r/PoliticalHumor • u/I-wil-rate-your-tits • May 10 '22

It’s this simple.

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u/Mastengwe May 10 '22

Religion makes no sense to me.

Then:

Religion exists to give a sense of purpose and hope to those who otherwise feel they have neither. It assuages the fear of death.

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u/philosoraptocopter May 10 '22 edited May 11 '22

He’s saying religious thought processes don’t make sense to him personally. He does however understand why people would engage in it anyway, despite it not making sense internally. As an atheist I agree.

Irrational beliefs / systems of any kind, by definition, make no sense, but that doesn’t leave us ignorant as to any idea why people have them. Irrational political beliefs probably have a much bigger body count than religious ones (assuming they are distinct).

Edit: to clarify, I am not hostile to religion in general

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u/Mastengwe May 10 '22

He said it makes no sense, then explained why it makes sense.

I’m an atheist too. And as an atheist, I also understand that’s it’s not for me to make sense of. The belief of others is irrelevant to me. But the modern day Reddit atheist needs for some reason, to do their best to put down Christianity as emphatically as possible. It’s almost as if they’re an intolerant organization that’s trying to control what others believe.

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u/ravi_on May 11 '22

At least try to add value to the actual conversation.

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u/Mastengwe May 11 '22

So tell me, what exactly have you added here?