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What is the one most astonishingly dumb things that, as a child, you believed was absolute truth? (lemmy.ml)
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I dont remember the age, but it was before Kindergarten, thought men came into the house at night to load the next days shows into the TV.

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[โ€“] 34 points 3 years ago (3 children)

That other people would do what is right and protect me from abuse, as a child and as an adult.

That the legal system will protect innocent people, punish the guilty and ensure justice is done.

That other people are higher-thinking and moral.

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  • [โ€“] 5 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    Yes, quite naive, weren't we?

    I still sometimes feel cheated because I was led to believe that world is fair.

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  • [โ€“] 5 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    One of my baseless theories is that this is one reason people turn to religion. Because life isn't fair, but some people so badly have to believe that it is, that they'll believe in a god, or karma, or whathaveyou.

    But, mostly it's because of a fear of the void, and obliteration, and (for most people) realizing that within a century or three no one will remember that they ever existed.

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