens when the rapist is no longer bound to “an identity from mythology”?
Mythology is necessary for “law-abiding citizens”.
Ask the hustler to explain what he means by, “reality” and you’ll get:
Why does it matter? We’re here now. And one day we’ll leave here. End of story.
Indeed.
Don’t ask questions.
I’m smarter than you.
I’m more virtuous than you.
This will set you free!
And after you ditch your religion…
…I’ve got a bridge in San Francisco to sell you.
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Jesus answered them, “Very truly, I tell you, everyone who commits sin is a slave to sin. The slave does not have a permanent place in the household; the son has a place there forever. So if the Son makes you free, you will be free indeed. – John 8:34
4 Responses
Your opening sentences are a bit ambiguous:
“It’s hard to swing a dead cat without hitting a conman. That should not prevent you from trying.”
Should I keep trying to swing my dead cat, keep trying to hit a conman, or both? 😀
As one whose knee jerk reaction is to apologise, I appreciate this post.
Well, when you hit someone with a dead cat it is appropriate to say, “I’m sorry.”
Look, it was one time, okay??