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[-] slaneesh_is_right@lemmy.org 31 points 4 weeks ago

Except they don't even read their own book.

[-] Itdidnttrickledown@lemmy.world 6 points 4 weeks ago

They certainly don't practice what is in there.

[-] Snowpix@lemmy.ca 5 points 4 weeks ago

Only whatever their pastor cherry-picked from it.

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[-] underwire212@lemm.ee 26 points 4 weeks ago

Yeah I’m not so sure about this haha. I work in academia, and there is quite the abundance of closed mindedness and dogmatism.

[-] stormeuh@lemmy.world 11 points 4 weeks ago

I think that's just the comfortable position for humans. Questioning what you know to be true is hard, and the more fundamental the fact the more uncomfortable it is to doubt. Which is also why religion is so attractive.

[-] echodot@feddit.uk 9 points 4 weeks ago

Yeah no one seems interested in my perpetual motion machine.

[-] edgemaster72@lemmy.world 14 points 4 weeks ago

In this Lemmy we obey the laws of thermodynamics!

[-] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 4 points 4 weeks ago

I don't think Lemmy is a closed system.

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[-] Naevermix@lemmy.world 19 points 4 weeks ago

The more you know, the more you know you don't know.

The less you know, the less you know you don't know.

[-] samus12345@lemm.ee 13 points 4 weeks ago

Religion: I don't know everything...but my god does!

[-] beejboytyson@lemmy.world 5 points 4 weeks ago

Psh that guys a hack MY book is better

[-] reiterationstation@lemm.ee 2 points 4 weeks ago

But God puts thoughts in brain means I know everything!

[-] massive_bereavement@fedia.io 11 points 4 weeks ago

I met people on both sides that had either of those attitudes.
The "I'm always right because I have a PHD" is not uncommon, even on fields not covered by their education. At the same time, I've met many religious people (Muslims, Hindus, Christians) that for them religion was a private, personal aspect that helped them deal with their lives. As a kind of a routine, something done time and time again enough to clear up their minds from stress and give them an anchor when lost.

I'm not religious, but I believe in freedom and the pursuit of happiness, and I support anyone as long as it doesn't interfere with other's.

[-] morrowind@lemmy.ml 3 points 4 weeks ago

My God, a reasonable person talking about religion on lemmy

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[-] uncle_moustache@sh.itjust.works 8 points 4 weeks ago

"I'm 14 and this is deep."

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[-] BroBot9000@lemmy.world 7 points 4 weeks ago

Religion is a scam built to take advantage and control the uneducated masses.

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[-] sfu@lemm.ee 5 points 4 weeks ago

This isn't true at all. It all depends on the person. People could fit into:

Religion - I know everything. Religion - I don't know enough. Science - I know everything. Science - I don't know enough.

You know, some people even love both religion and science!

[-] InputZero@lemmy.world 3 points 4 weeks ago

I've met scientists who say God exists and the universe is billions of years old. Their perspective is definitely a bit different. They see themselves as discoverers of God's work but their academic work was just as valid as their atheist colleagues. Most often they were the first to criticize their church and continued to believe. Blew my mind.

[-] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 3 points 4 weeks ago

Their academic work is only valid if it doesn't incorporate their religion. Because faith has no value in science.

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[-] shekau@lemmy.today 6 points 4 weeks ago

Yeah, your username speaks for itself

[-] MellowYellow13@lemmy.world 2 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

Look at your fucking username before you blabber about edgy 14 yr olds

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[-] callouscomic@lemm.ee 2 points 4 weeks ago

Sometimes religion: "it requires faith, therefore we can and should stop learning."

[-] whotookkarl@lemmy.world 2 points 4 weeks ago

I get the sentiment, but check out the length of the Taoist cannon, it would challenge even some modern day myth lengths like Marvel super hero comics.

[-] zarkanian@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 weeks ago

Here I thought that the Taoist canon was only the Tao Te Ching (which is pretty short).

canon = approved literature

cannon = large gun that fires grapeshot, etc.

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