I’m starting to think that a lot of #atheist #leftist misunderstand #religion. I went to church today. It wasn’t amazing but I did enjoy it. I think that religion, especially in the west, largely isnt about faith anymore. I enjoyed going to church because I saw people I knew, I saw people I didn’t. There was music.
It was a reason to gather.
It’s not the sense of community or the music that’s problematic with organized religion.
It’s the fact that when you convince people that a virgin gave birth to the son of the creator of the universe, you can convince them to do horrible things too.
@sardaukar @finnbar_m Of course they try to indoctrinate them as children. Once the idea of a pervasive god is established, they can be easily programmed.
I guess this is why dictators use religion as a control mechanism…Putin is a big christian these days and so are all our leaders in the west…