If you could create a new religion, what would you include to make it wholesome, interesting and helpful for the world? (infosec.pub)

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[-] treefrog@lemm.ee 6 points 4 months ago

That's a gross over generalization. I get it, I was a militant atheist at one point in my life too and still have a lot of similar biases in my religious views.

There are sincere Christians and ones that pay lip service. Same with Buddhism. There are many Christian sects, some dogmatic, some not. Same with Buddhism.

Half the TST principles are Buddhist. Either being path factors (Right View, Right Action) or expressions of the four immeasurables (compassion, justice).

And I just watched a documentary on TST. They've had issues with members too. Militant sects forming that forgot about compassion as a principle. Etc.

[-] Cheradenine@sh.itjust.works -3 points 4 months ago

My point was that Buddhism is religion, they are all the same.

First, they're all bullshit.

Second, a tiny percentage actually adhere to scripture.

So if you say 'I believe in X', but your actions are contrary to that scripture should I really think you believe in 'X'?

[-] treefrog@lemm.ee 5 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

And the TST is also a religion.

Anyway, your 'they're all bullshit' comment makes it clear you didn't join this thread to have a good faith discussion, but rather to shit on views different from your own.

So, I'll leave you to it. Enjoy.

[-] Cheradenine@sh.itjust.works -1 points 4 months ago

That's rather simplistic and dismissive.

I would love it if there was some kind of unifying force to make the world better.

Religion does not seem to be it though.

[-] Zoot@reddthat.com 4 points 4 months ago

Religion/Community. In a brighter world those words would be interchangeable.

I am an atheist at heart, but you still have to acknowledge that the core values of a lot of religions are for the betterment of others.

People don't seem to be capable of being uncorruptable. You can have a perfect religion, or one that only adheres to goodness (like tst) and it will be PEOPLE who abuse it. Not the religion itself, just people cherry picking what they want.

It could be laws, it could be a cult, it could be a religion, it could be a government. Some people just fucking suck, end of story.

[-] treefrog@lemm.ee 3 points 4 months ago

That's a lot of projection. You just dismissed all religion as bullshit, which is simplistic and dismissive.

I said, welp, you don't seem to be acting in good faith, so I'm not going to keep playing.

Then, you project?

We can try again, but not until you reread your comments and understand why I stopped engaging.

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