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The U.S. Is Retreating from Religion. By 2030, say projections, a third of Americans will have no religious preference (blogs.scientificamerican.com)

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Yet almost none of their politicians are openly agnostic or atheist

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 years ago* (last edited 4 years ago) (1 children)

i would imagine this will take a while, i mean, most people believe that cow's milk is made for them... you can't expect too much 😉

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 years ago* (last edited 4 years ago) (2 children)

most people believe that cow’s milk is made for them

Like, God made cows specifically for human consumption?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 years ago* (last edited 4 years ago)

more like big milk propaganda and lobbying 😡

but yeah, this anti-animistic approach by several religions is also part of the problem I think, especially in pre-capitalist times

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 years ago (1 children)

people are reeeeeeeeeeeeeal sensitive when it comes to milk. i saw a dude freaking out saying marx would say we should keep torturing cows on a mass scale because capitalism has made the process efficient. like... dude... for milk? really?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 years ago (1 children)

What a weird hill to die on. Milk? Can't relate as a lactose intolerant person.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 years ago

same lmao like at least spend your energy defending something good