• aleph@lemm.ee
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    5 months ago

    As an atheist who is not anti-religion, I wholeheartedly agree. The religious do not have a monopoly on irrationality, or weaponizing ideology.

    I see many atheists on forums proposing the idea that if we could only just get rid of religion, the world would be a harmonious and rational place. As if human beings wouldn’t still be perfectly able to come up with new and interesting ways to rationalize conflict and division amongst themselves.

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      5 months ago

      I like to say “Humans aren’t rational creatures, humans are rationalizing creatures.”

      We can rationalize nearly anything and justify it, in our own minds.

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      5 months ago

      Thank you for being honest.

      Humans are emotional creatures. We can’t change that. Even when we’re being rational we’re still basing every decision we make on emotions. “I’ve researched this and I feel this is the right decision.”