realizing that christianity and other "one true" religions rely on magic tricks for legitimacy

[belenen]

icon: "contemptuous (my face with bold cat-eye makeup, with a disgusted expression: eyebrows drawn together and down, eyes wide, lips curled up in the middle and down to the sides in an exaggerated frown)"I've been watching "the Path" and the main character is having a crisis of faith because the leader of the religion might not have done a miracle

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sweet jewish jesus

[basil_00]

This is great. I was raised Catholic, but as far back as I can remember thinking, I remember being unsure whether my parents and (Catholic) school teachers were serious about this whole thing. I decided in second grade that I didn't believe it, but should probably keep playing along, because a lot of the people around me "probably are".

Now I realize that most of these people actually believe this shit. However, you're right also about there is lots of morality wrapped up in it that is worth following anyway... I don't know. They fuck some stuff up, but they get a lot right. It just bothers me how easily it gets off the rails when people somehow believe they can believe the Bible "word for word exactly", and think that there is a coherent thread within it. The fact conservatives have fooled people into thinking Republicans are the party of Jesus, is very, very stupid.

I lost my point here.

Easter sucks, Christmas is strategically placed, I believe that only a very miniscule portion of the Bible may have happened, and it's become hard to tell whether religion is a net positive or not this day in age.