Does anyone know if any euphorics have complained about the new Doctor Strange movie for embracing metaphysics and spirituality, and thus "supporting delusion"?
Does anyone know if any euphorics have complained about the new Doctor Strange movie for embracing metaphysics and spirituality, and thus "supporting delusion"?
Does anyone know if any euphorics have complained about the new Doctor Strange movie for embracing metaphysics and spirituality, and thus "supporting delusion"?
Over the years I've ran into a couple who want to get rid of fantasy and soft sci-fi because of the "supporting delusion" thing - and get rid of figurative/poetic speech because of its "lack of precision," and the Invisible Pink Unicorn (because unicorns aren't real) and so on, for the same reason - but they're few and far between. I think even most euphorics have a limit.
Over the years I've ran into a couple who want to get rid of fantasy and soft sci-fi because of the "supporting delusion" thing - and get rid of figurative/poetic speech because of its "lack of precision"
That always talk about how aggressive and obsessive religion is, but I've had way more of my atheist friends try to convert me to Reddit than I've had religious friends convert me to their religion.
Necroing this topic with some somewhat amusing content. Was browsing Reddit a while back. A topic from r/atheism made it to r/all. It's the delicious fusion of atheist/Trump salt.
And here's the archived copy for future reference.
I was talking to an atheist friend of mine, and I asked him how he felt when people, in all earnestness, told him they'd pray for him.
And what he said, in my opinion, was the best thing I've heard about it: "I don't believe in that sort of stuff, but the fact that they are calling on the highest, most powerful being they believe in for my safety is pretty touching."
That's a good attitude to have about that sort of thing, I think. Unless the people are being condescending ("I'll pray you see the light!" etc.), then they can go fuck themselves.
"Science will do it's [sic] best to save you."
Yeah, the laws of nature don't care one way or the other what happens to you. Granted, that's probably not the best thing to say to the sick and injured.
I'm on my cell right now so I can't hunt for links, but I remember some drama a few years ago regarding the 9/11 Memorial. Several religious symbols (or it could have just been a cross, I can't remember) were displayed. Some atheist organization got triggered, saying that atheists died in the attack and there shouldn't be religious symbols at the memorial. Now, that wouldn't be too bad... except that they also demanded that a red A (the unofficial symbol of atheism) be displayed. Not with the religious symbols, instead of them. I'm sure all of the atheists who were murdered and their families deeply appreciate a bunch of fedoras acting out like that.
No, because that would mean giving up the opportunity to assert how smart and enlightened they are. Normal atheists/agnostics have the decency to say something like "You'll be in my thoughts" or "Let me know if there's anything I can do to help" when they can't offer prayers. Euphorics think that using an opportunity to bash prayer is more important than offering comfort to someone who needs it.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=f8QtCJAIlY4Vegan Gains is something else.
The funny thing is, is that he has Sikhs in the thumbnail, who primarily eat vegetarian.
Aside from Galileo, religion has been pretty big into funding scientific research. Lots of ideas about ophthalmology come from the golden age of Islam.
