Advantage of religions
It occurs to me that one big advantage of religions is that it allows me to dislike people as a group, rather than having to bother getting to know them one by one, and disliking them individually. Much more efficient.
New Life Church? Stupid sheep. Christian/Jewish/Muslim fundamentalists? Evil, nasty assholes! Catholics? Dumbass believers in superstitious claptrap! Scientologists? Science fiction fanboys! New Agers? Fantasy/Magick morons.
Sorry if I omitted your favorite. Feel free to add to the list.
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.I noticed nobody leapt to the defense of any of the groups I mentioned! It’s like finding out someone is a Trump voter — you could go along for an extended period and finally realize that they’re some awful combination of stupid, mean, lazy or nuts! Who has that much time to waste?
jerry99
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July 26, 2018
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Hooray for identity politics! It's not just a way to simplify things. You can belong, and that's a big plus in a lonely world. And you can blame the 'other' for everything wrong, sometimes just venting on social media and other times you can run someone over in your car. No more grey areas, black and white, us and them, right and wrong. Polarisation is a blessing in an ever-growing complex world!
brentan
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July 26, 2018
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I dislike any of the Christianity type religions, but I like Thai Buddhism.
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July 25, 2018
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Thanks for the helpful response. About the bio — I’m not actively looking for a relationship at the moment, but will add one if that changes. About the points — i Understand the desire to get people more involved, but this leads to postings like, what’s your favorite color? Who would you like to have dinner with? How do I break up with my boyfriend? And more junk like that. All for a t-shirt? Thanks, but I already have lots of t-shirts.
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