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I think I’ll be the only one here to say that I’m fine with him thinking this.
Because its his freedom to. However misguided and wrong it is. And suggesting he not think it, or is somehow less than for thinking it-is doing exactly to them what so many oft accuse them of doing to us.
Because youre ignoring the fact that people in power make decisions based on fiction that affect all of us. That's the danger
And what power does this author hold exactly. I’d love to hear this.
Well, his series emboldened a new generation of end-times nutters like himself that, at best, ignore critical threats to humanity because it's "ending soon anyhow", and at worst actively campaign for disastrous and harmful policies in order to hasten the end of the world and their own entry into "paradise".
There’s little to no proof that even happens outside of baseless assumptions. At worst, he influences people to not think critically about the world around them.
News flash- there will ALWAYS be people that refuse to think critically about the world around them.
The problem here is that everyone in these atheist communities/subreddits get so used to being so smug about their own belief, they become unaware that over time- they become exactly what they hate in others:
Which is elitist arrogant blowhards that think their ideology is the ONLY correct one.
The prevalence of Christian Nationalism and the religious comments of conservative politicians for why they oppose progressive legislation would suggest that boosting opinions like this is feeding a problem that's actively blowing up in our faces right now.
Sure, atheists aren't immune to group think and echo chambers, but arguing against the comment you replied to suggests you're not paying attention to what's happening around us.
No, it suggests that I don’t allow assumptions to dictate my thoughts on a subject. And nothing it the comment I responded to is empirically truthful in any way.
Bury your head in the sand if you choose. It won't save you when they come for all of us.
ROFL!
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/11/19/mike-johnson-legal-filings-00127832
I repeat: you are not paying attention.
lol…. K.