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Re:Jack Ma Agrees to Shrink His Business Empire, Bowing to C... by 11thEarlOfMar on Thursday January 28, 2021 @01:55PM (#25947001)
Um... no. Christians are Christians by choice. Those under a dictator have no choice.

Maybe use Singapore's 'benevolent dictator' as your example?

Re:Jack Ma Agrees to Shrink His Business Empire, Bowing to C... by Geminidog on Thursday January 28, 2021 @01:59PM (#25947087)
That's the meta view from the outside looking in. If you truly believe in Christianity then you truly believe God is the dictator and you believe there isn't a choice in the matter. Most Christians are okay with this, which is my point.

I could use a real world example like Singapore but there are imperfections in that country. God is an example of a perfect dictatorship in every possible conceivable way, it's even better than democracy.

Re:Jack Ma Agrees to Shrink His Business Empire, Bowing to C... by 11thEarlOfMar on Thursday January 28, 2021 @02:50PM (#25947981)
When I was born, I was not a Christian.

In order to become Christian, I had to choose to accept God as my Dictator.

Later, I gave up the notion of God and Christianity, again by choice.

It's like putting yourself in a prison where you can leave any time you like. Are you still in prison? Likewise, is God really a dictator?

Re:Jack Ma Agrees to Shrink His Business Empire, Bowing to C... by threatofrain on Thursday January 28, 2021 @08:22PM (#25952337)
Yes if you accept and embrace your boss as the owner of your time, then you have placed a yolk on your own back. You may have exercised choice, but there’s also a yolk on your back.

Except your spiritual boss will only accept 100% and not some time sharing agreement, and that you must do so on faith, surrendering everything. Or you go to hell.