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Originally Posted by BrownEyedBtch
And for the record, I say it again: I do not object to parents teaching their kids about religion. I object to teaching belief as fact and judging others who do not share your beliefs.
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That's perfectly fair, i just think it's very hard to teach belief, especially religious belief, without even a tiny piece of judgement in it. It's part of the belief system. See, my father was a weirdo, but my mother thinks to have taught me "what was good and evil" within my catholic upbringing. It was part of the religion to think there was evil out there. I guess it's supposed to teach kids what kind of bad stuff they have to stay away from, but in the end it makes you judgemental. If i ever told any memeber of my family that i know gay people, let alone that i have had and still have an active and non-conformist sex life, that would hurt them as much as a crime. And a a lot of them arenty bad or judgemental people, and they're actually nice.
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Originally Posted by Station
Thats a good example. To that extent, I also don't think that mass groups or hive minds or whatever you want to call them are inherently evil.
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No, hive minds are not inherently evil. But it's a natural instinct of humans to use things for greedy, destructive or self satisfying purposes. So any tool that can control a group can easily be used to damage someone else. It's a rogh example, but take the Nick Starr case. He deserved all the shit he got, but dont you find a bit, let's say creepy, that the right moment Keith was insulted by the man, a good number of people started the counterstrike? It just showed the type of power you get with a massive following. The gratification that any individual gets from being part of a group that accepts them and shelters them can turn even the sweetest person into a potential aggressor, if called for. And anyone, even the nicest of the nicest, have a destructive side in them, that can be easily controlled.
Sorry if i yap too much. I'm having some tough issues lately and this is helping me keeping my brain awake and avoid depression rebounds..