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[–] ameancow@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It's a pretty dumb trolly problem if you rather truth that hurts people than a fairy tale that actually helps people.

What's crazy is holding onto the ideal that you can get everyone on the same page, interpreting the same things the same way. Our entire civilization is build on a palace of lies we will never have truth for, so I find I don't feel bothered if people take inspiration from someone who may or may not have existed.

[–] athatet@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yeah but why not just find someone who actually existed to be inspired by instead of a lie?

“We don’t know so we might as well not bother learning” is also an incredibly wild take.

[–] ameancow@lemmy.world -3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I was going to talk about our social acceptance of religion despite even knowing it does objective harms to society, but then I realized you're being performative and don't really care or you wouldn't have to put words in my mouth. I won't see whatever else you have to tell me I am saying.

[–] athatet@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I also don’t like religion for the same reason.

[–] Smeagol666@mander.xyz -1 points 4 days ago

As a fellow "Athe-tits" I want to post the Mike Tyson "Now Kith" meme, but I'm too drunk and lazy right now. Now Kith and make nice you two.