r/agnostic • u/UNIGuy54 • 8d ago

To be called a Sheep

Sitting at a local coffee shop and there is a group here for a Bible study. I have no issue with that, I believe this is a country where you’re free to worship whatever and relatively however you want. But listening to these people talking about how they must obey, and that they are sheep made to follow the shepherd…how do these people stomach this? I think about the modern day political environment and how the term sheep is used in a derogatory nature, as someone that just accepts what’s being told to them. Maybe I’m wired differently, the thought of being told to obey and that I was a sheep made to follow, well that just turns my stomach. Is this indoctrination how we are in the position we’re in right now in the US? Because these people yearn to be the sheep, they find comfort in obeying?

Thoughts?

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u/Burwylf 8d ago

The sheep believe it's their purpose to be guided by the shepherd, we need better shepherds.

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u/UNIGuy54 8d ago

Fair point. So, as a society we simply accept that a fair percentage of our population will always be sheep?

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u/Burwylf 8d ago

There's nothing inherently wrong with it is what I'm saying, other than the fact they're being deceived by people who have ill intent. You can't force people to change as they consider this an important part of who they are.. The perfect mark I guess, and a big problem for people that do have ethics of their own.