• chuckleslord@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    As an atheist, kindly shut up. Religion isn’t uniquely evil or anything. It’s like any other human institution, which means it’s susceptible to corruption and control.

    When you talk about it like this, you’re not helping to deprogram anyone. You just look like a high and mighty ass.

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      1 day ago

      Religion is uniquely controlling of peoples lives compared to any other human institution, which means that the consequences of corruption and control are much more severe.

    • SoftestSapphic@lemmy.worldOP
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      2 days ago

      The issue really comes down to religion being a freely used control mechanism that used to be a tool for governments to control people.

      So however ethical your church or mosque or whatever is depends entirely on the pastor and their desires. Religious people are taught from a young age to never question their masters, and often confuse their pastor as their authority instead of god.