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[–] Blackout@kbin.run 49 points 7 months ago (1 children)

This is what happens when you give Christians Sunday off, they commit crimes.

[–] jol@discuss.tchncs.de 34 points 7 months ago (4 children)

Suddenly it makes sense when they ask "without religion/god, how would you know not to sin??".

[–] reverendsteveii@lemm.ee 14 points 7 months ago (1 children)

selection bias. people who know that what they want to do is wrong but don't have the strength inside them to not do it just because its wrong tend to gravitate toward an external authority that will dictate and enforce their morals for them. they also, like all of us, believe that they're more or less average, so they think that the dark shit in their heads is what everyone always experiences. They think that because they need god to bully and extort them into being decent that anyone who doesn't believe in god cannot be decent.

To quote Penn Jillette (from memory): "They say, 'Without God, what's to keep you from raping and murdering all you want?' And I respond that I do rape and murder all I want, which is zero, and I wonder how much they want to rape and murder that it's the first thing they think of when confronted with the idea of freedom and responsibility."

[–] jol@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 7 months ago

And honestly it's really scary to think how many people are exactly like that. Maybe religion isn't so bad after all if it's protecting us from some morons feeling free to rape and murder.

[–] kenopsik@lemm.ee 9 points 7 months ago

Even WITH religion and god, these morons don't know how to be decent humans.

[–] Blackout@kbin.run 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Since I don't believe in sin I'm technically sinless. And I would say that to Jesus's sculpted face if he has a problem with it.

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Yeah but would you say it to his chiseled abs?

[–] cmbabul@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I think we need to go to Korea for that

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 1 points 7 months ago

Maybe South Korea 😘

[–] guacupado@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

I'd say it makes even less sense. These people have god, but they still sin.