What's something you once had a lot of respect for but now have no respect for?
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When did any religion deserve respect?
Sure, respect the person (to a point), but not the belief in fairytales
Same goes for any superstitious woo
They do good despite their superstition, not because of it
They’d be just as capable of doing good things without their invisible sky-daddy
Religious groups also do horrific things every day.
Religion is used to justify the worst things
People will always find a way to excuse their shitty behaviour, but religion gets something of a free pass because too many people want their cosmic insurance policy, so they forgive the evils of religion
How do you know any of them would do any of the good things they do without religion guiding them?
Non religious groups do horrific things every day.
Numerous things are used to justify atrocities including our global economic structures, education systems, etc.
No matter what people will do horrendous things and justify them however they see fit. Religious people do good and evil because of their faith and they are no different than anyone else doing those things for their own reasons.
They’re dumber, because they believe in the patently absurd
That’s the difference
Bigotry is hating someone for an aspect of themselves that they can’t change, like their sexuality, their skin colour, where they were born etc.
Religion is a choice
I don’t hate religious people
But I refuse to respect their beliefs any more than I do a flat-earther, or anti-vaxxer
I don’t hate the religious
I just don’t respect their beliefs
You have a great day
they are no different than anyone else doing those things for their own reasons
They are absolutely different, because in some religions, devotion is rewarded or promised heavily in the afterlife, which creates a great incentive. These people are more likely to become radicalized or extremists, often going out of their way to impose their worldview on others through harassment and aggression. Although I could easily point to radical Islamists, I can also point to Mother Theresa, who inflicted so much pain on others when she thought she was doing good. She said suffering is what God intended and so she did.
And let me point out cults. They are overwhelmingly religious, using that imagery to win people over and oppress them all at once because they know a large swathe of people will be unwaveringly loyal and just as exposed when they feel personally connected to a higher being. They take the most effective parts of religion to control people and apply them to exploit and profit. And it works wonders because religion is already in that exploitative format.
Religious people do good and evil because of their faith and they are no different than anyone else doing those things for their own reasons.
They are absolutely different, because in some major religions, devotion is rewarded or promised heavily in the afterlife, which creates a great incentive. These people are more likely to become radicalized or extremists, often going out of their way to impose their worldview on others through harassment, aggression, or influence. I’ll point to Mother Theresa, who inflicted so much pain on others when she thought she was doing good, often withholding pain medicine and other treatments. She said suffering is what God intended, and so she did… unto others.
There you go.
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