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nessvn · 2 months ago

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it's so irritating me when i take courses that heavily touch on religion or religious history and no one else in the class can fathom that people's religious beliefs are genuinely held and deeply central parts of their worldview. "why didn't the jews just convert to escape persecution/restrictions/taxation/etc." bc judaism isn't just some whim ??? bc if you genuinely believe in the torah then the thought of apostasy isn't just a savvy political move or whatever it's a violation of your sincerely held beliefs ??? the same goes for like "why would heretics be willing to burn at the stake for their beliefs" and obv the war against heresy was complex and had political as well as religious dimensions but also like. well they're willing to die for their beliefs bc they're not just "heretics" for the fun of it they genuinely believe that their way is the real path to salvation or whatever.

#and like ofc some did convert either willingly or forcibly but like #idk its just such a pet peeve for me when im sitting in a class listening to ppl argue abt how stupid any minority religious group is #for not giving up their beliefs #like pls expand your worldview consider that people in the past (AND IN THE PRESENT) weren't just religious bc 'they didnt know any better'#religion in the past wasnt just an empty placeholder that explained the world while people waited for science to appear #and religion today doesnt just exist bc ppl are 'uneducated' or 'backwards' and waiting to be enlightened #UGH anyways. sorry for the rant #i just have 3 courses rn that heavily touch on these topics and its driving me crazy to hear what some ppl say #p.s.

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