Zacryon

joined 4 months ago
[–] Zacryon 3 points 4 months ago

as long as it’s not hurting someone else

That's the problem with most organised religions.

[–] Zacryon 2 points 4 months ago

Or maybe they have an afterlife of imeserable bliss to offset the injustice they experienced in life. There can always be a different reason thought of, but to conclude to one or the other side is illogical.

It's important to set clear definitions of what one understands as "truth", "reality" and therefore "logical" to be able to have a meaningful discussion about this. And on the level of credibility, believing in stuff one religion preaches is as much worth as the other religion which at the end of the day is worth shit as there is no way to verify those. If I would say Iwe were giant pink elephants, hopping around on the moon and only imagining the world around us as we believe it to be, there would be no way to prove or disprove this as it is unverifyable in its nature.

Therefore, I prefer to label conceptions as truths which can be proven by the scientific method as its the best tool we have to produce verifiable facts about us and the world around us. Even if that would be an illusion, it's at least a reasonable attempt.
I'd rather admit that I don't know something than to just assume some sky grandpa or transcendal elephant goddess did it that way.

[–] Zacryon 2 points 4 months ago

Regarding your first paragraph:

According to the christian bible their God literally told them that for example killing is evil. And yet, it exists and God is a mass murderer according to bible accounts. There are various explicit and implicit definitions of good and evil available in that book which is supposedly written by their God in some way or another. Therefore, the omnipotent being defined clear rules of morality which it doesn't even uphold itself.

allow people to believe how they want and stop trying to convince people one way another about their beliefs

Although I agree in principle with the notion of "live and let live", organised religion has caused unfathomable suffering and it still does. In a lot of religions it is sadly incorporated into their very core. That's something which I can not tolerate and will speak out against.

[–] Zacryon 2 points 4 months ago

The French have invented a nice too to deal with such "extremely powerful" scumbags.

[–] Zacryon 2 points 4 months ago

As a species we just need to accept we are just stupid.

Or in the words of Socrates: "I know that I know nothing."
Or in the words of (possibly or possibly not) Einstein: "Two things are infinite: The universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe."

I agree. It is better not to assume anything and take it for a truth, but to find the truth through reliable and provable methods.

[–] Zacryon 3 points 4 months ago

In Christianity there are several explicit or implicit definitions of good and evil and how their God judges them based on that. Therefore, concepts of morality exist in that context.

[–] Zacryon 10 points 4 months ago

God created angels. If God created an angel which challenges them and is "evil" (saying that about some angel dude who isn't a mass murderer like their creator according to bible records https://www.wired.com/2007/04/old-testament-m/ https://dwindlinginunbelief.blogspot.com/2010/04/drunk-with-blood-gods-killings-in-bible.html ) then we arrive again at the Epicurean paradox.

[–] Zacryon 7 points 4 months ago

How do you know?

[–] Zacryon 2 points 4 months ago

It taught the value of mnemonics. :D

No, I don't think it was or is particularly useful, besides things like "brain fitness". It might have helped me back then to get a better grade, though. (Yes, we see now again how useless it is in many cases to memorize stuff for school/uni/whatever.)

[–] Zacryon 9 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Ich wusste nicht, dass es ein Problem war. Aber ich bin froh, dass es keins mehr ist. Schöne Sache! :]

[–] Zacryon 1 points 4 months ago

Versteh ich. Sehe ich noch enger, da Kellnys dafür bezahlt werden Bestellungen aufzunehmen, Essen von A nach B zu bringen etc..

[–] Zacryon 1 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Jo, dass Mindestlohn, Bafög und Co. in vielen Fällen nicht ausreicht ist leider ein länger bekanntes Problem. Das löst man aber nicht durch Trinkgeld. Zumal das Trinkgeld eh nur in der Gastronomiebranche ein Ding ist.

Und wenn man das Bedürfnis hat Niedriglohnarbeitende besser zu unterstützen, wäre es folgerichtig auch den Personen vom Callcenter, der Pflegeeinrichtung, jenen, die Zeitung austragen, jenen an der Kasse, den HiWis an der Uni etc. pp. Trinkgeld zu geben. Macht aber niemand.

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