RE: Speechless
July 12, 2016 at 10:01 am
(This post was last modified: July 12, 2016 at 10:05 am by Czechlervitz30.)
(July 12, 2016 at 9:06 am)Alex K Wrote:(July 12, 2016 at 9:01 am)Czechlervitz29 Wrote: I am quite speechless when I think about how many people have been tricked including me with religion. When I want to talk about something I am blank with anger and want to cuss out my family and christian former friends.
Everyone has misconceptions and questionable dearly held beliefs, it's human. Pick your battles.
I agree. I suppose not everyone is interesting in hearing about string theory and quantum physics in everyday conversation. Not, that I would bring that up right away in a conversation, but I find not many X'ns know much about anything scientific.
(July 12, 2016 at 9:36 am)robvalue Wrote: It is incredible. However, most of the time, the people aren't trying to trick others. They are "teaching" what they genuinely believe is true.
Indoctrination and societal pressure are massive things. I totally understand the urge to be mad about it. But it can also be worth understanding what exactly is going on, and why people "fall for it". This is one of my favourite videos that tackles this subject.
My answer is to promote education and rational thought, while speaking out against the harm religion does, and the immorality of indoctrination. Eventually it will win over religion. Confronting individuals who aren't especially doing anything wrong however, is pretty much guaranteed to fail.
But I totally get it. Every day I shake my head at grown adults wallowing in fantasy worlds.
https://youtu.be/Y201QzDdzbg
Nice video. It is very true. Majority rules unfortunately.
(July 12, 2016 at 9:53 am)vorlon13 Wrote:(July 12, 2016 at 9:01 am)Czechlervitz29 Wrote: I am quite speechless when I think about how many people have been tricked including me with religion. When I want to talk about something I am blank with anger and want to cuss out my family and christian former friends.
If they had been True Christians they would have succeeded with you.
There is no such thing as a true scotsman
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