Posted January 17, 2019
The Greybeards power to kill by uttering a single word is a metaphor for how atheists believe that religion has great power to cause problems in society. The fact there are not really 7000 steps to High Hrothgar is a metaphor for the numerology of 7 in the Bible which atheists consider to be a ridiculous superstitious thing.
The ice wolf he encounters that is more powerful than regular wolves is a metaphor for how there are some really dangerous religious fundies such as cult leaders and terrorists.
The snow and wind on the mountain is a metaphor for the hard struggles atheists deal with when facing harassment from religious fundies. Another example is the LGBTQ community dealing with the hardships of being discriminated against.
Men overthrowing their dragon oppressors is a metaphor for how atheists consider religion to be oppressive and how the decline of religion caused society to overthrow religious oppression and become more free.
High Hrothgar being the throat of the world is a metaphor for heaven and how religious people main goal in life is striving to get into heaven instead of living their life on Earth to the fullest.
The Dragonborn’s mastery of each word causing his shouts to become more powerful is a metaphor for how atheists believe that achievements are done by practice rather than relying on God for success.
The defeat of Jurgen Windcoller’s Nord army causing him to realize it was punishment for misuse of the voice since the shouts are supposed to be used for the glory of the gods not the glory of men, is a metaphor for how atheists believe in the glory of mankind rather than glorifying a deity that they don’t believe to exist.
TO BE CONTINUED
The ice wolf he encounters that is more powerful than regular wolves is a metaphor for how there are some really dangerous religious fundies such as cult leaders and terrorists.
The snow and wind on the mountain is a metaphor for the hard struggles atheists deal with when facing harassment from religious fundies. Another example is the LGBTQ community dealing with the hardships of being discriminated against.
Men overthrowing their dragon oppressors is a metaphor for how atheists consider religion to be oppressive and how the decline of religion caused society to overthrow religious oppression and become more free.
High Hrothgar being the throat of the world is a metaphor for heaven and how religious people main goal in life is striving to get into heaven instead of living their life on Earth to the fullest.
The Dragonborn’s mastery of each word causing his shouts to become more powerful is a metaphor for how atheists believe that achievements are done by practice rather than relying on God for success.
The defeat of Jurgen Windcoller’s Nord army causing him to realize it was punishment for misuse of the voice since the shouts are supposed to be used for the glory of the gods not the glory of men, is a metaphor for how atheists believe in the glory of mankind rather than glorifying a deity that they don’t believe to exist.
TO BE CONTINUED