Poll of the Day > Do you think you'll live to see the day deity worship is rejected by society?

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Ha, no.
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Kigalas posted...

Ha, no.

Millennials seem to think the idea of gods and theological fealty is outdated thinking and rational scientific observation is the only thing that matters.
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no, new kids get brainwashed all the time. the parents force their beliefs onto their children
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Solid Sonic posted...

Millennials seem to think the idea of gods and theological fealty is outdated thinking and rational scientific observation is the only thing that matters.

*citation needed
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Fine, do you HOPE to see the day this happens?
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Kigalas posted...

Ha, no.

Solid Sonic posted...

Fine, do you HOPE to see the day this happens?

Kigalas posted...

Ha, no.

There's nothing wrong with believing in something higher but pretending it makes you unaccountable for your actions makes you an asshole

Maybe when I'm 80 in some European country.

Definitely not.

Millions of years of evolution isn't going to magically disappear within someone's lifetime.

Humans have evolved complicated brains that have allowed us to rise above all the other animals on the planet. However, this complicated brain came with a great cost: we are fucking insane.

Most humans require the belief in powers beyond themselves in order to get through the day. Even if it's just some abstract shit like "fate" or "destiny" or "some higher power"....we don't even have to give it a name. We just need something to believe. We often give it a name or a face so it's easier to identify with and communicate with. These become our Gods. Even if it's just some spirit animal, or a cloud God, a sun God, a moon God, something.....we've always needed something. Always. We have to professionally lie to ourselves to give answers to questions that have no answers.....otherwise we won't be able to sleep at night.

Because pretty little lies are much better than the painful, empty truth.

Belief in Gods isn't going anywhere anytime soon. It's just going to shift around a bit and be called different things.
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I know more than a few young religious people so no.
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It's already happened in other societies. Take off your lens of perception for a minute. The world is more than just [your country goes here].
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I've become Reddit-ized. I keep seeing myself getting severely downvoted for this topic.
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I doubt it'll happen within my lifetime.
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When it's eventually replaced by blind, unthinking loyalty to the state. Keep in mind that communist governments have come close to it.
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This will NEVER happen.
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no. but i think i will see China replace America
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Do I think it will happen in my lifetime?

No.

Do I hope it will happen?

No.
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So edgy.
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LinkPizza posted...

Do I think it will happen in my lifetime?

No.

Do I hope it will happen?

Yes.

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Not only will we not see it, it will never happen. There will always be religions.

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SunWuKung420 posted...

So edgy.

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Definitely not, and I doubt it will ever happen. I have nothing against theism by itself, but theistic religions are total garbo and should be rejected by society.

/sharpedge
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Which society, where?
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There are far worse things than praying to a deity. Far, far worse things, like thinking the balance of a bank account is an accurate measure of a person's value.
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Well, some days it seems like the world would be improved if we went back to feeding Christians to lions, but nowadays, people just need something to believe in. Seeing as how most things seem really fucked up at the moment.
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God no. People would latch on to celebrity, youtuber worship harder than they do now.

dedbus posted...

God no. People would latch on to celebrity, youtuber worship harder than they do now.

I watch a specific stream every week where people donate well over a thousand dollars to this speciifc person, not counting Patreon and ad revenue.

Twitch is equally as crazy. You are looking at 50-60% from Subs (where even small time streamers can have 200-500), ads and also that Patreon money.,

The Youtuber "Sargon of Akkad" makes over $150k/yr in just Patreon money to do nothing but spout hate filled rhetoric, frequently not having any idea what he's talking about (especially anything about American politics).
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Judgmenl posted...

The Youtuber "Sargon of Akkad" makes over $150k/yr in just Patreon money to do nothing but spout hate filled rhetoric, frequently not having any idea what he's talking about (especially anything about American politics).

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I liked Sargon when he was one of the few people brave enough to call out racism against whites while staying level-headed about it, now he's just sort of focused on it to the point of using it to smear the entire left. He's somewhat bitter and nonsensical.

There were also the couple snippets where he took jabs at Jewish people that I found weird, I use to brush that off as his disrespect for things PC, but he has commented about being "woke".

It depresses me when he gets 300k views a video talking about SJWs biweekly while anti-lobbyist political channels that spout endless coverage of obvious corruption in the system get jack for attention, and these same "progressives" are just stereotyped as whiny kids.

Solid Sonic posted...

Kigalas posted...

Ha, no.

Millennials seem to think the idea of gods and theological fealty is outdated thinking and rational scientific observation is the only thing that matters.

Millennials have the same hard-wired human instinct to blindly believe in faith-based assumptions and fall lock-step into the hierarchies established by other people, they've just chosen different things to jerk themselves off to.

Religions are flawed because people are flawed. Doing away with religion solves absolutely nothing because you're still left with the flaw.


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No.
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Never. It'd be as likely as you witnessing the end of blue/green eyes in people on account of recessive traits.
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ParanoidObsessive posted...

Solid Sonic posted...

Kigalas posted...

Ha, no.

Millennials seem to think the idea of gods and theological fealty is outdated thinking and rational scientific observation is the only thing that matters.

Millennials have the same hard-wired human instinct to blindly believe in faith-based assumptions and fall lock-step into the hierarchies established by other people, they've just chosen different things to jerk themselves off to.

Religions are flawed because people are flawed. Doing away with religion solves absolutely nothing because you're still left with the flaw.

Yet we continue to progress no thanks to religion.
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There will always be people who are looking for something or someone to tell them what to do.

To comfort them that as long as they listen to what they say, everything will be alright.

If not a deity, then something or someone they basically treat like one.
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SunWuKung420 posted...

So edgy.

Lol you're one of those people.
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kind9 posted...

Yet we continue to progress no thanks to religion.

It's also completely wrong, but par for the course.
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Unlikely. Would be nice, though. It'll probably happen eventually, unless people start proving some of these gods exist.
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Kigalas posted...

Ha, no.

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Go away completely? No. Become the minority (all religions out numbered by atheists unlikely but far more plausible. Atheists numbers rival the largest religion? Probably. I can see that one happening if it hasn't already
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Yellow posted...

I liked Sargon when he was one of the few people brave enough to call out racism against whites while staying level-headed about it, now he's just sort of focused on it to the point of using it to smear the entire left. He's somewhat bitter and nonsensical.

I liked his work as an internet commentator, as soon as he switched to a political activist, I lost interest.

Yellow posted...

It depresses me when he gets 300k views a video talking about SJWs biweekly while anti-lobbyist political channels that spout endless coverage of obvious corruption in the system get jack for attention, and these same "progressives" are just stereotyped as whiny kids.

We know politicians are corrupt and it's depressing, SJWs on the other hand are hilariously inept so there's humour to be drawn from their antics.
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Zeus posted...

It's also completely wrong, but par for the course.

It isn't wrong. Religion is just there. Real progress comes from scientific knowledge.
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TigerTycoon posted...

There will always be people who are looking for something or someone to tell them what to do.

To comfort them that as long as they listen to what they say, everything will be alright.

If not a deity, then something or someone they basically treat like one.

Cult of personality.
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Revelation34 posted...

Zeus posted...

It's also completely wrong, but par for the course.

It isn't wrong. Religion is just there. Real progress comes from scientific knowledge.

...and yet religion helped to fund and more the sciences forward throughout history. And countless scientists are and have been religious, including Mendel. As such, your puerile claims are ill-informed.
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Naaaaah. It's a multi billion dollar industry, no way in hell anyone's lettin that go.

The "Gods" they worship are just alien beings from another planet, universe, etc. It will end once we have contact with them and hopefully we'll all live in peace together.
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Zeus posted...

...and yet religion helped to fund and more the sciences forward throughout history. And countless scientists are and have been religious, including Mendel. As such, your puerile claims are ill-informed.

Lol.
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Solid Sonic posted...

TigerTycoon posted...

There will always be people who are looking for something or someone to tell them what to do.

To comfort them that as long as they listen to what they say, everything will be alright.

If not a deity, then something or someone they basically treat like one.

Cult of personality.

Interestingly the 3 biggest religions are pretty much cults of personalities. Jesus mohamad buddha
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Revelation34 posted...

Zeus posted...

...and yet religion helped to fund and more the sciences forward throughout history. And countless scientists are and have been religious, including Mendel. As such, your puerile claims are ill-informed.

Lol.

Your ignorance is hilarious, sure.
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