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0 sats \ 2 replies \ @ek OP 11 Dec 2023 \ parent \ on: What I always wondered about faith spirituality

There is also a phenomena that people of high moral conviction can sometimes come across as abrasive due to their insistence, and people of no moral conviction can come across as nice because they have no standards to hold a conversational partner to;

thanks, might indeed be simply related to "high moral conviction". so religion is just one example of such human behavior.

i think that's also why anyone who even attempts to start speaking from a moral high ground to me immediately gets dismissed. i don't have time for this, sorry, my past experiences tell me this isn't going to be worth it :)

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @geisterde 11 Dec 2023

I think you are right that there are other examples, maybe german engineers have a reputation for their exacting standards, or bitcoiners are difficult for their insistence against hardforks etc.

I dont think id put it in the same category as people acting morally self rightous, those people are just being dickheads. Think more along the lines of someone who refuses to bend certain rules even if they dont seem important, or someone whos not going to tolerate substandard work, they might come across as being a jerk, and they might be for what its worth, but its not without reason.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @ek OP 12 Dec 2023 freebie

Think more along the lines of someone who refuses to bend certain rules even if they dont seem important, or someone whos not going to tolerate substandard work, they might come across as being a jerk, and they might be for what its worth, but its not without reason.

I'll try. It's just not easy if my experience tells me that most religious people I met are just so .... full of themselves if you try to challenge them, not realizing they are the one being jerks, lol :)

Like to be honest, wtf. It really does feel like too many people use religion as a crutch:

I don't have to be really a good person. I just have to have so much faith that I will be saved and will go to heaven anyway.

I thought we bitcoiners are sovereign people? No one is coming to save us? lol :)

Sorry, I still don't really get this whole religion thing, I guess :)

I am glad I wrote this post though, I did change my mind on religion a little :)