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Yet almost none of their politicians are openly agnostic or atheist

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[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 4 years ago

Good!
Religion isn't doing much good anyway

[โ€“] [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 ๐Ÿ˜‰

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 4 years ago* (last edited 4 years ago) (2 children)

most people believe that cowโ€™s milk is made for them

Like, God made cows specifically for human consumption?

[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 4 years ago* (last edited 4 years ago)

more like big milk propaganda and lobbying ๐Ÿ˜ก

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

[โ€“] [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?

[โ€“] [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.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 4 years ago

same lmao like at least spend your energy defending something good

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 4 years ago (1 children)

I wonder if the U.S. will remove "In God We Trust" from the dollars or there will be no cash by 2030?

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 4 years ago

Also from flags, like the new Mississippi flag.

Side note, as a Canadian, I want to remove the "God keep our land glorious and free" lyric in our national anthem too. Always seemed weird to me to have that in there.