Mob kills mother and daughter for allegedly being witches in Kenya
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[–]Chipit[S] 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun - 4 years ago (5 children)
That's not steelmanning, that's strawmanning. Try again. If you really can't think of anything, you're not a good arguer.
If you only know your own side of the argument, you know neither side.
[–]AnarchySpeach 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun - 4 years ago (4 children)
If you really can't think of anything, you're not a good arguer.
If you can't provide a damn example that I haven't already given that means my side isn't wrong.
If you only know your own side of the argument,
You have yet to provide anything to support your own side.
You first.
[–]Chipit[S] 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun - 4 years ago (3 children)
It's always the case that hate comes from ignorance. The most hateful people have no idea what it is that they hate, whether it be immigrants, communism, or in this case religion.
Let me guess, to you “Religion” means ISIS and the Westboro Baptist Church? Even if you add abortion clinic bombers, the Crusades, the Salem Witch Trials, and the Spanish Inquisition, we are still talking about a statistically non-existent proportion of, even just the Christian faith, let alone all “religion.”
Religion is an effective way to help people who don't understand that acting in a way beneficial to the community is also beneficial to themselves.
It gives people a sense of comfort and a reason to keep going in a cruel, uncaring world.
The world is a better place if we all act as if God exists.
See how easy that was? And yet you're completely ignorant? Wow, that's just embarrassing. No wonder you're such a bigot.
Plus there's the whole charity thing, which concretely makes the world a better place. Ever heard of the Sacco and Vanzetti hospital? Yeah, exactly.
And if there were no religion, how would internet atheists like yourself find anyone to look down on?
[–]AnarchySpeach 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun - 4 years ago (2 children)
Cool story bro.
Well.. Yeah... If you disregard all of the cruel things about them... then you're right. All faiths are a utopian ideology if you ignore every complaint against them.
I'm not touching the "Morality is impossible without religion." bullshit with a ten foot pole. If that's the crux of your argument there's nothing left to say.
And I have no complaint against that. If someone chooses to believe in a faith, then I have no qualms about it. My issue is with the forced conscription of children. While not common in every faith (most versions of Wicca, for example) the vast majority of religions use obtuse punishments and vague threats, at a child, to control them.
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you're such a bigot.
That went from 0 to 100 real fast. Go fuck yourself? Is that what you want to hear?
Plus there's the whole charity thing,
Yes, I am aware of the "charity thing," and no, it still doesn't justify all the shit they've done in the past.
Darn shame the church outlawed the sale of indulgences in 1567 (Catholic one anyway.)
It's not from a higher point that I see you. It's pity.
[–]Chipit[S] 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun - 4 years ago (1 child)
You're really crap at arguing. Incuriousity is a terrible trait in humans. People always hate which they do not understand.
[–]AnarchySpeach 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun - 4 years ago (0 children)
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