I’m very blown away by some of the hate comments I’ve seen on the internet. Some we’re literally so nasty, mean and vile I had to get the fck away from my phone, only after clicking on said comment’s avi to a shameless open public profile and a Bible verse in the bio. I’m not a religious person but I do believe in God so I’m very rattled by this common occurrence. Though I’m aware some of these comments very well are bots there to stir up debates and hold on to engagement (beware of that) A LOT of them are not, which lends to my question. Why are believers so comfortable with spewing hate on the internet specifically? Do they technology some type of loophole away from the eyes of God? Do they think God can’t see what they do on the internet?
This mind-bending question of whether or not people believe God is also on the internet fascinates me. Faith and tech is not usually paired this way and I haven’t see anyone present this either. It’s been rolling in my mind the more I see vicious, gross or even invasive behaviors become normalized on social media.
If you ask me yes, God sees everything we do all the time. There’s nothing God can’t know and nowhere God can’t go. God is everywhere like air and even where air doesn’t exist. There is no hiding spot. There is no loophole. I’m always conscious of that even when I’m on social media. I watch what I say. I think twice. If I’m wrong I simply apologize. I always want to live well in favor of God and my ancestors. I was not put here to be disgusting. I don’t get off being so to strangers either. That’s weird.
I’m not going to exhaust my mind trying to figure out weirdos on the internet. Some people really were just raised wrong. It is an interesting observation though. There’s people who live a life of faith and worship in daily real life then use the internet as a place to take the mask off and funnel the ugliness that is truly within them because they don’t think they can be judged here. If this is who they are when they believe there is no consequences are they really the good people of God? It’s kind of profound wonder.