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I'm starting to think that a lot of #atheist #leftist misunderstand #religion. I went to church today. It wasn't amazing but I did enjoy it. I think that religion, especially in the west, largely isnt about faith anymore. I enjoyed going to church because I saw people I knew, I saw people I didn't. There was music.

It was a reason to gather.

#leftist @leftism @atheism #anarchism

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[–] Randomgal@lemmy.ca 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Have you ever been to a church? Or a mosque? There is a human standing in the pulpit who chooses what to preach. That human is making a choice, not the book.

You can paint it as "religion bad" all you want. But religion is *made up" literally and figuratively, by humans making choices, no one blindly follows a book. Everyone follows what makes sense to them, thst is a choice ON religion, not by religion.

All religions also talk about kindness, love and compassion, your argument makes no sense. People either pick and choose or they don't. They can't be both blind followers who have their worldview given by religion, but also ONLU follow the parts about hate.

By making religion and religius people a monolithic scapegoat for what's wrong with humanity, you are doing exactly the thing you are criticizing: Being a blind follower.

[–] lawas@mastodon.social 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

@Randomgal And just so you understand why you’re about to get blocked, you misrepresented what I said.

The point wasn’t “religion bad.” I just pointed out that some people DO make bad choices because they think their holy book is handed down from god.

If you really think the religion itself has nothing to do with that, you’re just wrong. And I don’t think you’re interested in understanding my position, so I won’t bother. ✌🏽

[–] Randomgal@lemmy.ca 1 points 8 months ago

Oh no, I got blocked. Whatever should I do? Lol Grow up.