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Look at what they did to my boy
December 10, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Look at what they did to my boy
Funny picture tho
December 9, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Funny picture tho
Crazy how you're the one that engaged my post
December 9, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Crazy how you're the one that engaged my post
You're creating an exception of yourself by pretending the process of belief is different depending on the material of the belief
December 9, 2025 at 10:51 PM
You're creating an exception of yourself by pretending the process of belief is different depending on the material of the belief
No, you're just refusing to empathise with a majority of the population (of which I do not belong btw) and denying a part of your humanity as a result.
December 9, 2025 at 10:26 PM
No, you're just refusing to empathise with a majority of the population (of which I do not belong btw) and denying a part of your humanity as a result.
Ok but how is what im saying wrong
December 9, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Ok but how is what im saying wrong
Pretty much all political beliefs are an expression of faith as well. Especially if you believe a less practiced political structure would be better for society.
December 9, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Pretty much all political beliefs are an expression of faith as well. Especially if you believe a less practiced political structure would be better for society.
And to the Christain, their promotion is proof that their god is real and prayer works. The relationship between reality and beliefs is the same regardless of accuracy.
December 9, 2025 at 9:22 PM
And to the Christain, their promotion is proof that their god is real and prayer works. The relationship between reality and beliefs is the same regardless of accuracy.
Im not even defending religion you goofball
December 9, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Im not even defending religion you goofball
So then what's the emotional difference between experiencing belief in something you can't control (ex. Money works at store) and faith in a god (praying helps family)
December 9, 2025 at 7:55 PM
So then what's the emotional difference between experiencing belief in something you can't control (ex. Money works at store) and faith in a god (praying helps family)
My point is that a lot of atheists deny that they experience faith in the same way that theists deny experiencing doubt. Both are unnecessarily limiting.
December 9, 2025 at 7:41 PM
My point is that a lot of atheists deny that they experience faith in the same way that theists deny experiencing doubt. Both are unnecessarily limiting.
I'm not talking about a view of the world I'm talking about a function of the mind. In the same way that anger or fear is a function of the mind.
December 9, 2025 at 7:39 PM
I'm not talking about a view of the world I'm talking about a function of the mind. In the same way that anger or fear is a function of the mind.
I think the feeling and function in the mind is largely the same. We just fail to recognize hope as hope when it becomes as true as the air around us.
December 9, 2025 at 7:15 PM
I think the feeling and function in the mind is largely the same. We just fail to recognize hope as hope when it becomes as true as the air around us.
I think a certain level of faith is necessary for any act with delayed payoffs. I have faith that I will get my paycheck after working for 2 weeks, faith that my money will be accepted in exchange for food. When life is shit I have faith that we can make it better.
December 9, 2025 at 6:53 PM
I think a certain level of faith is necessary for any act with delayed payoffs. I have faith that I will get my paycheck after working for 2 weeks, faith that my money will be accepted in exchange for food. When life is shit I have faith that we can make it better.
This doesn't relate to my point but is an interesting framing of what religion is.
youtu.be/irZt_Je-F70?...
youtu.be/irZt_Je-F70?...
Are Animals Religious?
YouTube video by ReligionForBreakfast
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December 9, 2025 at 6:21 PM
This doesn't relate to my point but is an interesting framing of what religion is.
youtu.be/irZt_Je-F70?...
youtu.be/irZt_Je-F70?...
I think humans have faith wired into our brains as an evolutionary survival mechanism. Keep going even when there's no "good" reason to. I advocate for science but know I'm not immune to being emotional and irrational. I don't deny thoughts and feelings are real and important, I just believe
December 9, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Your first sentence was my whole point. To know what it is that keeps you going makes you stronger and more resilient to manipulation, a lot of atheists tend to deny themselves this strength in an ideological opposition to the theists around them.
December 9, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Your first sentence was my whole point. To know what it is that keeps you going makes you stronger and more resilient to manipulation, a lot of atheists tend to deny themselves this strength in an ideological opposition to the theists around them.
The difference between belief and faith is a valid point. Through personal experience I still believe that everyone has some level of faith. A flimsy belief that we hold to keep us going even if the evidence is anything but sound.
December 9, 2025 at 5:17 PM
The difference between belief and faith is a valid point. Through personal experience I still believe that everyone has some level of faith. A flimsy belief that we hold to keep us going even if the evidence is anything but sound.
So your faith is in those other people then
December 9, 2025 at 5:05 PM
So your faith is in those other people then
There comes a certain point of understanding that is beyond a nonspecialist to reasonably arrive at, so instead we put faith in the social structure that maintains honesty between specialists. I put my faith in a historian after reading their Wikipedia page controversies and seeing their credentials
December 9, 2025 at 5:05 PM
There comes a certain point of understanding that is beyond a nonspecialist to reasonably arrive at, so instead we put faith in the social structure that maintains honesty between specialists. I put my faith in a historian after reading their Wikipedia page controversies and seeing their credentials