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[–] BroBot9000@lemmy.world 92 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (18 children)

“It only takes 1 generation refusing to be indoctrinated into worshipping a nonexistent fairytale that was fabricated to control the uneducated masses for the next generation to know better about religion.”

Fixed it with help from Space_Jamke

[–] DarkMatter_contract@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago (14 children)

It used to be used for good, it is not religion or the idea of it that cause the problem. It is the people, and if these people still exist, they will just create another thing for them to exerts greed and control over the populace.

[–] Tyfud@lemmy.one 9 points 2 years ago (3 children)

It's never been used for good as a primary goal.

[–] DarkMatter_contract@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Christianity helped community after the fall of Roman Empire and help the oppressed during Roman time. There is a huge amount of pain and suffering caused by the church, but at least it is not what it was founded for.

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Christianity helped control the community after the fall of the Roman Empire and helped oppress people during Roman times.

There, fixed it for you.

[–] eestileib@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 2 years ago

Yup that's what Father Diddly taught me too.

Thing is, priests are full of shit and just make stuff up.

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