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I am Ganesh, an Indian atheist and I don't eat beef. It's not like that I have a religious reason to do that, but after all those years seeing cows as peaceful animals and playing and growing up with them in a village, I doubt if I ever will be able to eat beef. I wasn't raised very religious, I didn't go to temple everyday and read Gita every evening unlike most muslims who are somewhat serious about their religion, my family has this watered down religion (which has it's advantages).

But yeah, not eating beef is a moral issue I deal with. I mean, I don't care that I don't eat beef, but the fact that I eat pork and chicken but not beef seems to me to be weird. So, is there any religious practice that you guys follow to this day?

edit: I like religious music, religious temples (Churches, Gurudwara's, Temples & Mosques in Iran), religious paintings and art sometimes. I know for a fact that the only art you could produce is those days was indeed religious and the greatest artists needed to make something religious to be funded, that we will never know what those artists would have produced in the absence of religion, but yeah, religious art is good nonetheless.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I don't buy into all the soul mumbo-jumbo, but it makes for good stories. Also, the Catholics made some good music back in the day.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

damn, yes another thing I like is the religious music too. I have heard Richard Dawkins say he likes the bible for it's old English poems etc.

not only of Hindus but muslims have some nice songs as well. My muslim friend was laughing after I was humming a quite nice muslim prayer song (Hindi), long ago, but that moment was quite funny.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah, about that...

Catholics used to castrate the choir boys so their voices wouldn't change.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

yeah, they needed a high voice and they didn't know about Helium back then.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I'm sorry, I hope you're being sarcastic.

Are you not aware of the extensive history the Catholic Church has of molesting and abusing children?

https://www.npr.org/2021/07/01/1012100926/graves-found-at-new-site-canadian-indigenous-group-says

I could look up a thousand articles and still probably wouldn't scratch the surface.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Can we discuss atheism without turning every thread into a rehashing of Religions' Atrocities.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

It’s not just history, ask the current pope. He knew and protected molesters. And gets away with it.