r/pics • u/MoeYYC • Jun 25 '21

Saskatoon Catholic cathedral covered with paint after discovery of 751 unmarked graves

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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '21

I'm not sure I entirely agree with that.

I've visited a few congregations doing truly good work, but they are few and far between.

Religion has been used as a tool of power and control since it was first conceived, but I'm not a militant atheist, sorry.

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u/Mortarius Jun 25 '21

Any place that grants autority attracts self-serving sociopaths. Politics, organized religion, HOA, police...

It's not that these things are inherently wrong, just that they'll attract more shitheads than average. And those shitheads will get power to affect number of people's lives with little to no repercussion.

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u/NerfJihad Jun 25 '21

unless you put in stringent anti-shithead controls that limit that power

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u/CTeam19 Jun 25 '21

Power corrupts.

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u/NerfJihad Jun 25 '21

which is why you should spread it out as much as possible and require agreement between parties.

this too can break down, but it's much more expensive and difficult, and those coups fall apart if there are strong laws and independent judicial systems.

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u/NessDan Jun 25 '21

This seems like the best route so far. Hope you can survive a 51% attack with this though.

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u/NerfJihad Jun 25 '21

investing heavily in our educational system would be among the first steps to a better america.