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[–] mfed1122@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

My issue is that the ones who aren't bothering you with it are essentially not doing so because they know other people in their group are already handling that for them. Religions, especially those you named, come with a mandate to spread themselves and force others to comply with their standards.

It's kind of like a really selfish kid who would steal all your lunch every day, but he's not strong enough to do so, so instead he's just nice and kind and smiles at you and lets you be. But if he ever gets strong enough, he'll start taking your lunch every single day forever.

The religious people who aren't forcing it down your throat either (1) think someone else is doing it for them so they don't have to, or (2) don't think they could get away with it without being counterproductive to their cause, and are waiting for a more opportune moment.

These are people who believe that they factually know what constitutes objective good. Imagine if raping children was legal and you knew your neighbor was raping children. You might just leave him alone about it because, what can you do? But the moment you have an opportunity to vote for a law to outlaw it, the moment you have a chance to kill him and get away with it, etc. you'll try to act against him. Your polite indifference to him is a lie, because from your perspective he is committing an absolute and unforgivable wrongdoing that MUST be stopped. This is how religious people are to you, except for instead of it being about reasonable things like raping children, it's about stupid bullshit that makes no sense, like the fact you don't pray every day at a certain time, or the fact that you're attracted to the same sex, or the fact that you don't want the ten commandments posted in schools.