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What have you changed your mind about? (lemm.ee)

submitted 9 months ago by Thorny_Insight@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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And I don't mean things you previously had no strong opinion about.

What is a belief you used to hold that you no longer do, and what/who made you change your mind about it?

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[-] ICastFist@programming.dev 8 points 9 months ago

Religion being completely stupid and harmful. 2005-2016 me was 100% certain nothing good ever came out of religion, it was only useful for making corrupt shitheads powerful and keeping easily amazed idiots in line.

Took me a while to realize how religion can help integrate the community with its local/historical culture, something that's easier to notice with minority religions. It is, after all, an instrument of power. Like any such instrument, it attracts people who should never have any sort of power, but that's a wholly different discussion.

[-] Argongas@kbin.social 11 points 9 months ago

The impact of the death of community in modern society (at least in America) can not be understated. I wish we had comparable institutions to churches that could provide community without the religion.

[-] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 1 points 9 months ago

We do, but it doesn't mean that churches aren't helpful. Community centres, schools, parks, and libraries can all fill that hole too. But for some people religion is a good way of finding community too.

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