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Why in 2024 do people still believe in religion? (serious) (lemmy.world)

submitted 6 months ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] stevedidwhat_infosec@infosec.pub -2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

Victimized ✅

Logical fallacy of ignorance ✅

Ignores the atrocities and genocide committed in the name of “religion” ✅

You are quite literally the pot calling the kettle black with your “small minded” comment. Nobody here was persecuting religion, but specific implementations that have committed mass murder, or engage in obnoxious displays (screaming at people at events (some events designed to support groups of people), going door to door, shaming vulnerable people trying to get medical procedures, etc etc)

The day you widen your view to see others perspectives and history of abuse is the day you’ll actually be on the right “religious” track. Humanity is the religion.

[–] Mr_Fish@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

nobody here is persecuting religion

proceeds to generalize all religious people as the worst of religion

Most religious people do acknowledge all the stuff you're talking about, and agree with you on how terrible they are. Most of the time when you meet a religious person, you won't think there's anything different until you ask them.

[–] stevedidwhat_infosec@infosec.pub 1 points 6 months ago

I haven’t generalize anything - I was speaking of this specific instance but see whatever you want to see ig