Impiety
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Peace, truth, honesty, reason, integrity, benevolence, moral justice.
Billionaires should be banned from government.
Separation of Church and State!
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Billionaires should be banned from government.
Separation of Church and State!
☮️ 🏳️🌈🟰⚖️📚. No porn.
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Once politics becomes tribal, moral consistency erodes.
American Christians backing Trump are a textbook example.
No militant atheism has ever harmed Christianity as much as this sick, Christian/Trump alliance has.
American Christians backing Trump are a textbook example.
No militant atheism has ever harmed Christianity as much as this sick, Christian/Trump alliance has.
December 20, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Once politics becomes tribal, moral consistency erodes.
American Christians backing Trump are a textbook example.
No militant atheism has ever harmed Christianity as much as this sick, Christian/Trump alliance has.
American Christians backing Trump are a textbook example.
No militant atheism has ever harmed Christianity as much as this sick, Christian/Trump alliance has.
Once politics becomes tribal, moral consistency erodes.
American Christians backing Trump are a textbook example.
No militant atheism has ever harmed Christianity as much as this sick, Christian/Trump alliance has.
American Christians backing Trump are a textbook example.
No militant atheism has ever harmed Christianity as much as this sick, Christian/Trump alliance has.
December 20, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Once politics becomes tribal, moral consistency erodes.
American Christians backing Trump are a textbook example.
No militant atheism has ever harmed Christianity as much as this sick, Christian/Trump alliance has.
American Christians backing Trump are a textbook example.
No militant atheism has ever harmed Christianity as much as this sick, Christian/Trump alliance has.
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If something is true and good, we should be able to approach it without terror.
Any system that uses infinite punishment as persuasion is structurally coercive, regardless of intent.
Abrahamic religions thrive on fear, threats and coercion and are therefore morally seriously deficient!
Any system that uses infinite punishment as persuasion is structurally coercive, regardless of intent.
Abrahamic religions thrive on fear, threats and coercion and are therefore morally seriously deficient!
December 16, 2025 at 10:28 PM
If something is true and good, we should be able to approach it without terror.
Any system that uses infinite punishment as persuasion is structurally coercive, regardless of intent.
Abrahamic religions thrive on fear, threats and coercion and are therefore morally seriously deficient!
Any system that uses infinite punishment as persuasion is structurally coercive, regardless of intent.
Abrahamic religions thrive on fear, threats and coercion and are therefore morally seriously deficient!
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Removing divine authority doesn’t remove morality; it removes the need to try and justify it through obedience.
December 19, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Removing divine authority doesn’t remove morality; it removes the need to try and justify it through obedience.
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I’ve NEVER hated anyone (except for DJT). I care about all humans, irrespective of their worldviews.
What I DO REJECT is the idea that peace is possible without pluralism.
True coexistence requires tolerance & criticism for all beliefs, protected by a shared, secular framework.
What I DO REJECT is the idea that peace is possible without pluralism.
True coexistence requires tolerance & criticism for all beliefs, protected by a shared, secular framework.
December 20, 2025 at 5:51 PM
I’ve NEVER hated anyone (except for DJT). I care about all humans, irrespective of their worldviews.
What I DO REJECT is the idea that peace is possible without pluralism.
True coexistence requires tolerance & criticism for all beliefs, protected by a shared, secular framework.
What I DO REJECT is the idea that peace is possible without pluralism.
True coexistence requires tolerance & criticism for all beliefs, protected by a shared, secular framework.
I’ve NEVER hated anyone (except for DJT). I care about all humans, irrespective of their worldviews.
What I DO REJECT is the idea that peace is possible without pluralism.
True coexistence requires tolerance & criticism for all beliefs, protected by a shared, secular framework.
What I DO REJECT is the idea that peace is possible without pluralism.
True coexistence requires tolerance & criticism for all beliefs, protected by a shared, secular framework.
December 20, 2025 at 5:51 PM
I’ve NEVER hated anyone (except for DJT). I care about all humans, irrespective of their worldviews.
What I DO REJECT is the idea that peace is possible without pluralism.
True coexistence requires tolerance & criticism for all beliefs, protected by a shared, secular framework.
What I DO REJECT is the idea that peace is possible without pluralism.
True coexistence requires tolerance & criticism for all beliefs, protected by a shared, secular framework.
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The more I study Abrahamic religions, the more it becomes clear that moral reasoning is often constrained by the need to defend authority or tradition.
Without those constraints, moral honesty and responsibility is far easier to maintain.
Without those constraints, moral honesty and responsibility is far easier to maintain.
December 19, 2025 at 1:48 PM
The more I study Abrahamic religions, the more it becomes clear that moral reasoning is often constrained by the need to defend authority or tradition.
Without those constraints, moral honesty and responsibility is far easier to maintain.
Without those constraints, moral honesty and responsibility is far easier to maintain.
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Faith & Atheism
People should be free to believe in any god, or to disbelieve.
But we DO need a moral system capable of sustaining a pluralistic society, which must be justifiable in human terms, even if individuals are free to understand it through religion.
Only on that basis peace is possible!
People should be free to believe in any god, or to disbelieve.
But we DO need a moral system capable of sustaining a pluralistic society, which must be justifiable in human terms, even if individuals are free to understand it through religion.
Only on that basis peace is possible!
December 20, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Faith & Atheism
People should be free to believe in any god, or to disbelieve.
But we DO need a moral system capable of sustaining a pluralistic society, which must be justifiable in human terms, even if individuals are free to understand it through religion.
Only on that basis peace is possible!
People should be free to believe in any god, or to disbelieve.
But we DO need a moral system capable of sustaining a pluralistic society, which must be justifiable in human terms, even if individuals are free to understand it through religion.
Only on that basis peace is possible!
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I'm going to repost this one every time I see it.
December 20, 2025 at 5:01 PM
I'm going to repost this one every time I see it.
Faith & Atheism
People should be free to believe in any god, or to disbelieve.
But we DO need a moral system capable of sustaining a pluralistic society, which must be justifiable in human terms, even if individuals are free to understand it through religion.
Only on that basis peace is possible!
People should be free to believe in any god, or to disbelieve.
But we DO need a moral system capable of sustaining a pluralistic society, which must be justifiable in human terms, even if individuals are free to understand it through religion.
Only on that basis peace is possible!
December 20, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Faith & Atheism
People should be free to believe in any god, or to disbelieve.
But we DO need a moral system capable of sustaining a pluralistic society, which must be justifiable in human terms, even if individuals are free to understand it through religion.
Only on that basis peace is possible!
People should be free to believe in any god, or to disbelieve.
But we DO need a moral system capable of sustaining a pluralistic society, which must be justifiable in human terms, even if individuals are free to understand it through religion.
Only on that basis peace is possible!
MAGA is a very sick religion, or rather a cult (not that there's much difference between the two), devoid of any moral fibre!
"Every man for himself, and God for us all." is their self-serving, hypocritical motto.
"Every man for himself, and God for us all." is their self-serving, hypocritical motto.
Sane people ask why anyone still supports Trump.
But to ask "Why?" implies there is a rational explanation.
No. It doesn't matter what Trump says and does, even if what he says and does today reverses what he said and did yesterday.
MAGA is a religion, and True Believers never question their god.
But to ask "Why?" implies there is a rational explanation.
No. It doesn't matter what Trump says and does, even if what he says and does today reverses what he said and did yesterday.
MAGA is a religion, and True Believers never question their god.
December 19, 2025 at 6:58 PM
MAGA is a very sick religion, or rather a cult (not that there's much difference between the two), devoid of any moral fibre!
"Every man for himself, and God for us all." is their self-serving, hypocritical motto.
"Every man for himself, and God for us all." is their self-serving, hypocritical motto.
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No belief system deserves moral deference if it relies on limiting people’s freedom to sustain itself.
I would say Islam merits the harshest criticism in this respect, followed by Christianity and Judaism.
Would you agree?
I would say Islam merits the harshest criticism in this respect, followed by Christianity and Judaism.
Would you agree?
December 19, 2025 at 5:59 PM
No belief system deserves moral deference if it relies on limiting people’s freedom to sustain itself.
I would say Islam merits the harshest criticism in this respect, followed by Christianity and Judaism.
Would you agree?
I would say Islam merits the harshest criticism in this respect, followed by Christianity and Judaism.
Would you agree?
The more I study Abrahamic religions, the more it becomes clear that moral reasoning is often constrained by the need to defend authority or tradition.
Without those constraints, moral honesty and responsibility is far easier to maintain.
Without those constraints, moral honesty and responsibility is far easier to maintain.
December 19, 2025 at 1:48 PM
The more I study Abrahamic religions, the more it becomes clear that moral reasoning is often constrained by the need to defend authority or tradition.
Without those constraints, moral honesty and responsibility is far easier to maintain.
Without those constraints, moral honesty and responsibility is far easier to maintain.
Removing divine authority doesn’t remove morality; it removes the need to try and justify it through obedience.
December 19, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Removing divine authority doesn’t remove morality; it removes the need to try and justify it through obedience.
I wasn’t arguing against freedom of belief or advocating for imposing atheism. The quote from Sam Harris is about the definition of atheism, not how people should behave politically or socially.
But my interlocutor is a hidden theist, so he tries to undermine anything that doesn't serve his Faith.
But my interlocutor is a hidden theist, so he tries to undermine anything that doesn't serve his Faith.
December 17, 2025 at 11:03 PM
I wasn’t arguing against freedom of belief or advocating for imposing atheism. The quote from Sam Harris is about the definition of atheism, not how people should behave politically or socially.
But my interlocutor is a hidden theist, so he tries to undermine anything that doesn't serve his Faith.
But my interlocutor is a hidden theist, so he tries to undermine anything that doesn't serve his Faith.
People should be upfront about their motives. Too often, vague 'intellectual' word salad is used to obscure real positions & mislead the credulous.
If a claim can’t be stated clearly in plain language, it’s either not understood—or it’s deceptive.
Be sceptical before accepting anyone's rhetoric.
If a claim can’t be stated clearly in plain language, it’s either not understood—or it’s deceptive.
Be sceptical before accepting anyone's rhetoric.
December 17, 2025 at 10:01 PM
People should be upfront about their motives. Too often, vague 'intellectual' word salad is used to obscure real positions & mislead the credulous.
If a claim can’t be stated clearly in plain language, it’s either not understood—or it’s deceptive.
Be sceptical before accepting anyone's rhetoric.
If a claim can’t be stated clearly in plain language, it’s either not understood—or it’s deceptive.
Be sceptical before accepting anyone's rhetoric.
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If God were the sole source of 'objective morality' you’d expect far more convergence.
The fact that moral disagreement persists within theism disproves the claim that invoking God actually solves the objectivity problem!
Different gods, different rules, same moral disagreements!
The fact that moral disagreement persists within theism disproves the claim that invoking God actually solves the objectivity problem!
Different gods, different rules, same moral disagreements!
December 17, 2025 at 6:11 PM
If God were the sole source of 'objective morality' you’d expect far more convergence.
The fact that moral disagreement persists within theism disproves the claim that invoking God actually solves the objectivity problem!
Different gods, different rules, same moral disagreements!
The fact that moral disagreement persists within theism disproves the claim that invoking God actually solves the objectivity problem!
Different gods, different rules, same moral disagreements!
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"The word God is for me nothing more than the expression and product of human weaknesses, the Bible a collection of honourable, but still primitive legends which are nevertheless pretty childish. No interpretation no matter how subtle can (for me) change this."
-- Albert Einstein
-- Albert Einstein
December 16, 2025 at 6:01 PM
"The word God is for me nothing more than the expression and product of human weaknesses, the Bible a collection of honourable, but still primitive legends which are nevertheless pretty childish. No interpretation no matter how subtle can (for me) change this."
-- Albert Einstein
-- Albert Einstein
Exactly!
If morality depends on God’s will or mental states, then it’s mind-dependent, contingent, and arbitrary!
If morality depends on God’s will or mental states, then it’s mind-dependent, contingent, and arbitrary!
If any god were the source of morality then morality would be subjective (ie contingent on god's mind), arbitrary and whimsical
December 17, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Exactly!
If morality depends on God’s will or mental states, then it’s mind-dependent, contingent, and arbitrary!
If morality depends on God’s will or mental states, then it’s mind-dependent, contingent, and arbitrary!
If God were the sole source of 'objective morality' you’d expect far more convergence.
The fact that moral disagreement persists within theism disproves the claim that invoking God actually solves the objectivity problem!
Different gods, different rules, same moral disagreements!
The fact that moral disagreement persists within theism disproves the claim that invoking God actually solves the objectivity problem!
Different gods, different rules, same moral disagreements!
December 17, 2025 at 6:11 PM
If God were the sole source of 'objective morality' you’d expect far more convergence.
The fact that moral disagreement persists within theism disproves the claim that invoking God actually solves the objectivity problem!
Different gods, different rules, same moral disagreements!
The fact that moral disagreement persists within theism disproves the claim that invoking God actually solves the objectivity problem!
Different gods, different rules, same moral disagreements!
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Salvation = blackmail
Real goodness can’t require coercion.
If truth requires fear to be accepted, it undermines its own goodness.
If love is conditional on belief, it’s not love.
If justice depends on eternal threats, it’s not justice.
Don't trust Christianity!
Real goodness can’t require coercion.
If truth requires fear to be accepted, it undermines its own goodness.
If love is conditional on belief, it’s not love.
If justice depends on eternal threats, it’s not justice.
Don't trust Christianity!
December 16, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Salvation = blackmail
Real goodness can’t require coercion.
If truth requires fear to be accepted, it undermines its own goodness.
If love is conditional on belief, it’s not love.
If justice depends on eternal threats, it’s not justice.
Don't trust Christianity!
Real goodness can’t require coercion.
If truth requires fear to be accepted, it undermines its own goodness.
If love is conditional on belief, it’s not love.
If justice depends on eternal threats, it’s not justice.
Don't trust Christianity!
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Dear believers,
If you were born into a completely different family and culture, do you think you would have the same Faith as you currently hold?
If you were born into a completely different family and culture, do you think you would have the same Faith as you currently hold?
December 17, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Dear believers,
If you were born into a completely different family and culture, do you think you would have the same Faith as you currently hold?
If you were born into a completely different family and culture, do you think you would have the same Faith as you currently hold?
Dear believers,
If you were born into a completely different family and culture, do you think you would have the same Faith as you currently hold?
If you were born into a completely different family and culture, do you think you would have the same Faith as you currently hold?
December 17, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Dear believers,
If you were born into a completely different family and culture, do you think you would have the same Faith as you currently hold?
If you were born into a completely different family and culture, do you think you would have the same Faith as you currently hold?
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The word atheism shouldn't exist. Lack of belief defines nothing. The set of things we don't believe in is infinite. Lack of belief in the Easter bunny tells you nothing about someone.
--Sam Harris, paraphrased
--Sam Harris, paraphrased
“Atheism is not a philosophy; it is not even a view of the world; it is simply a
refusal to deny the obvious.”
— Sam Harris
refusal to deny the obvious.”
— Sam Harris
December 17, 2025 at 12:41 PM
The word atheism shouldn't exist. Lack of belief defines nothing. The set of things we don't believe in is infinite. Lack of belief in the Easter bunny tells you nothing about someone.
--Sam Harris, paraphrased
--Sam Harris, paraphrased