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> As a person who was raised without religion, I've been noticing that it can be a major reason why people make food of "irrational" quality. I don’t follow, c
by pimlottc 3y ago
> As a person who was raised without religion, I've been noticing that it can be a major reason why people make food of "irrational" quality.
I don’t follow, can you explain how religiosity relates to food quality?
- parl_match 3y agoThere's a certain emphasis, by people of a certain type of religiousness, on focusing heavily on the base needs of a person instead of "worldly" desires. I don't mean this in a condescending way, I'm having trouble expressing how it manifests. It's sort of a focus on the gifts God gave us and the way he wants us to live. I'm not religious btw, but I think I understand the mindset.
- hyggetrold 3y agoWell said - I think of Quaker (edit: I meant Shaker) furniture as a great example of this.
- psunavy03 3y agoIn areas that have them, Amish roofers are known for top-quality workmanship, period dot.
- InitialLastName 3y agoAs a Quaker I appreciate the callout, but you probably mean Shaker furniture. The Religious Society of Friends isn't known for their carpentry.
- Rapzid 3y agoKnown for something even better though; banning a certain practice from their society more than a decade before the Constitution was ratified.
- AlbertCory 3y agoSince my kitchen cabinets are "modified Shaker," I appreciate this. There's something about simple design that you can appreciate without being in any way religious. Christopher Alexander tries to get at it.
- hyggetrold 3y agoD'oh - thank you, you are correct. I was thinking of Shaker furniture. That said, I also admire the Quakers for their values.
- Rapzid 3y agoI don't think religiousness is a prerequisite or an indicator for the mindset of enjoying the simple things in life or quality craftsmanship. Perhaps religious people are more likely to use religion to rationalize these proclivities.
- someuser2345 3y agoIt sounds like by "base needs", you mean basic, or foundational needs. Like, making sure that people have food, water and shelter. Which makes sense, if the foundation is strong, you can build a lot on top of it.
- hyggetrold 3y agoIt's quality in general. If you are building something for whatever god you happen to believe in, you are going to want to build something of high quality to honor that. Why make a shoddy sacrifice?
- dangus 3y agoSo atheists hate quality now? I don’t recall chick-fil-a sandwiches being offerings to god, I’m pretty sure they’re sold to consumers. This theory also doesn’t really explain why a lot of Christian products are very low quality. The eggs at Aldi with the Bible verses are downright terrible compared to a pasture raised product from a brand like Vital Farms. MyPillow pillows are bottom of the barrel. Tyson Foods is certainly not known for quality.
- phaedryx 3y agoOr... atheists like quality for other reasons? Saying "some people associate quality workmanship with their belief in God" doesn't mean: 1. all religious folks care about quality workmanship 2. all people who care about quality workmanship are religious
- dangus 3y agoI agree with you but that’s not really what all these parent commenters are strongly implying. They’re giving religion way more credit than it’s due.
- quesera 3y agoReligion is a reason for many great things that people do. Food quality, perhaps. But art, music, architecture, definitely. Not all religious people do great things, not all great things are done for religious reasons. Your logic directionality is failing you badly here. It is possible to say nice things about someone without implying condemnation of another.
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