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this post was submitted on 21 May 2026
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I'm not in any way religious, and it does irritate me when people say, of some senseless tragedy, "everything has a purpose."
But I do see, in your specific example, that what they say has metaphorical value. You should be grateful that you had it in you to accomplish what you did, even if you don't attribute it to some mythical being.
I often think the phase "there but for the grace of God, go I" because I don't know a secular equivalent. Think of God as a metaphor for the universe.
If someone says that, I say no, the universe is entropy, shithead.
Or better, dont engage because they're 99% likely maga
The irony is, you're the shithead, shithead.