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minus-squareohellidklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up114arrow-down1·4 days agoThis is a smart strategy. “God” is telling them to quit being stupid.
minus-squareTrickDacy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up51·4 days agoFor some, maybe. I fear though, that God isn’t a real force in most of their lives except when they can wield God as a weapon against the vulnerable
minus-squareChocoboRocket@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up26·4 days agoWhat else do you need a God for if not to grant divine authority to dehumanize anyone or anything you don’t like?
minus-squareMiles O'Brien@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down1·4 days agoIn my experience, Christians view their faith as a tool they can use by twisting it into a cudgel and beating anyone who disagrees into submission. Whether they’re consciously willing to vocalize that on the other hand…
minus-squareSassyRamen@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up28·4 days agoUnfortunatly they replied by sharing 10 cooking videos from facebook 🫠
minus-squareGrandwolf319linkfedilinkarrow-up4·4 days agoIt’s not hard to just say, no, you don’t know the will of god. It’s why we have so many different sects.
minus-squaredanc4498@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·4 days agoMaybe, but god damn I would hate for the Democratic Party to get taken over by religious psychopaths.
minus-squareironhydroxidelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 days agoThough I agree, I believe if it were to happen it would either be very slow, or instantly cause a third party to emerge.
minus-squareblaue_Fledermaus@mstdn.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 days agoMultiple books in the Bible praise intelligence, knowledge, and wisdom as gifts from God. There’s no lack of God telling people to quit being stupid.
This is a smart strategy. “God” is telling them to quit being stupid.
For some, maybe. I fear though, that God isn’t a real force in most of their lives except when they can wield God as a weapon against the vulnerable
What else do you need a God for if not to grant divine authority to dehumanize anyone or anything you don’t like?
In my experience, Christians view their faith as a tool they can use by twisting it into a cudgel and beating anyone who disagrees into submission.
Whether they’re consciously willing to vocalize that on the other hand…
Unfortunatly they replied by sharing 10 cooking videos from facebook 🫠
It’s not hard to just say, no, you don’t know the will of god.
It’s why we have so many different sects.
Maybe, but god damn I would hate for the Democratic Party to get taken over by religious psychopaths.
Though I agree, I believe if it were to happen it would either be very slow, or instantly cause a third party to emerge.
Multiple books in the Bible praise intelligence, knowledge, and wisdom as gifts from God. There’s no lack of God telling people to quit being stupid.