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homophyte · 1 year ago

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this site has been made so afraid of atheist thinking that someone can endorse 'criticism of religion as a hierarchical system of social control' in the same breath as denouncing 'antitheism' . what do you think that word means

#myposts #saw this in real life this morning #genuinely i think having only religious perspectives talking about how dangerous antitheism is has made people forget #the uhhh conflict of interest there? of course religious people are going to say that they have a vested interest in those #methods of social control. duh. whether they are benefiting from social power given or are simply invested in it on principle #so the hypothetical 'antitheist' is an evil-doer who wants to rid the world of all spirituality because they love genocide for its own sake #meanwhile the same people that have fallen victim to that fearmongering will express basic antitheist principles such as #religion as a control mechanism exerted from early childhood is somewhat unethical. because theyre positions that make sense #your imagined distinctions from antitheism are uhhh imagined.#you have fallen for a Ruse meant to protect the exact power dynamics you criticize

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