TheReanuKeeves@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 3 days agoReligion is the abuse of anxietymessage-squaremessage-square74linkfedilinkarrow-up1242arrow-down134
arrow-up1208arrow-down1message-squareReligion is the abuse of anxietyTheReanuKeeves@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 3 days agomessage-square74linkfedilink
minus-squaresurewhynotlem@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down4·3 days ago There are religious groups that are simply good sources of community Houses built on sand. A community built on lying to the gullible and anxious can never last long. It inevitably gets taken over by abusers because it’s an easy target.
minus-squareSabata@ani.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 days ago A community built on lying to the gullible and anxious can never last long. There is multiple thousand year+ lineages of morons worshiping gods that they are willing to die for. Its a pretty solid system of control.
minus-squaresurewhynotlem@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·3 days agoOh, I meant the part where the community is supportive and a positive force for good. But yeah, once it’s coopted, it can still last a long time. Just not in a positive way.
Houses built on sand.
A community built on lying to the gullible and anxious can never last long. It inevitably gets taken over by abusers because it’s an easy target.
There is multiple thousand year+ lineages of morons worshiping gods that they are willing to die for. Its a pretty solid system of control.
Oh, I meant the part where the community is supportive and a positive force for good. But yeah, once it’s coopted, it can still last a long time. Just not in a positive way.