▲ 63 ▼ Why people can't handle the truth? (lemmy.world) submitted 3 years ago by lemminer@lemmy.world to c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world 85 comments fedilink hide all child comments If faced with critical thinking, people tend to disregard what you're trying to say and push back to their outlook.
[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) While I never believed in YE creationism… i did a become a better person when I turned apostate. A substantially better person, if I’m being honest. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Lemmylefty@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Which is funny, since the idea that you’ll go off the deep end and become a cruelly nihilistic hedonist if you ever leave is such a constant drumbeat in that culture. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago Yup. I was going to be a pastor until, at college for it… some LGBTQ protests came to campus (late 2k’s) and saw people being down right hateful. And everyone else being okay with that. Made me realize…. I was an asshole. I didn’t want to be an asshole. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Lemmylefty@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Which is funny, since the idea that you’ll go off the deep end and become a cruelly nihilistic hedonist if you ever leave is such a constant drumbeat in that culture. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago Yup. I was going to be a pastor until, at college for it… some LGBTQ protests came to campus (late 2k’s) and saw people being down right hateful. And everyone else being okay with that. Made me realize…. I was an asshole. I didn’t want to be an asshole. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago Yup. I was going to be a pastor until, at college for it… some LGBTQ protests came to campus (late 2k’s) and saw people being down right hateful. And everyone else being okay with that. Made me realize…. I was an asshole. I didn’t want to be an asshole. permalink fedilink source parent