• III@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      2 months ago

      “Studying”, sadly, isn’t reading. But the eventual lawsuit about requiring Quran study will be fun. Not to mention when the church of satan steps in.

      • GardenGeek@europe.pub
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        2 months ago

        It was/is a ruleset made by humans for humans to ensure cooperation within huge groups. Bit outdated nowadays but the concept is continued in form of laws, human rights, social norms etc.

        • dracc@discuss.tchncs.de
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          2 months ago

          It’s also commonly used to create a strong sense of “us”/“them”, inferiority to the unquestionable elite, superiority and self righteousness over non-believers, and a great way to force your underlings to do your bidding disguised as words from “God”, whoever that might be.

        • dracc@discuss.tchncs.de
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          2 months ago

          I’ll admit I’ve dismissed them all as mumbo-jumbo but please correct me if I’m wrong - not eating cows (hinduism?) despite being a suitable source for protein seems pretty limiting. Living in celibacy with an odd haircut (Buddhism) is downright weird to me. Sihks seem alright, although those turbans (the name escapes me) seem oppressively heavy. Do you have any other religion in mind that isn’t a tool for oppression?

          Edit: Sikhs are warriors with swords as part of their uniform. Doesn’t get much more oppressive than war. Scientology extracts wealth from the members to keep the leaders happy. I don’t know of any “concepts and ideas” religions. Please feel free to enlighten me.

          • gwl [he/him]@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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            1 month ago

            I wanna see your bad faith uncharitable takes on Humanism and FSM, these are hilarious to see how you’ll twist anything even slightly religious to look evil

            • dracc@discuss.tchncs.de
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              1 month ago

              FSM is a joke, made for a dude to be able to wear a colander on their passport.

              Humanism as a religion - where do we draw the line on “is a religion”? Is coffee a religion? Is Marxism a religion? Is the color purple a religion?

                • dracc@discuss.tchncs.de
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                  1 month ago

                  I find it quite humorous how you try to defend religion by bringing up the truly defining beliefs with up to a staggering 500 practitioners worldwide to support your point. Arguing that “there is nothing to believe in” is a religion sure is something else.

                • dracc@discuss.tchncs.de
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                  1 month ago

                  I did? You’re the one that brought it up, and unlike the other fringe ones I’ve at least met 20+ people that consider themselves satanists.

          • gwl [he/him]@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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            2 months ago

            Hindu eat beef? It’s not against the religion to eat it.

            That’s a misconception, they just make sure they die with dignity and lived as happy a life as possible.

            Which some sects argue it’s impossible if they’re not living a wild life in nature, and argue one shouldn’t eat them ever (as there’s basically no such thing as wild cow anymore.) But there’s no ban, it’s just seen as immoral.

            Sikh having a warrior thing is funnily enough fuck all to do with war. It’s a holdover from ancient times that’s just stuck around as part of it.

  • gogonan@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Death for adultery? I’d like to think we’re more evolved than biblical law these days. For instance, I think he should be put to death for all the child rape but that’s just me.