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I think everyone used to be religious and so church and mass was a way to get a community. Since more and more people are atheists, this community thing hasn’t
by baby 4y ago
I think everyone used to be religious and so church and mass was a way to get a community. Since more and more people are atheists, this community thing hasn’t really translated to the other side.
- bowsamic 4y agoYeah I would say so. People used to go to church, now they don't, and nothing has replaced it. Of course loneliness will increase
- ryandrake 4y agoPolitical Ideology seems to be slowly replacing church. They are starting to develop very similar "features" as religions: Complex belief systems, rules for living, communities of like-minded (and clearly defined outsiders), ideological friends and enemies, in many cases "with us or against us" mentalities, hero/idol worship, ideology-specific literature, icons and imagery, rituals, chants and singing, repetitive speech and propaganda to reinforce beliefs, community activity (either -building or -destroying), belief in mysticism/supernatural/conspiracies. That religion-shaped hole that people have when they walk away from traditional religion is getting filled with something similar.
- baby 4y agoPolitics has always been like religion my friend, but it’s much more divisive than anything imo