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So... magic.
It is pretty magical that we are here.
Agreed.
But I'm not convinced an old white dude named Jehovah, who is a raging narcissist who wants to torture anyone who doesn't kiss his ass forever, is the one who did it.
As I said above that isn’t really what my boss believes either. He just believes in a creator and really we are not going to refute that claim or substantiate any claim we believe.
I prefer to just judge people on their merit and actions and not my preconceived notions of religion, which is pretty skewed for anyone that spent any amount of time on Reddit.
I don't judge people because they believe in a magical, supernatural creator, who for some reason, always resembles us. That's convenient.
I judge people who try to force their ideology, morality, and judgement on the rest of us.
And yes, I know the "Faithful" always accuse those who don't believe as they do of the same thing. But for some reason, most Atheists and Agnostics don't want to kill, or imprison the "Faithful."
Why is that?
Awaiting the "But... but... Russia and China..." bullshit.
Said this several times now but it’s not like he literally believes in a human form that created the universe. It’s just he believes that it was created my something and not just random.
I’ve never met any religious people forcing their ideology on me, perhaps that an American thing. On the whole I’ve had nothing but positive interactions with religious folk and they support local communities and historically are involved in a lot more charitable work than the average person.
I have a suspicion that your view of religion is shaped by your experience online as it was for me, but if you actually take the time to engage with these people IRL they’re just people and I will never level all of any group as X as that’s fucking stupid.
I’ve never met any religious people forcing their ideology on me...
I don't believe you. Most Christians I've met are the conceited, condescending, judgemental types who have been brainwashed since childhood that their beliefs are "Right, and Good," and those who don't agree are "Evil."
That said, my mother's side of the family are the real deal. They are kind, respectful, generous, empathetic, and genuinely care about other people. They do what they can to help.
I'm sad to said most of the other Christians I've known are not like them, or Christ.
I’m going to end the discussion here.
The audacity to say that you don’t believe me when I have zero reason to lie is to far for me to continue this conversation.
Have a wonderful day all the same and perhaps introspect on the way you converse with people.