• ohellidkEnglish
    1141·
    1 month ago

    This is a smart strategy. “God” is telling them to quit being stupid.

    • TrickDacy@lemmy.world
      51·
      1 month ago

      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

      • ChocoboRocket@lemmy.world
        26·
        1 month ago

        What else do you need a God for if not to grant divine authority to dehumanize anyone or anything you don’t like?

      • Miles O'Brien@startrek.websiteEnglish
        101·
        1 month ago

        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…

    • Grandwolf319
      4·
      1 month ago

      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.

    • danc4498@lemmy.worldEnglish
      31·
      1 month ago

      Maybe, but god damn I would hate for the Democratic Party to get taken over by religious psychopaths.

      • ironhydroxideEnglish
        2·
        1 month ago

        Though I agree, I believe if it were to happen it would either be very slow, or instantly cause a third party to emerge.

    • blaue_Fledermaus@mstdn.io
      1·
      1 month ago

      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.