As I’ve gotten older I’ve realized that a lot of very mainstream advice people get about dealing with careers, society, etc is like “don’t do XYZ* or you’ll be eaten alive out there.” Instead of like “don’t eat people alive out there.”

*XYZ is just normal human behavior.

  • Maeve@kbin.earth
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    5 days ago

    Someone was on about how dumb Yehoshu’a Ben Yosef (if a singular, literal being) was to buy into the book of Daniel, seeing as the dates given for authorship are off and it’s a conglomeration of earlier and surrounding religious ideas of the then supposed borders of Israel. I said if he was a singular entity, his philosophy was still pretty advanced, considering humans were still barely out of the caves by then, and it’s pretty advanced by today’s standards, too.

    I’d love to see humanity psychologically evolved to that point, but you have nations attempting it, and fake Christian, Jewish, and Muslim nations destroying those states, along with global water, air, soil, and by extension food and medicines, all so they can worship their deity in lip-service and Mammon/Ba’al in deed.

    • YappyMonotheist@lemmy.world
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      5 days ago

      That’s a great comeback! Indeed, the ideas stand or not by themselves, the rest doesn’t really matter… and ofc big J’s philosophy stands strong to this day.

      And maybe one day, friend, but I doubt we’ll be around to see it. Mistakes and immorality would still exist, we’re still human, but the intensity and regularity would definitely change drastically. You can’t make people believe though, at most we can point towards the right direction until we become annoying and hope for the best. 🤷‍♂️✌️

      • Maeve@kbin.earth
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        5 days ago

        I mean, I don’t really care if people believe in the deity, that’s none of my business. But believing in the message (at least the “love your neighbor as yourself” half) would certainly benefit the planet, and the creatures that abide here.

        • YappyMonotheist@lemmy.world
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          5 days ago

          I would say the message is the core for us to behave right, and it’s strengthened/cemented by believing in God and the Day of Judgement (which is, in weight, at least half of the total message, IMO). But of course, I have to say with all due respect and honesty, that I’m uhh biased so I do care. 😅 And I can’t go back anymore, friend!