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Do you really think your average Nazi read Mein Kampf? Or that your average authoritarian Christian (or Muslim!) has read their holy books? Fanatics may prete

by lazide 2y ago

Do you really think your average Nazi read Mein Kampf? Or that your average authoritarian Christian (or Muslim!) has read their holy books? Fanatics may pretend, but rarely actually read. After all, it may conflict with their fanaticism. They are happy to control what everyone else is able to read though.

matwood 2y ago
As an atheist I often know the religious texts better than those who want to tell me I'm going to hell or whatever. As a kid I was thrown out of Sunday School for asking too many questions because I took the time to read the damn book.
- lazide 2y ago
  Pro: more free time Con: ostracized You’re not the only one.
  - matwood 2y ago
    As an adult I haven’t come across many cons. I’m not a jerk about it unless someone tries to push their beliefs on me so it rarely comes up.
    - lazide 2y ago
      Sounds like you are in a place where people don’t murder each other due to apostasy or religious differences.
immibis 2y ago
I specifically said it probably didn't but was just a generic example of a book of bad ideas.
- lazide 2y ago
  Care to provide an actual example then?
  - immibis 2y ago
    I'm not going to waste my time looking up the exact sources cults get their propaganda, no.
    - fsloth 2y ago
      I guess we can agree that books that are too dangerous in general don’t exist then?