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What replaces preaching?

We all can recognize when we have been preached at. In case you missed the characteristics, here are some {but please add more in your comments)

They ask for money
they speak in a special, louder voice with exaggerated pronunciations.
They do not attempt to produce any evidence except quoting endlessly from an ancient book.
They talk in tales of long ago to match the examples they have found in the book above.
They speak in ’ sound-bites ’ like 'Jesus saves ’.
They speak in Commands, eliminating choice of action or anything except their answer to your ills.
They think they can predict the future and direct you to anything that foretells what they have predicted.
It is very personal especially aimed at getting a close relationship with God/Jesus thus isolating you from other relationships with Humans.
They do not mind directly addressing the dead.
They block any scientific explorations,explanations and conclusions.
They go so far but no further when trying to explain miracles.
Please add more…......

It has been a very successful application of psychology - probably their strongest weapon into the minds of their gullible public.

But IF we begin to talk about logic and reason possibly replacing all this, HOW do we disable the power of this technique? All at once or Bit by bit? By war and explosions , by talk, video or coercion ? By vaccination? Have you heard an acceptable or powerful version of Non religious preaching without the damage mentioned above?
HOW??????????

Mcflewster 8 June 23
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I’m thinking “silence” won 🙂
Mennonites and other anarchists use it to pretty profound effect at least

anyway, answering “why do ppl want to hear someone preach at them?” (what did you go out into the desert to see?) might be interesting. Why do you want to replace preaching, iow; to get ppl off the notion of some nebulous, “perfect” afterlife, right?

but see then all they would have is today, now, right now, right
ha good luck with that one bro

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