• dangblingus@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    8 months ago

    Most of those are synonyms anyway. They basically all mean “religion provides relief to a large amount of people in an oppressive society”. The question is, did the people choose their religion or was it foisted upon them?

  • paddirn@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    Can we throw some more labels on this? Look at all that unclaimed real estate in the upper right. Surely that ferris wheel, the mountain, and the peace sign she’s making represents something too.

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    8 months ago

    Yeah, everyone knows opiates are categorically great and not at all something that numbs you to the world but has massive drawbacks that make them practically never worth the trouble.

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      8 months ago

      practically never

      Tell that to the guy with shattered femurs. If I ever find myself with horrible injuries, I’m going to be so glad that morphine exists.

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        8 months ago

        Should society be on morphine all the time? There are no small measured doses with religion and all the prescribing professionals are high on their own supply.

      • A_Very_Big_Fan@lemmy.world
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        8 months ago

        I think the point is that it’s a lot more ideal to not need it in the first place if we can help it due to the incredibly negative side effects