screptid

I was born in a time when the majority of young people had lost faith in God, for the same reason their elders had had it – without knowing why. And since the human spirit naturally tends to make judgments based on feeling instead of reason, most of these young people chose Humanity to replace God. I, however, am the sort of person who is always on the fringe of what he belongs to, seeing not only the multitude he’s a part of but also the wideopen spaces around it. That’s why I didn’t give up God as completely as they did, and I never accepted Humanity. I reasoned that God, while improbable, might exist, in which case he should be worshipped; whereas Humanity, being a mere biological idea and signifying nothing more than the animal species we belong to, was no more deserving of worship than any other animal species. The cult of Humanity, with its rites of Freedom and Equality, always struck me as a revival of those ancient cults in which gods were like animals or had animal heads.

screptid

@liesofpyn Can you link one for me to check
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liesofpyn

@screptid I didn't realize it was a quote.
          	  And I was talking about studies and statistics that show the opposite of what was quoted (since I assumed it was your own).
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screptid

@liesofpyn Regardless of your feedback, it's a quote I came across in a book I was reading as I stated in my reply to the person above you.
          	  
          	  My real life "circle" is definitely people becoming more religious. Things are complicated nowadays due to the internet and globalization, unlike back then at the time of the author (early 1900) where patterns were more consistent. So I don't really disagree with you. 
          	  
          	  I could respond to the humanity part but I don't have a solid stance on the topic anyway
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screptid

I was born in a time when the majority of young people had lost faith in God, for the same reason their elders had had it – without knowing why. And since the human spirit naturally tends to make judgments based on feeling instead of reason, most of these young people chose Humanity to replace God. I, however, am the sort of person who is always on the fringe of what he belongs to, seeing not only the multitude he’s a part of but also the wideopen spaces around it. That’s why I didn’t give up God as completely as they did, and I never accepted Humanity. I reasoned that God, while improbable, might exist, in which case he should be worshipped; whereas Humanity, being a mere biological idea and signifying nothing more than the animal species we belong to, was no more deserving of worship than any other animal species. The cult of Humanity, with its rites of Freedom and Equality, always struck me as a revival of those ancient cults in which gods were like animals or had animal heads.

screptid

@liesofpyn Can you link one for me to check
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liesofpyn

@screptid I didn't realize it was a quote.
            And I was talking about studies and statistics that show the opposite of what was quoted (since I assumed it was your own).
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screptid

@liesofpyn Regardless of your feedback, it's a quote I came across in a book I was reading as I stated in my reply to the person above you.
            
            My real life "circle" is definitely people becoming more religious. Things are complicated nowadays due to the internet and globalization, unlike back then at the time of the author (early 1900) where patterns were more consistent. So I don't really disagree with you. 
            
            I could respond to the humanity part but I don't have a solid stance on the topic anyway
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laziedaisy

damn, I always feel missing you in some way when i see your acc or something, but I just didn't improve the conversation at all

screptid

@laziedaisy I'm always here
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laziedaisy

never mind,  it's just the fact that you still here talking, such a sweet idea
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screptid

@laziedaisy Memory of a fish. But we can always start over
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