• slevinkelevra@sh.itjust.works
          10·
          3 days ago

          This reminds me of an interesting take I have seen somewhere, which was basically a mixture of philosophies of Marx and Nietzsche:

          Religious people are more inclined to accept bad circumstances as they have the afterlife to hope for, while atheists don’t have this, thus try to create paradise on earth.

            • slevinkelevra@sh.itjust.works
              4·
              3 days ago

              I honestly don’t care what you believe, as long as you try to make the world a better place or at least don’t make it worse. The problems with religion are IMO mainly two-fold:

              • Some if not most people tend to see themselves as better than others, and try to force their world view upon others. Just let people be, and that goes double for sexuality and gender related issues. If you don’t understand an issue regarding any of this, either let it be or ask nicely. Don’t judge.

              • Organised religion tends to be structured in a way that demands obedience, not only to the rules but to the people. People fail, power corrupts and attracts people that want to abuse said power. This is also true in politics, at work or anywhere really. Unchecked power will ALWAYS be abused at one point. Don’t blindly trust authority figures.

              Edit: With people fail, I don’t just mean the offenders. I also mean that offences will be swept under the rug with false pretenses, e.g. keep quiet so that others don’t loose their faith in the religious organization or even more “noble” causes.

                • slevinkelevra@sh.itjust.works
                  5·
                  3 days ago

                  Most religions are institutionalized and have a ranking structure with multiple levels and a head such as the pope. That is what I mean by mean by “organized” religions.

                  Religion is for the 90% of times for oneself. The rest should be gently incouraging others to have a openind, etc.

                  Seriously fuck that. You should not “gently nudge” others to get on board with any religion. It’s annoying as fuck. You can however tell others why you think something is bad/good/morally correct to do. However “because god wants you to” is never even in the slightest any good enough reason. Instead, you should point to the benefits and losses for society or individuals.

                  Lets be honest, you just came, just from what I wrote hahaha

                  I had a good chuckle from your original comment. Also, I’m just always up for a good, productive discussion.

                  Please note my edit that I wrote before I saw your answer, as I think this is an important part to keep in mind, too.