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[-] gandalf_der_13te@feddit.org -5 points 3 hours ago

i mean, have you considered the possibility that you know intuitively what is "right" and what is "wrong" because it has been enshrined into you by 2000 years of religion?

[-] glorkon@lemmy.world 5 points 2 hours ago

What if it has been enshrined into us by hundreds of thousands of years of evolution because altruism is a trait that increases the survival chances of a social species?

[-] gandalf_der_13te@feddit.org -1 points 1 hour ago

i'm happy to hear that it works for you to follow purely your own instincts, but if you consider the typical person in for example the US today, there's a 99.9% chance that's not gonna work.

point is, lots of stuff are "right" because they're socially told, even if you don't call it religion, it's still transported as "common mode of operation". that's what i meant.

[-] ZMoney@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago

Totally, when I stoned my ex wife to death for adultery I didn't even realize it was in Leviticus.

[-] FistingEnthusiast@lemmy.world 0 points 2 hours ago

It's cute that you think a Jewish stick-zombie is the prevalent religious influence in the world

It says a lot about how little you know, and how worthy your opinion is

!it's not worth a Donald Trump promise!<

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