• Angry_Autist (he/him)
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    -94 months ago

    Yes I know and I can guaran-fucking-tee you that as a progressive Christian myself, whatever dislike you have for conservative evangelicals I bear times five because OUR BOOK LITERALLY TEACHES NOT TO DO THESE THINGS.

    I’m not arguing with butthurt atheists today, my positioned is far more nuanced than your ilk can respond to but I want to point out:

    I didn’t say MY religion, I said religion in general. Every cohort study reports people with strong religious convictions consistently report higher life satisafaction. Your claims of 'holding us back for 2k years is not only ridiculously incorrect, it is based on memes you have consumed and not historical fact. Nearly every prestigious university in the U.S. was founded as a Jesuit school and that order has LONG been proponents of education and technological advancement.

    Lastly, your opinion of religion is formed from the memes and news articles you see about angry conservative evangelicals, because that’s what feeds the ratings beast. You really have no fucking clue what it looks like from the inside otherwise you wouldn’t be blanked bombing all theists for the rancid and unbliblical acts of the extremists.

    Enjoy your block because I certainly enjoyed blocking you.

    • @TaterTurnipTulip
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      74 months ago

      But the Bible is very inconsistent on its messages, which is exactly why it can be used in ways you don’t agree with. Christianity in particular has often been used by those in power to keep their power and subjugate others. It’s certainly not the only religion that has done it, but it is one of the most prominent.

      You believe what you want to, but when Christofascists are able to use the same book to push their regressive, violent policies, then maybe you should take a look at why that is.

        • @[email protected]
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          4 months ago

          If you don’t have any actual scholarly interest in Operating Thetans, then you aren’t prepared for any discussion involving Scientology.

            • @[email protected]
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              14 months ago

              lol as if you’re qualified to say they don’t exist without knowing the lore. Educate yourself.

              • Angry_Autist (he/him)
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                -34 months ago

                I notice you didn’t actually address the core point of your automatic dismissiveness. How about put your big boy pants on and stop trying to meme your way out of this.

                • @[email protected]
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                  44 months ago

                  My brother in Furry Xenu, you’re in a meme community advertising something awfully silly.

                  • Angry_Autist (he/him)
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                    -44 months ago

                    My mistake for thinking there could be meaningful discourse on the internet these days.

                    Come to my sub where I can shout at you properly.

        • @TaterTurnipTulip
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          44 months ago

          It doesn’t seem like religion has made you very happy. Or very nice. I get that your username includes angry, and you seem to take that very seriously.

          It also seems like you’re not very different from the people you claim are co-opting religion. You are cherry-picking the parts of Christianity that work well for you, while ignoring or downplaying the rest.

          I know you’re not going to change your mind, but this approach certainly isn’t doing much to try and convert anyone.

            • @TaterTurnipTulip
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              34 months ago

              Sorry to hear you have a neurotransmitter deficiency. I hope you’re able to get some help for the symptoms.