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Showerthoughts

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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

Here are some examples to inspire your own showerthoughts:

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago) (1 children)

So why are beliefs so important for ao many people then?

I mean sure, maybe it's just indoctrination.

Or maybe it's utility. Believing a nice scientific model or car repair manual can deliver definite advantages.

Or maybe it's habit. I'm stuck in my head so arranging my mental furniture becomes important.

Or something else

[–] [email protected] 0 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

So why are beliefs so important for ao many people then?

They're a coping mechanism.

Reality often sucks, so how do you go about your day knowing that so many suffer so many injustices every day? Easy! Just ignore them and pretend like everyone will get what's coming to them in the afterlife 👍

It's the perfect system for tyrants: Think I'm a monster who abuses my power and intentionally makes people suffer? Well, if you even try to do anything about it you're going to hell! Overthrowing an openly evil government is not what Jesus would do!

It's the same mental gymnastics that people use when they blame minorities for their problems. It's not me or my beliefs (about the world) that are wrong! It's those trans furry kids and immigrant invaders who are destroying the very concept of everything I believe in!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 19 hours ago

It can also be a tool.

For example, the model for gravity is just a useful fiction. But it's useful. And it being constantly useful like that, one becomes attached to it.