text_original: These Greeks long utilised their gods as simple buffers against the "bad conscience"— so that they could continue to enjoy their freedom of soul: this, of course, is diametrically opposed to Christianity's theory of its god.
text_transcription: THESE GREEKS LONG UTILIZED THEIR GODS AS SIMPLE BUFFERS AGAINST THE BAD CONSCIENCE SO THAT THEY COULD CONTINUE TO ENJOY THEIR FREEDOM OF SOUL THIS OF COURSE IS DIAMETRICALLY OPPOSED TO CHRISTIANITY'S THEORY OF ITS GOD
phonemes: ðiːz ɡɹˈiːks lˈɔŋ jˈuːɾəlˌaɪzd ðɛɹ ɡˈɑːdz æz sˈɪmpəl bˈʌfɚz ɐɡˈɛnst ðə "bˈæd kˈɑːnʃəns"— sˌoʊ ðæt ðeɪ kʊd kəntˈɪnjuː tʊ ɛndʒˈɔɪ ðɛɹ fɹˈiːdəm ʌv sˈoʊl: ðˈɪs, ʌv kˈɔːɹs, ɪz dˌaɪəmˈɛtɹɪkli əpˈoʊzd tə kɹˌɪstɪˈænᵻɾiz θˈiəɹi ʌv ɪts ɡˈɑːd.