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Money, medicine, “tolerance”, “racism”, politically incorrect language, natural selection, “the self,” public figures (CEOs, scientists, figureheads), celebrit
by tonymet 5y ago
Money, medicine, “tolerance”, “racism”, politically incorrect language, natural selection, “the self,” public figures (CEOs, scientists, figureheads), celebrities, recycling, wearing masks, the super bowl, the oscars, the multiverse, the big bang, psychotherapy, anti-depressants, over-eating & dieting, conspicuous traveling, visiting nature, architecture.
You can throw those into the religious categories e.g. virtue, vice, deities, origin story etc.
I should also mention “original sin” – you can guess examples of those – in america that would be “racism”.
I’m not taking good / bad position just applying religious lens to secular lifestyle.
- tonymet 5y agoand I forgot two qualities that are both states of being & virtues: love & happiness.
- IggleSniggle 5y agoThese things typically fall under the umbrella of “culture,” of which religion is one defining aspect, to greater or lesser extents.
- pjc50 5y ago... cheese, machine screws, steering wheel covers, arriving on time for appointments, the CIA, and Thursday. Have we left anything out?
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- kortilla 5y agoHorses and paper too
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- Tade0 5y ago> I’m not taking good / bad position just applying religious lens to secular lifestyle. I think your way of speaking about this doesn't do them any justice. Frankly, reading those descriptions, I would assume you're an atheist.