195

what's something you're into that you don't want anyone you know irl to know about? (lemmy.world)

submitted 9 months ago by LaunchesKayaks@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

169 comments fedilink hide all child comments

I really like fanfiction. Reading and writing it. Nobody in my life knows and I plan on keeping it that way.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[-] Redacted@lemmy.world -2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Now that you mention it, I'm not entirely convinced it is a fully coherent belief in its own right, more of a lack of wanting to enter the debate or a subcategory of atheism.

Shall we try it with unicorns? Unicorn believer says they saw a unicorn.

Atheist viewpoint would say something along the lines of "To persuade me they exist I'd need to see one in the flesh or at the very least a full anatomical breakdown of how their magical properties work with corroboration from other unicorn enthusiasts."

The agnostic standpoint is what exactly? "We can't know whether unicorns exist or not so there's no point discussing it."?

[-] beetus@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

As someone who leans agnostic, I would say this is a strawman argument. Unicorns and religions/gods are not related.

[-] Redacted@lemmy.world 0 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

How does one "lean" agnostic?

It's not a strawman argument, I'll let you pick any imaginary creature you please.

[-] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca -1 points 9 months ago

I would say "there's no point in arguing about it if neither of you can prove your position. If it is unprovable then I don't care if unicorns exist or not. Maybe they do, maybe they don't. It doesn't affect me. I won't waste mental bandwidth thinking about it or discussing it further."

[-] Redacted@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

Mind if I take some of your income to fund my unicorn sanctuary instead of improving tangible public services?

[-] ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com -2 points 9 months ago

You're already taking some to find out if japanese quail become more promiscuous under the influence of cocaine, this wouldn't be too different tbh.

this post was submitted on 18 Feb 2024

195 points (97.1% liked)

Ask Lemmy

26968 readers

1237 users here now

A Fediverse community for open-ended, thought provoking questions

Please don't post about US Politics. If you need to do this, try !politicaldiscussion@lemmy.world

Rules: (interactive)

1) Be nice and; have fun

Doxxing, trolling, sealioning, racism, and toxicity are not welcomed in AskLemmy. Remember what your mother said: if you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all. In addition, the site-wide Lemmy.world terms of service also apply here. Please familiarize yourself with them

2) All posts must end with a '?'

This is sort of like Jeopardy. Please phrase all post titles in the form of a proper question ending with ?

3) No spam

Please do not flood the community with nonsense. Actual suspected spammers will be banned on site. No astroturfing.

4) NSFW is okay, within reason

Just remember to tag posts with either a content warning or a [NSFW] tag. Overtly sexual posts are not allowed, please direct them to either !asklemmyafterdark@lemmy.world or !asklemmynsfw@lemmynsfw.com. NSFW comments should be restricted to posts tagged [NSFW].

5) This is not a support community.

It is not a place for 'how do I?', type questions. If you have any questions regarding the site itself or would like to report a community, please direct them to Lemmy.world Support or email info@lemmy.world. For other questions check our partnered communities list, or use the search function.

Reminder: The terms of service apply here too.