• Slashme@lemmy.world
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    15 hours ago

    Good people will naturally do good things, and bad people will naturally do bad things.

    To get good people to do bad things, you need religion.

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      15 hours ago

      I used to think that there were good and bad people. I’ve come to believe the tags good/bad are insufficient. People are self-serving, and at best, they are willing to help others once they feel they’ve gotten theirs.

      I’ve seen churches that host drag story time so kids can get exposure, I’ve also seen churches that chase off black folk.

      I don’t like the idea of churches overall, but I’ve personally known some people who credit church with steering them away from bad things and dark places.