If Christianity is man made, why does everything about it go against man’s desires? Does Christianity go against man’s desires? If so, is that evidence for Christianity? I answer this question, discussing the history of Christianity, the cognitive science of religion, Buddhism, Jainism, Islam, and more....
@ekZepp
I have a desire not to be tortured for eternity in a hell created by the being who is demanding I love it unconditionally, without credible evidence of it's existence. All because this being loves me & wants to forgive me for the sin of being descended from a woman who used the free will she didn't have to not be tricked by this beings lie into not eating a magic apple.
Fortunately, this is over ruled by my desire to live my life without being sucked into believing illogical bullshit.
@VerbFlow@magnolia_mayhem
A single believer has a belief.
Multiple believers with the same belief is a cult.
Add a book of instructions & mythology to make a cult a religion.
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@CaptainSpaceman@tygerprints
Religion is not really a problem outside USA.
'Not saying all Americans are religious, but the majority of Americans are and they are the reason western religion is still afloat.'
When Americans all die out then religion will fade away too.
Is there a word for negatively judging all members of a demographic according to a stereotype of that demographic?
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@tygerprints@Lanky_Pomegranate530@CaptainSpaceman
There seems to be a trend of generating hate & prejudice between generations recently. Just blame all the ills of the world on previous or subsequent generations.
Imagine the outrage if comments made about generations were made about races or LGBT people.
If you were born into the life of the target of your hate, would you be so different?
We need more empathy & reasoned dialog in the world, not mindless division.
On our drive up to Canada, we spotted a #Tesla Cybertruck on the road. Whoa. It looked like what a 1950s sci-fi movie’s idea of a 1970s car would look like. What a laughable eyesore.
@GottaLaff
It is designed as a tribute to the police cars in blade runner. Why do that??
But that is why it looks like that.
It is an 80's idea of what a 2020's car would look like.
@Lanky_Pomegranate530
I was raised in a somewhat skeptical environment but had been drawn to Christianity by a charismatic bullshit artist.
A new girlfriend was interested in me & asked me to explain my beliefs. As the words were coming out of my mouth, I felt like such a gullible, credulous moron. Something about saying it out loud rather than just thinking or hearing it popped the illusion. Like waking from a weird dream.
Unintentional street epistemology. Still together 37 years later.
@RandoCalrandian@DeadNinja@Darkard@ivanafterall
Logically, praying for any outcome is against the will of God.
If God has a plan, prayer is basically asking him to change it because you have a better plan.
@i_have_no_enemies
And he received push back from the science community who thought he was trying to shoe horn religion into science.
You gotta be careful with that scientific confidence thing.
@metaStatic@i_have_no_enemies
LeMaitre only took it as far as the universe expanding. He just reversed the expansion to conceive the starting point which was disparaged as the big bang. I'm not sure he had the tools or ability to work out singularities. I may be wrong though.
Einstein made the mistake of inventing the cosmological constant to make the universe a steady state against the evidence he was seeing.
@ChunkMcHorkle@Lanky_Pomegranate530
35 years of faith must have been brutal mentally.
I'm Aussie so religion is not much of an issue here but I deal with it by separating the person from the faith if possible.
Belief is not a choice & I'm not convinced by biblical evidence. Feigning belief would not fool God if he exists.
My christian friends agree to disagree & we move on to other topics. I will not be the angry atheist they need me to be to reinforce their negative opinion of atheists.
@MrJameGumb@zarkanian
That whole punishment for not resisting the temptation of looking back seems to have been borrowed from the Greek myth of Orpheus & Eurydice. Like many other biblical stories.
@flexghost Why is he always finding new & creative ways to be disappointing? I was a big fan back in the day. Now I want to peel the badges off my car & hide my rooftop aerial. It's a shame because the products are quite good & there are good people building them. Then the latest misinformed douche rant undoes all the good work.
I wish he'd just leave.
I had a real strange conversation on the bus this morning. I was in the back laughing and joking with my boys . White guy in the front turned round and said to me ' Son why is it ok for yall black people to call each other nigga but not us '
What tf !!!!!!!!
Yeah we were calling each other ngga , that how we talk.
I didn't say shit coz da guy was like 200 pounds bigger than my skinny ass. But wtf ! These people 🙄
What yall take on this? #blackmastodon
@Jaden3
I've had this thought myself but wouldn't butt into someone's conversation about it.
I've wondered what's to be gained by keeping the word current rather than let it fade into history along with all the other undesirable crap. It's not my position to tell you what to do either way.
Maybe it is owning & neutralizing a slur like with 'gay' but in that case the word is open for all to use. The word 'nigga' is forbidden for all but black people. Perhaps that is where the friction resides.
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@georgetakei
The ghost of Nixon can now rest easy knowing that he is no longer considered the most corrupt president.
At least Nixon had some achievements to point to. What's Trump have? Spaceforce??
@not_that_guy05@Lanky_Pomegranate530
Every prayer for action is an attempt to get God to change his divine plan because you think your plan is better.
At the very least, praying is patting God on the back & saying 'keep up the good work'.
"If Christianity is man made, why does everything about it go against man’s desires? Atheists can't answer this question" ...but they Can (youtu.be)
If Christianity is man made, why does everything about it go against man’s desires? Does Christianity go against man’s desires? If so, is that evidence for Christianity? I answer this question, discussing the history of Christianity, the cognitive science of religion, Buddhism, Jainism, Islam, and more....
Biden Says U.S. Not Founded On Religion, But People Are In “Image of God” (2paragraphs.com)
Findings cast doubt on the existence of Jesus Christ (www.alternet.org)
I can't believe these things are still being published (lemmy.world)
There’s this whole Jack Chick knockoff world that has been around for decades despite having the worst arguments.
Church attendance is dropping all across America. It's long overdue. (www.friendlyatheist.com)
A young family member is going on a mission (lemmings.world)
So for the rest of this day, I’ll be getting texts from 17 other people responding to this prayer request....
This is why I subscribe to religious groups (lemmy.world)
Seriously. The thread has a plot thicker than a soap opera.
To all the ex-theists in this community. What drove you to leave your religion?
Pastor Says Jesus Hasn't Returned Because People Haven't Donated Enough Cash (www.ladbible.com)
TIL that the Big Bang Theory was first proposed by a Catholic priest (www.britannica.com)
CNN: Atheists are still reluctant to ‘come out’ (www.cnn.com)
Where Do You Get Your Morals From?: Lot's Story (i.imgur.com)
Are Religious People more Moral than Atheists? Here are the Facts | Phil Zuckerman - Feddit (feddit.de)
Crosspost from !atheism....
Oklahoma Senate candidate: Parents who use IVF are “waging an assault against God” (www.friendlyatheist.com)