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 best ones are thoughts that many people can relate to and they find something funny or interesting in regular stuff.

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All the cult leaders who claim to be God/Jesus never have any powers. If I join your cult, and you claim to be Jesus, you'd be better be ready to do some magic. (lemmy.world)

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Anyone see the HBO documentary "Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God"?

All the woman did was drink and turn blue and couldn't even heal herself.

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[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

My favorite example of this is the idea of money and finance.

There are trillions and trillions of dollars worth of imaginary wealth everywhere. None of it can be backed by actual product or material .... it all exists because we all collectively believe that it exists.

It's our modern day religion and we all believe in it and worship it daily ... All Hail Money!

[–] chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

True, although most wealth is held in the form of things other than money, which represent a legal right to power over various things, like who can live in what house, and what thousands of people at a company will spend their time working on.