When people say “why do you atheists don’t just leave religion alone”This is why.
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And paraphrasing my all time fave, Hitchens:Religion should be treated with ridicule, hatred and contempt, and I claim that right.
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Interesting image. A sort of apostolic (or submissive, perhaps) bowing of their heads as they trudge (I’m betting they’re trudging) along reaching out to touch the guy in front, not sure what that signifies but they do it a lot on Trump, for instance. I’m curious if the cross is rolling on a wheel or wagon, guy is obviously not holding it up. Woman with 2 coffees next to him, *chef’s kiss*. -
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Interesting image. A sort of apostolic (or submissive, perhaps) bowing of their heads as they trudge (I’m betting they’re trudging) along reaching out to touch the guy in front, not sure what that signifies but they do it a lot on Trump, for instance. I’m curious if the cross is rolling on a wheel or wagon, guy is obviously not holding it up. Woman with 2 coffees next to him, *chef’s kiss*.@qurlyjoe I saw that often on weddings and funerals, it’s sort of like “praying over them” it just looks weird ofc
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When people say “why do you atheists don’t just leave religion alone”
This is why. This and because they try to dictate how others should live our lives. It seeps into government. And no, I will not stop. -
@qurlyjoe I saw that often on weddings and funerals, it’s sort of like “praying over them” it just looks weird ofc
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I’m just blowing out my ass but it strikes me that in all those contexts and more this laying of hands is perhaps to facilitate the passage of magic jujube from the sacred center of whatever event is occurring. Hinduism has a similar thing called Darshan I think. One “takes Darshan” by being in the presence of a holy person or object. But don’t quote me.
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I’m just blowing out my ass but it strikes me that in all those contexts and more this laying of hands is perhaps to facilitate the passage of magic jujube from the sacred center of whatever event is occurring. Hinduism has a similar thing called Darshan I think. One “takes Darshan” by being in the presence of a holy person or object. But don’t quote me.@qurlyjoe what I find funny is that all flavors have some sort of magic thing, some witchery( drinking the blood and eating the flesh? Hello?) but they are always condemning “magic” or ancient native religions
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When people say “why do you atheists don’t just leave religion alone”
This is why. This and because they try to dictate how others should live our lives. It seeps into government. And no, I will not stop.@ichbindabomb Very convenient to not be worried about wars your country started while you’re half the world away
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@ichbindabomb Very convenient to not be worried about wars your country started while you’re half the world away
@von right!
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@qurlyjoe what I find funny is that all flavors have some sort of magic thing, some witchery( drinking the blood and eating the flesh? Hello?) but they are always condemning “magic” or ancient native religions
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A historian friend tells me that they all used to be way more open and acknowledging about sharing and trading in their magics. These days they get all pissy if you call them on it. -
And paraphrasing my all time fave, Hitchens:Religion should be treated with ridicule, hatred and contempt, and I claim that right.
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When people say “why do you atheists don’t just leave religion alone”
This is why. This and because they try to dictate how others should live our lives. It seeps into government. And no, I will not stop.@ichbindabomb Why don't religions leave atheists alone is my question then, with their endless trying to 'convert' us, make us 'see the light', and so on...
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@ichbindabomb Turns out the MRFF is one guy who refuses to explain his assertion
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