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[-] Batmancer@sh.itjust.works 10 points 5 months ago

I despise a lot about religion but I have enjoyed seeing the Catholic Church slowly become a bit more accepting of humanity’s nature by being more inclusive with the LGBT population and now seeing this. It gives me hope that religion is capable of growing alongside people and adapting to something better than it is has been and is.

I support religion as long as it gives people a sense of community, hope, and strength. When it starts taking things away, being oppressive, and not holding its officiants accountable for wrong doing, it’s wrong.

[-] kromem@lemmy.world 10 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I support religion as long as it gives people a sense of community, hope, and strength.

I used to feel this way. Then 2020 happened and I realized just how damaging any degree of magical thinking and faith based reasoning was for a society.

I no longer think there's an innocuous amount of irrationality. Just varying degrees of social harm that come with any of it.

[-] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

If it's personal don't answer, but are you going to dump the theology studies? I am a bit curious, since when I lost my faith I lost my interest in doing academic work on theology.

If you do please publish your stuff on the Gospel of Thomas first.

[-] kromem@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

Not at all. I have never believed in the supernatural, so that's not related to my interest or lack thereof in the material.

I am actually toying with the idea of writing out some of the Thomas research in more depth soon, actually.

Still not under a real name like with a book or anything, but some longer posts vs just comments.

[-] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

Cancer is also capable of growing.

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