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[–] [email protected] 171 points 8 months ago (8 children)

"I'm like real religious..." Why does religion always end up being a synonym for ignorance and stupidity.

[–] [email protected] 82 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Everyone always calls me edgy when I bring this up but it's because believing in an obvious fairy tale shows a massive issue with critical thinking and cognitive capability.

These people essentially still believe in Santa Claus and will die for that belief.

[–] [email protected] 37 points 8 months ago

More commonly, will murder for that belief. Which is why this isn’t some edgelord topic, it’s something we need to deal with seriously as a society.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Because of absolutely moronic literal scripture interpretations. These imbeciles take the Bible as some kind of all-purpose knowledge encyclopedia, instead of a moral guide.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

The Bible is not a moral guide. It has some moral rules in it but the vast majority of it is just stories, things like the descriptions of the temple, and hundreds of ways of saying that God is great.

The people who wrote it took the earlier parts of it to be literal truth.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 8 months ago

Just the way religion wants them. How else will they get money from them?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 8 months ago

Because religion is used to control and keep people stupid.

“I don’t have to think since god is taking care of things. Just make sure to donate more than I can afford to church so that god knows I’m an extra special little worshipper.”

God is everywhere and he needs your money!

[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago

If you start explaining some fact with god or religion, all I hear is "I'm done thinking!"

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

If you believe in the literal words of the Bible the sky above us is solid hence no space.