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Pope's official prayer app commits cardinal sin, leaks 700K users' info (www.theregister.com)
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/68752761 which was cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/64103917

I thought about saying "you know it's a grift when they collect personal information and leak it." According to their Bible, you don't need an app to pray. They say church (or a covenant, I forget, it's been 30+ years since I read the KJV) is when any two people come together to talk about Jesus (sorry!). So, where does an app fit in? And why does that app need your personally identifiable information (referred to as PII in industry). Wouldn't an all-knowing God already have it?

But you don't have to know it's a grift... I feel like this is proof the Vatican (or whoever made this app on their behalf, and thus speak on their behalf... and the Pope allegedly speaks on God's behalf) themselves know it's a grift. Because why would they need your PII?

I know, fools and their money are soon parted... just saw this on /all and figured the Fediverse's top Atheism comm should have it.

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[-] SnoopSqueak@lemmy.today 4 points 2 days ago

Kind of admitting the lack of power prayer has, too. "But if I say a prayer and nobody sees it with my name attached, it's like I didn't pray at all." They don't get the validation they seek from god because he doesn't exist, so they must constantly reassure themselves and each other that their delusion-based rituals are actually great.

And, yeah. More cynical humans knowingly take advantage of these shortsighted attitudes. It's a huge, ancient grift taking not just money and information, but human lives for millennia. I would love to live to see the end of widespread superstition, a world where people are more honest because they realize it's best for everybody.

[-] IAMgROOT@lemmy.wtf 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Matthew 6:6 But you, when you pray, enter into your room, and having shut the door, pray to your Father in secret, and your Father, who sees in secret, will repay you.

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