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Are you under the impression that religion is harmless fun? Read a history book. Even in modern developed countries, people who turn to religion out of desper
by Eliezer 17y ago
Are you under the impression that religion is harmless fun? Read a history book. Even in modern developed countries, people who turn to religion out of desperation often end up seriously hurt. A huge mainstream cult is still a cult.
There are better arguments that could be posted against why you should turn to Jesus, but I'm not ashamed to downvote the original comment. It's not good advice.
I wonder... if I'd posted a comment saying "Get involved with transhumanism" or "sign up for cryonics", and someone had posted a sarcastic reply saying "Where's the science?" (not that this isn't a perfectly legitimate question with I-should-hope legitimate answers), would you be working so hard to defend me?
- run4yourlives 17y agoThere is a post ending with "Namaste" in this thread that has definite Hindu/Buddhist references. There is however no meaningless attack on that poster. Clearly the answer to your last question is yes.
- unalone 17y ago"Namaste" means "peace". It's not an inherently religious word. That guy gave lots of secular advice and ended with the word. This post is all "Go to Jesus." There's a difference.