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[-] rumba@lemmy.zip 7 points 3 months ago

Religion or family trains them from an early age that X==bad.

Evolution for uncounted generations tells us to make babies. It's a super weapon to use that as the basis for "those people bad"

It takes a lot break a person away from that mindset.

It's even harder if you're raised in an area where eveyone is struggling to bootstrap.

[-] Slashme@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Good people will naturally do good things, and bad people will naturally do bad things.

To get good people to do bad things, you need religion.

[-] rumba@lemmy.zip 0 points 3 months ago

I used to think that there were good and bad people. I've come to believe the tags good/bad are insufficient. People are self-serving, and at best, they are willing to help others once they feel they've gotten theirs.

I've seen churches that host drag story time so kids can get exposure, I've also seen churches that chase off black folk.

I don't like the idea of churches overall, but I've personally known some people who credit church with steering them away from bad things and dark places.

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