Showerthoughts

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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

Here are some examples to inspire your own showerthoughts:

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[–] Daxter101@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

At least as long as you believe in the right god. Because if you bet wrong, and the ownership rights to heaven and hell are not the Christian God's, but someone else's, you're fucked.

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[–] Frettchen@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

As an atheist. You create a straw man. You don't know what a god is looking for

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[–] Daxter101@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 child)

Yeah, I was trying to joke about this a bit, but in all honesty, I just find this specific argument for belief to be basically Stockholm syndrome.

First things first, it's a really old argument. It's called Pascal's Wager, and the little joke I tried to make was about a criticism of it, called "argument from inconsistent revelations". This whole conversation has been done before. (This goes to OP about this, as well @MyBrainHurts@piefed.ca)

But, fundamentally, this whole deal with the "infinite value" of heaven and hell, is just a threat. It's your pimp saying "Obey me, and you get money and comfort. Don't, and I break all your bones and destroy you. Nothing else in your life matters, due to the absolute power I have over you".

There's nothing more to this argument. It's just taking a carrot-and-stick threat at face value.

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[–] MyBrainHurts@piefed.ca 1 point 2 weeks ago

EXCEPT your pimp can plausibly offer you literal eternal bliss.

This whole conversation has been done before.

Yup, just like the "oh you better have chosen the right God!" I think every ten year old has that thought and figured they've got religion on the ropes.

It's probably one of those irreconcilable arguments. If a God exists etc, then yeah, you can absolutely see a system of infinite reward/punishment. If no God exists, yeah, you can easily see a system enacted to control the masses.

I know which I think is more likely but I also know that anyone completely dismissing the other side without qualification probably hasn't thought it through with a mind willing to question their own beliefs.

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