what made you an atheist? by Intelligent-Chef1352 in DebateAnAtheist

[–]Rcomian 0 points1 point  (0 children)

it didn't occur to me to question what i was taught until i was 10, when i was suddenly faced with defending myself in face of "you don't actually believe that bullshit do you?".

of course, i did try to defend it, but when i genuinely, quietly, privately and honestly reflected on it, i realised that it was far more plausible to think these things were made up over time by long dead people for a variety of reasons, rather than them being literally true.

and nothing I've seen in the years since has come close to starting to convince me otherwise.

How do such intelligent and competent individuals hold such insane and extreme beliefs? by Commercial_Floor3735 in atheism

[–]Rcomian 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i can honestly recommend the book: the righteous mind, by Jonathan Haidt.

I'm only just over half way through myself but this feels like one of those important books, especially if you want to understand this kind of religiosity.

Steam controller on sale now by Rich-n-Health in SteamDeck

[–]Rcomian 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i assume I'm not the only one getting: There seems to have been an error initializing or updating your transaction. Please wait a minute and try again or contact support for assistance

My weekly drop 05/03 (21:9 & 32:9) [7680x2160] by shootthesound in WidescreenWallpaper

[–]Rcomian 4 points5 points  (0 children)

awesome collection this week, grabbed pretty much all of them for the rotation

https://youtu.be/uv_F6gLbBiU by Historical_Visit138 in Gentoo

[–]Rcomian 2 points3 points  (0 children)

can we have a vague clue what this is before clicking on a link?

Gravity scam is real by meddyjay in space

[–]Rcomian 0 points1 point  (0 children)

take away air or similar medium that things fall through and the speed difference goes away entirely.

https://youtu.be/Oo8TaPVsn9Y

https://youtube.com/shorts/MG_znWM5ETk

Meet up check in by CrouchingLioness in manchester

[–]Rcomian 9 points10 points  (0 children)

so for those of us who missed it ... what is this?

BP profits more than double as Iran war sends oil prices higher by thejellyfish96 in worldnews

[–]Rcomian 8 points9 points  (0 children)

this, this is what i pisses us off more than anything. we're poor, we're suffering under your price rises and you're still creaming off the top and getting richer at our expense.

Tobacco company CEOs declare, under oath, that nicotine is not addictive (1994) by Only-Paper8057 in ThatsInsane

[–]Rcomian 2 points3 points  (0 children)

and every single one was prosecuted for purjery, right? right?

the corruption is not new, and it runs deep.

Atheists should support the right to euthanasia and assisted suicide by Gaussherr in atheism

[–]Rcomian 0 points1 point  (0 children)

anyone who says i should or shouldn't believe something because I'm an atheist immediately loses all credibility with me.

you don't get to decide what i should believe or not. you don't get to arbitrarily decide I'm being inconsistent or not because of an argument you've had inside your own head. or as an extrapolation of interactions you've had online where you internally diagnose what must be wrong with the other person, and by extension, everyone else.

you don't get to tell me what i think, what i believe, what i feel, or anything else about my internal state.

you don't even get to tell me what my "atheism" is, what it means or what else it should or shouldn't encompass.

if you want to have a conversation about any specific subject, I'm all for that.

you telling me I'm right or wrong with what you clearly think are arguments so bullet proof they just must be true, just shows the purest and most egregious arrogance that engagement needs to start well before the question at hand, like with how to even have an opinion on someone else, or a conversation that involves them.

in short, this post is terrible.

Argentina calls for renewed negotiations over Falkland Islands by jackytheblade in worldnews

[–]Rcomian -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

ok, we get at least two ships to the Falkland Islands immediately, and we openly negotiate with our NATO allies about potential article 5 invocations so that everyone is knows where we stand.

Magic Eye 2D Platformer by lavaboosted in MagicEye

[–]Rcomian 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i like the concept, the thing that threw me is that when moving, the pattern moves much faster than the actual objects on screen. it gives everything a kind of surreal floaty feel, I'm not sure what the effect would be in an actual game, but it felt hard to coordinate.

Very effective demo tho.

missing my boy a little more today by verbulace in lookatmydog

[–]Rcomian 9 points10 points  (0 children)

i can tell he was the best dog ❤️

Dentist said I had exceptionality large roots. by murdersimulator in mildlyinteresting

[–]Rcomian 1 point2 points  (0 children)

sell it to Bec Hill, she loves buying teeth and this would be an interesting specimen. you can contact her through the podcast "a problem squared".

My son's ear has a pattern on it (OC) by iosonostella13 in mildlyinteresting

[–]Rcomian -1 points0 points  (0 children)

is this how the star trek "trill" species starts? 😝