I figure a scale would probably work better.

Here is a good video I watched just this morning that may change your perspective

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ufmu1WD2TSk

Suffering and death are the only guarantees on this mortal coil.

Lots of good in between, but still.

A faultering population can be a factor in societal collapse depending on the manpower required to run the society’s infrastructure.

What happens when there’s not enough people to man the power station that runs the car plants that pays the workers to allow them to go buy a cup of coffee? It’s all interconnected.

Men are also valued for their looks. That guy that got a modeling deal right out of prison because women were swooning over him comes to mind.

This is all you need to know

https://youtu.be/ZERGog8oegg

The whole life has a purpose and eternal soul thing make people want to believe as well

Money, threats of violence, grandma could be related to them, grandma could be a pedo herself… Just to name a few.

I don’t know if evil is the right word. However, most people are self serving and will do “evil” things to enrich themselves. Whether that makes them evil is up for debate. As far as I can see, it’s a matter of human nature following the rules of game theory.

Because you don’t have to be a good person at all to get into heaven. Just repent. Simple.

I’ve found Zen Buddhist koans, essentially short stories to be contemplated over, to be deeply calming and insightful.

My favorite one is this.

"A man was walking through the jungle, when he spotted a tiger. The man immediately fled, but the tiger gave chase. Approaching a cliff, the man saw only one option… A hanging vine. He jumped off of the cliff and grabbed the vine, hanging on for dear life.

The tiger came to the edge of the cliff, snarling.

Just as the man thought he was in the clear, he noticed another tiger prowling below.

And then, if things weren’t difficult enough, the man then saw two mice above him (one black, one white) gnawing away at the vine.

In this state of impending doom, the man looked over his shoulder to the sight of a strawberry patch on a ledge, at arm’s length.

The man reached over, plucked a strawberry and ate it. It was the best damn strawberry he ever had."

I think a lot of the evil done in the name of Religion really boils down to money, land, and power. Religion is just a convenient vehicle to get those things.

Many Christians have never read the Bible. They hear about eternal salvation so long as you dunk in some water and say you’re sorry and they’re sold. If they even consciously think about it in the first place.

Christianity is just another one of Plato’s caves

“Donald Trump was sent by God to stop abortions”

Is when I realized, yes, I do actually hate organized religion.

If I changed Jesus name to Bob and worshipped Bob in the exact same way id be called insane.

I remember talking to this dude before Russia invaded Ukraine. He said Russia brought all the troops to the border for a military training exercise. I asked him where he learned that. He told me Russian state media… It’s amazing how gullible people are. Like truly so innocent and trusting.

Yeah he led an insurrection against the capital bro. Do you really think a group chat will be his downfall?

I’ve developed misanthropic tendencies over the last couple of years.

I find this lyric sums it up pretty well

“I used to see beauty in people But now I see muscle and bones”

• Cruel World by Phantogram

It took soldiers freezing and dying in Stalingrad to realize Hitler didn’t care about them.

Mining minerals to turn into phones so I can read about how bad of an ecological impact it is to mine minerals to turn into phones.