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There is nothing modern about what you say; there is no internal logical consistency in any religion which is why you have the fanatically orthodox and the ultr
by chengiz 6y ago
There is nothing modern about what you say; there is no internal logical consistency in any religion which is why you have the fanatically orthodox and the ultra liberal coexist in every religion - each one sure of their moral superiority, of their interpretation of the code. People have always been able to defend what they believe in, what they grew up with etc. If anything the divisions have grown more peaceful over the years. The trend is that due to the internet and social media, you do not have to follow your tradition, you can find other things, which would be in general a good thing, except it doesnt do anything to bring people together, and it also has the effect of giving the worst of them a voice and a following which could have been suppressed by more moderate voices in the pre internet era.
- slfnflctd 6y agoI would agree with most of this. Blaming social media is a dead horse now, but not without good reasons. Most of what I'm bemoaning here boils down to frustration with the apparent increase in anti-intellectualism, and how it pervades everything. If you don't understand enough of what's been discussed before, you can't even have a coherent conversation. There are all too many incoherent conversations going on.