Broadly speaking, you probably agree with the large majority of the views commonly attributed to whichever group you identify with - what are the exceptions? Something that if you mention without a caveat immediately makes people jump to conclusions or even attack you?
Its amazing all the different groups that want to hate, and argue, when someone admits that they believe in God.
Considering the death toll religion has wrecked across history I think it’s fair to dislike the practice in the modern day. Like, don’t get me wrong I really care about the canon of my favourite stories but I’d never launch a crusade over someone elses fan fic of it.
As Carlin said “when it comes to bullshit you have to stand in awe of religion.”
They pay no taxes, diddle kids, murdered millions…and you fucking show up to put MORE money in the collection plate‽ madness
Some of us see how much damage magical thinking has done to humanity and the planet, I guess.
Dont carry that misunderstanding always. Believing in God =/ religion. Man made religion is what youre think of. It may not sound right to you, but God isnt about “religion” at all, but people certainly are.
Dont blame it on God, blame it on man’s lack of understanding/misunderstanding. Just because someone does something “in the name of God” doesnt mean it was God’s will, and by past accounts, is usually just an excuse to do what depravity one desires.
I don’t “blame God,” because that would be like blaming Santa Claus or the Easter Bunny.
And no I’m not just talking about man made religion, I’m talking about magical thinking.
It’s all man made, btw, but I honestly don’t feel like having that conversation with you today.
Phew…
Proof of God right there.
Im kidding…
Sorry mate, I just find it important to believe true things.
It has a lot to do with religious folks labeling themselves as an oppressed minority while being an overwhelming majority with tremendous power worldwide, especially in political leadership. For Christians, it’s an immediate reflex response to what religious folks don’t recognize is blasphemy, bringing up religion as the answer to a question nobody asked. I recognize that I just posted an America-default comment.
You’re forgetting the fact that many Christian sects are minorities and often sects hate/persecute each other, especially historically. Christianity comes in about 45,000 flavors. And many of them are radically different from each other.
And if you’re not a member of one of those specific groups they all look pretty much the same, and express the behavior I described in my comment. They may use their “minority” status as a predicate to making war with each other, but that wasn’t what I was talking about.
Do all Asian people look the same to you too?
A belief system isn’t the same as a race, you jackass. People have control over what they believe. I’m well within my rights to discriminate against idiots for believing in fairy tales and attempting to persecute anyone who doesn’t believe the same fairly tales.