• @TheDemonBuer
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    1162 months ago

    The sun is billions of years old, unimaginably powerful, and it makes life on Earth possible. Sounds pretty godlike to me.

    • @[email protected]
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      692 months ago

      From a Tumblr post that has been reposted a few times (in fact, my link is to the earliest repost I could find, as I think the original is long gone):

      The sun is probably the closest thing we’ll ever have to a true Eldritch Abomination. Hear me out here-

      • Older than recorded history; was here longer than any of us and will be here long after we leave. Has a finite beginning and end but is still incomprehensibly ancient
      • Burns itself into your vision instantly and can blind you if you look for too long
      • Further prolonged exposure can cause cancerous growths
      • Non-humanoid shape floating through space; colossal flaming tentacles angrily lash out on occasion
      • Sort of just appeared one day and is now surrounded by the corpses of its stillborn children
      • People used to sacrifice other people to appease it
      • Pretty sure it screams at us sometimes
    • @TexasDrunk
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      272 months ago

      And it’s constantly screaming at us.

      • @meliaesc
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        Not great, sure, but I’d trade a few hearts to keep the sun around. And yes, if it meant me too that’d be fine.

        • @[email protected]
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          82 months ago

          I’d sacrifice a few people to appease the sun during summer if it meant less heat.
          Unfortunately humanity is angering another deity: Earth. The sun does not care about our pollution, but Earth is vengeful.

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    • Sasha [They/Them]
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      12 months ago

      That’s basically the reason I have a massive sun tattoo taking up my entire right shoulder

  • @[email protected]
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    402 months ago

    Sun worship I could get behind, as long as it’s not used to exert power over others. The sun is real and it powers almost all life on earth.

    • @madcaesar
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      192 months ago

      🤣 You’re actually right, the sun has done more for us than all the made up Gods combined!

    • @captainlezbian
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      42 months ago

      I’ve really liked switching to celebrating the solar holidays (solstices, equinoxes, and midway points between them). They’re good times to take walks and think about life and the natural world

  • atro_city
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    292 months ago

    It’s sad that former colonies are some of the most ardent believers in the Abrahamic lies.

    • @madcaesar
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      262 months ago

      I still can’t get over the fact that so many black people are neck deep into Christianity… The Bible was/is used to justify slavery and their ancestors were ripped from their home by Christians who saw them as sub human…

      • atro_city
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        122 months ago

        That’s beside the point. I’m talking about the believers and their level of belief.

  • @[email protected]
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    132 months ago

    I once went to see the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona. It’s very beautiful, and I’ll happily visit again when it’s finally finished. However, when the tour guide told me to look up at the tower of Michael, or whichever butt buddy of Jesus it was, I could only see the one true god.

    • Possibly linux
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      Reminds me of that one Star Trek episode

      Spock: curious that a modern culture is worshiping the Sun

      Uhura: they are worshiping Jesus

      Spock:

      1000007254

  • @KittyCat
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    72 months ago

    If only I could be so grossly incandescent…

  • babybus
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    Imagine doing a 3-years crusade only to be burned like that when you finally get there.

  • @DandomRude
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    32 months ago

    I guess if we had a sun god instead of Christianity, climate change wouldn’t be a thing.

    • @LavenderDay3544
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      82 months ago

      Sure it would. Global warming is the will of the Sun God. Praise be.