#Shared Belief

[erebusvincent]

Isn’t Christianity better than wokeism? Don’t we need shared systems of belief to have community and meaning? Isn’t it clear that atheism has failed? Hasn’t atheism, in fact, brought about wokeism?

These are the questions that are repeatedly being asked of anti-woke atheists. Underlying them is the Substitution Hypothesis of Wokeism. This holds that people need a religious structure to bring them community, purpose and meaning, and, as religion declines, they seize onto another quasi-religious structure to take its place, and this is wokeism. As we (anti-woke atheists) clearly see that wokeism is terrible for society, can we not admit that Christianity was better and consider going back to it?

Absolutely not, no.

The Substitution Hypothesis is coming overwhelmingly from the United States, but if the decline of religion really did bring about wokeism, the last place we would expect it to arise is the United States. The US has degrees of religiosity much closer to that of Iran than the rest of the Anglosphere. When a country has the highest level of religiosity of all the wealthy countries and the highest degree of wokeism, we can be pretty confident that the cause of wokeism it is not the decline of religion.

It makes little sense for American anti-wokeists to perceive the choices before us all as Christianity or wokeism when it is quite clear that the US has astoundingly high degrees of both. It makes even less sense to blame atheism for wokeism when the US has so little of it and the countries that are predominantly atheist don’t have the same problem with wokeism.

[calicojack1718]

Using Our Shared Beliefs About Democracy to Defend It From the Tremendous Damage of Trump's Big Lie

Reading time: 6 minutes Trump lies A LOT. Why is he considered an acceptable and viable candidate when his lies are so damaging to the shared beliefs about democracy that hold us together? How can we counter his lies?

SUMMARY: This post explores how Trump’s incessant lying and election denialism undermine democracy by manipulating shared beliefs. It highlights the insidious nature of Republican laws that suppress votes in Democratic-leaning areas while creating a facade of legitimacy. By invoking core democratic principles—such as the pursuit of a more perfect union and the belief that all people are created…

[culturevulturette]

What a grand little horse he was.

[grapejuicegay]

I'm always gonna fight to come home to my family

[downydig]

WDYM by trans/meds dni? Like transgender ppl?

No, I’m a trans person myself. Transmeds are people who believe that you need to medically transition to be considered trans. ✌️

All trans people are valid 🏳️‍⚧️!

[dinosaurwithablog]

Truth! 👊🏻👊🏼👊🏽👊🏾👊🏿 Power to the people!!

[loveridden1999]

[my-autism-adhd-blog]

ADHD & self-limiting beliefs

Future ADHD

[boxandgardens]

Our prayers are precious to God because we’re precious to Him. Because He loves us with such selfless, priceless, and merciful love, He longs for us to stay close to Him in prayer.

Our Daily Bread

[heyimkana]

So S/O, knowing how exhausted and stressed Jinwoo gets after work, feels she wants to make him more happy in bed? How? She watches and reads porn just to study up new techniques but has to request the Shadows watching her to leave the room every time. Jinwoo gets way more suspicious and when he confronts her, she gives him a mind blowing, breathtaking, heavenly night with the “techniques” she’s acquired. Jinwoo probably still puts Shadows to watch her every move still.

OOOOOH OMGOMGOMG OKAY LISTEN LISTENNNN

S/O learning secret sex techniques is great amazing chef's kiss but you know what would wreck him?

when she takes control without warning.

like in my head jinwoo is all about staying in control and he clearly loves to dominate his partner in bed cause he's used to be in command but there's just something that hits him differently every time she makes the first move. like if he was reading a book on a sunday morning and his wife suddenly climbed up on his lap, straddled him, grinding her hips against him as she devoured his mouth? best believe he'd be thinking about it for days.

but what unravels him the most is when they're making love and he's fucking her missionary and then she wraps her arms around his neck, pulls him down, wraps her legs tighter around his waist, and whispers praises in his ear like

"jin... god, baby, you make me feel so good..."

"i love the way you touch me... the way you kiss me... the way you're fucking me..."

"i love the way you taste in my mouth..."

"you make me feel so full, so satisfied... i love you so much..."

"don't go, jin... stay with me just like this... keep fucking me all day, all night... i want it. i want you. i'll never stop wanting you."

jinwoo would tremble bro—that man would be shaking and it would take him everything not to cum right there and then. he can handle dirty talks but when she speaks praises—honesty—he's gone.

and if she whispers something like "put a baby in me again" oh.

say goodbye to the bed, you're gonna need to buy a new one.

[random-cockroach]

Thoughts on Starop? It felt vaguely like Shockblurr with a twist.

Honestly? I have hard time shipping anyone with Optimus. Specifically when he is Optimus Prime, not Orion.

He is like something subleme that happened to be in the ground body. Others use his name like he is a legend. Of course, he has his flaws, but others still look up to him. And every time I see ships with him, they feel more like "he has a crash on handsome god", "he met a mighty being who showed him what the world could be and he is in awe", I can't grasp a proper ground at where it could be romantic since it never feels equal.

Amicas with someone? Yes please, I can see it. Conjunx? Eh... unless I am prowen wrong. I can see if it comes from his Orion times, like with Senator Shockwave. Transformers Prime Optimus and Ratchet feel very equal, yes that I can see ahah. Actually any Ratchet version is a bulldozer who can stand on the same ground with Megatron and Optimus.

Anyway, can't quite see the chemicals of Starop in my head XDD

[culturevulturette]

He was a grand little horse who had not yet showed the depth of his talent. Gone way, way too soon. I hate colic almost as much as I hate laminitis.

[buffonias]

[messiahzzz]

assorted morena dekarios headcanons:

she possesses a sharp wit and is very perceptive, but is also incredibly kind and gentle

strong presence & really eclectic taste. she loves bright colors, extravagant patterns, collecting paintings, and all kinds of knick-knacks. her house is a reflection of her personality: warm, welcoming, and cluttered with ✨precision✨

has a penchant for big jewelry (especially necklaces)

gale deems her “unavoidable” because she has a way of seeing right through him, sometimes even going beyond motherly intuition (and because you’d spot her everywhere)

she always strongly supported gale’s individuality and wanted to give him every opportunity to grow into the person he wants to be

this often clashes cause she does worry about his safety constantly

on that note: would do absolutely everything for her son

her ex-husband had little interest in raising gale and deemed him too exhausting/high maintenance. morena eventually encouraged his decision to split, knowing his presence would do more harm than good

loves books but doesn’t bother to keep them in good condition (much to gale’s horror)

as he got older their dynamic grew to resemble a friendship, which is also why he refers to her by her first name

they banter a lot and it is very entertaining to watch/makes their similarities even more obvious

surprisingly strict whenever the situation calls for it. it’s a sudden 180. don’t mess with morena dekarios

claims she’s not interested in gossip, but is very curious nonetheless

possesses extensive mixology knowledge, but hates being drunk. life needs to be experienced to the fullest with all senses at all times

she’s a natural dancer despite not having a whole lot of practice

very welcoming to a romanced!tav and the rest of gale’s new friends. she has already been filled in by tara and withers. naturally, as long as her prince is happy she is as well

almost rivals gale in the duration of his crying during his own wedding. once he begins to read his vows she’s immediately brought to tears

actively tries to get to know a romanced!tav and makes sure they feel included in their family whenever possible, but will also respect if there’s no interest/some apprehension

she is very respectful of gale’s privacy and knows when to step back, albeit no less worried

she has dark, long, curly and thick hair that is hard to tame. (the envy of all her neighbors her age) she usually puts it up in a claw

tara has her own corner in morena’s sitting room, including her very own cozy armchair. no one else is allowed to use it.

[deservedgrace]

i really do think something a lot of people (especially christians) don't understand is that atheism only answers one question: do you believe god(s) exist? atheism says nothing about ideology or beliefs held, it's simply an answer to that one question. the only thing you know for sure two atheists have in common is that they both don't believe in the existence of gods. there are atheist scientists and there are atheists that are anti-science. there are lgbtq atheists and there are anti-lgbtq atheists. there are right wing atheists and left wing atheists. "atheists believe [xyz]" is almost always nonsensical because atheism is not an ideology with things to believe in. "atheists believe in science" is just as true as "atheists don't believe in science" because atheism answers ONE question and people with all kinds of ideologies and beliefs and identities are atheists.