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Did he create that belief by himself or was it thrusted by you ?

nothrabannosir 9y ago
What child (or adult, for that matter) would ever have an honest belief about a person they hadn’t met? Humans are mirror images of their environment, adults are just better at passing it off as original thought. Why do you think religion is so conveniently regional? It just so happens that people born in a Protestant family believe Luther was right, and people in the Middle East just happen to mostly believe in the teachings of Muhammad? Possible, but the odds are slim. I know you were being rhetorical, but just say that. “He believes that because of his environment.” Great, what else is new? (Ps: the vapid ire for Justin Bieder is broadly dispersed. It’s quite likely they picked it up from pop culture. Patting each other on the back for irrationally hating this guy is the saddest fad of the decade, and adults really should know better. But there you go.)
- JoachimSchipper 9y ago
  There was a way to phrase this that doesn't make believers feel nearly as unwelcome on HN. Please try to find it next time.
  - nothrabannosir 9y ago
    Ok, slightly edited. For the record, I’m not talking about belief but about religion. It’s a subtle difference, but very relevant in this case. Rather than editing it further, let me clarify here: To anyone who follows a religion and feels unwelcome: I’m sorry, please don’t feel unwelcome :) I’m just some guy. Don’t mind me. I don’t speak for HN at all. There are lots of nice and respectful people here. I want you to feel welcome! Sorry for using religion as an example to prove a point about Justin Bieber.
  - jqgatsby 9y ago
    Is that official HN policy? I understand the desire to not make people feel unwelcome, and it is fairly rare that a conversation about technology needs to bring in religion. However, one could argue that challenging beliefs is a part of HN culture as well. I admit I'm not unbiased in this regard. There's a part of me that respects religion and there's a part of me that feels it's the one of the worst things in the world. There's a part of me that does want to give people a hard time for holding beliefs that I consider to be insane, and there's a part of me that has better things to do with his time and isn't sure he could offer anything practically better than what he would tear down.
thinkingemote 9y ago
Most kids are influenced by their peers, that is, their other seven year friends.

What child (or adult, for that matter) would ever have an honest belief about a person they hadn’t met? Humans are mirror images of their environment, adults are just better at passing it off as original thought. Why do you think religion is so conveniently regional? It just so happens that people born in a Protestant family believe Luther was right, and people in the Middle East just happen to mostly believe in the teachings of Muhammad? Possible, but the odds are slim. I know you were being rhetorical, but just say that. “He believes that because of his environment.” Great, what else is new? (Ps: the vapid ire for Justin Bieder is broadly dispersed. It’s quite likely they picked it up from pop culture. Patting each other on the back for irrationally hating this guy is the saddest fad of the decade, and adults really should know better. But there you go.)

JoachimSchipper 9y ago
There was a way to phrase this that doesn't make believers feel nearly as unwelcome on HN. Please try to find it next time.
- nothrabannosir 9y ago
  Ok, slightly edited. For the record, I’m not talking about belief but about religion. It’s a subtle difference, but very relevant in this case. Rather than editing it further, let me clarify here: To anyone who follows a religion and feels unwelcome: I’m sorry, please don’t feel unwelcome :) I’m just some guy. Don’t mind me. I don’t speak for HN at all. There are lots of nice and respectful people here. I want you to feel welcome! Sorry for using religion as an example to prove a point about Justin Bieber.
- jqgatsby 9y ago
  Is that official HN policy? I understand the desire to not make people feel unwelcome, and it is fairly rare that a conversation about technology needs to bring in religion. However, one could argue that challenging beliefs is a part of HN culture as well. I admit I'm not unbiased in this regard. There's a part of me that respects religion and there's a part of me that feels it's the one of the worst things in the world. There's a part of me that does want to give people a hard time for holding beliefs that I consider to be insane, and there's a part of me that has better things to do with his time and isn't sure he could offer anything practically better than what he would tear down.

thinkingemote 9y ago

Most kids are influenced by their peers, that is, their other seven year friends.