• HugeNerd@lemmy.ca
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    6 hours ago

    No no, Ben, god chose you, he’ll just gently blow any bullets out of the way, right? Because god exists? And prayer works? He created the universe and shit?

    I want to punch this weasel-faced rat just on principle, but especially because of his overt religiosity, and therefore dangerous insanity.

    Why isn’t religion a mental illness?

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      4 hours ago

      Most of these generic American Christians are taught it was gods will. That is… ANYTHING is gods will. I used to find that so interesting as I was raised in all that abuse. No matter WHAT happens, it’s always god that intended it or wanted it. There was some “purpose” or reason.

      How convenient.

      My parents also loved to lean into how they only had to answer to god. Also convenient.

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        No mom and dad, you answer to me. Your children are the only ones qualified to determine whether you were a good parent.

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      4 hours ago

      I hate his dumb face, and his stupid nasally voice. I hate when he wears a little yarmulke and he has a slight look of smug satisfaction like “that’s right I’m Jewish, you can’t say shit”

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      5 hours ago

      There are some countries that ban religion. You can tell which ones they are because they’re the ones that shine with the best of humanity.

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        2 hours ago

        Yah which on or is this just some more internet bullshit.

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        I can only think of USSR and DPRK. maybe Maoist China, but China (at least now) allows religion (though it prohibits Tibetan Buddhism and iirc Islam.)

        I definitely wouldn’t consider DPRK to “shine with the best of humanity.” good luck to you if you decide to move there; don’t pull an Otto Warmbier!

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        You can’t ban religion, it seems to be a “feature” of the human species. We can keep it well contained though.

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        4 hours ago

        Can you name some? That would be a quality I would like to prioritize when picking a place to move to.