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[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Most people have already left, they just don't realise. If you don't go to church or mosque (probably not Buddhism or Hinduism) you already essentially betrayed the values you once were told to hold, but people are scared to admit because of metaphysical punishments in the afterlife

If not that, then public repercussions prevent them from admitting, and what once held the place of religion in communities is quickly being replaced with ideology instead, it provides community, tenets to follow, laws to abide by, and gives purpose for those who lack it

This started way in the past, and Russia would have likely also been more atheist than orthodox if the USSR didn't turn priests into martyrs by forcing a non religious status quo onto everyone and becoming a dictatorial tyrant with so called dictatorship of the "proletariat" which usually only turns into a dictatorship where only bureaucrats and party members exist in.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

Honor killings still occur in many religious countries or in migrant families from those countries so yeah people are afraid to admit that they don’t believe.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Not me. I was born a snake handler and I’ll die a snake handler.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Yeah, probably not enough of the to create real change though.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago

It will, especially when they become a majority

[–] [email protected] 12 points 5 days ago (3 children)

The thing I notice is there’s not really a good substitute for talking about the big questions yet.

I mean, I’m not missing any religion, but practically there was an hour or so a week dedicated specifically to thinking and talking about life from a non-materialistic perspective, and I think a lot of people now just - never do.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 5 days ago

I did, then returned but... Not to the hateful, exclusionary version taught by parentals.

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

Monotheism was a mistake! The last save point was hermeticism, it's going to take us ages to get to the enlightenment again. 😮‍💨

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 days ago

I lately have started making my own ideas of systems for my kids. My name is just a bit spooky when handling religious topics.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 days ago (2 children)

I believed in Santa longer than I believed in God. I don't know how that happened.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago

Santa was more believable.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Youngest of 5 i never even had a chance to believe in Santa.

I have always believed that religious and non religious people have both dismissed the existence of different forms of life, though. Not supernatural or extraterrestrial but more non-carbon based.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 days ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago

I hope it isn't like the similarly named subreddit where the moderator was against calling Elon's salute for what it was.

I'll be honest and a bit jaded, These "uplifting" comunities do feel a bit like the "this is fine" meme (https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/this-is-fine)

Not that I am against uplifting news. I'm just cautious because I've seen a fair share of nazi dogwhistle associated with this idea.

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

You only see two types of people who believe in religon:

1- Bad people who abuse it for evil to benefit in life: Such political indoctrination and control, pedo cults, Israel zionists, ISIS Islamsits ..etc.

2- Oppressed and poor people who use it as a coping and hope mechanim for the afterlife: This applies globally across all religons and continents from South America to East Asia.

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

Mixing bigotry against religious people with classism and a sprinkle of racism does not make it rational. There is plenty of religious people who are neither oppressed or poor, nor do they use their religion for oppression of other people.

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

I didn't downvote neither upvote your comment because I kind of agree with you.

IMO, I feel those people are on auto-pilot faith which they inherted from their parents, but also because it has a positive presence in their lives. However, unlike people who endure jail or injustice, or oppression or poverty who need faith to survive life. just my personal view point

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago (2 children)

"childhood religion" comes off as an oxymoron.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 5 days ago

Childhood - indoctrinated religion

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago

It seems like more a redundancy than an oxymoron.

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