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my opinion is that god/religions evolve simply to provide psychological comfort to people and for social control. I don't think any rational person believes th
by fnord77 5y ago
my opinion is that god/religions evolve simply to provide psychological comfort to people and for social control. I don't think any rational person believes their god is going to save their city.
how many people would be motivated to do anything if they knew that when you die, you cease to be? Or that there's no trial of your life's deeds.
- the_lonely_road 5y agoMost? I’m not aware of any general apathy amongst the atheist crowd (who generally believe those things) and instead see a high percentage of them rising to positions of power and influence in Hollywood and science, IE places they don’t generally have to hide their feelings on the subject. It’s up to you to decide how many of our politicians you think are lip service Christians.
- wrycoder 5y agoAllow me this quote: I am tempted to go full Slav on Conor, to explain to him how we are all just grains of dust suspended in the howling void, searching for meaning in the fleeting moments before we are yanked back to the oblivion from whence we emerged, naked and screaming. But for all his faults he's just a kid stuck spending his summer microwaving Yorkshire puddings for difficult people. I take pity. — https://idlewords.com/2018/12/ https://idlewords.com/2018/12/