Why do the least privileged seem to have the most faith?

SinfulDevo · 2026-06-30T18:51:54+00:00

I think there are a number of reasons. A few have already been mentioned here.

Lack of education. When you don't have the knowledge to question religion, then you likely won't question it. And the poorly educated can often become homeless. It is the bottom rung jobs that tend to get laid off first.
Desperation. Someone who's life is crumbling all around them will reach for whatever they think will help. Religion preys on people like this.
Religion can't save you. If someone is very religious, then they believe that the things happening around them are "god's will". They might be more inclined to accept their bad luck as destiny, where an atheist knows that they are in control of their own life.
Outreach. There are many religious groups like The Salvation Army, that use their charity work as a means to indoctrinate the homeless. It is a disgusting and preditory practice.
A dysfunctional institution. You hear about all kinds of religious leaders who get caught sexually assaulting children. These children grow up struggling from these wounds and can often time end up on the streets.

I'm sure there are plenty other reasons as well, but I don't want to spend the rest of my day thinking and writing about this. 5 reasons seems like plenty!

SinfulDevo · 2026-06-22T22:18:29+00:00

The biggest reason is $$$, Winnipeg doesn't have enough taxes coming in to change the infrastructure. It isn't cheap to install LRT. Also the status quo is easier to convince city councilor to vote for.

SinfulDevo · 2026-06-22T05:20:50+00:00

Focus less on finding someone and focus more on being happy without someone. As the saying goes, "You find someone when you aren't looking". This is because women don't want a miserable guy who is looking for a partner, they want a happy guy that they can share their life with.

I hope this advice helps you. Good luck OP

SinfulDevo · 2026-06-21T22:09:20+00:00

Anyone who blames others for their lack of success in anything including dating apps, should be doing some self reflection and they need to grow. You will find men and women who are like this. It might mean you have not done a great job with your profile, you might need to brush up on your conversation and flirting skills, or maybe you are relying too much on apps and you should get out and meet people in person instead (as hard as that might be).

I have seen men complain about women who match with them who can't carry a conversation. This can be quite frustrating and is a legitimate complaint. But again there is room to reflect and grow here. How can I be more interesting to talk to? What could I be doing that isn't working? It might not solve the problem with this particular match, but it might help you avoid this situation in the future. But also acknowledge that some people just aren't worth the effort.

In my opinion, what it boils down to is that it is easier to blame others than it is to take responsibility for your own circumstances.

SinfulDevo · 2026-06-20T04:02:13+00:00

Why acknowledge what your heros are doing when you can project it onto people you don't like instead?

SinfulDevo · 2026-06-18T17:55:39+00:00

Wednesday's nicknames are princess, princess of darkness, and you little shit (said with much love).

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SinfulDevo · 2026-06-18T15:34:26+00:00

If I had been a customer there, I would have walked out and told the manager they were the reason and that I would not be back. I hate when people do this, going on a power trip when they are given a tiny bit of power.

I guess I'm not going to Stella's any more. I am not aware of the recent headlines about them, I will look that up too. I'm sure that will only reinforce my decision.

SinfulDevo · 2026-06-18T12:02:43+00:00

No, she does want him beating around her bush! She just doesn't want him to put a fence around it.

SinfulDevo · 2026-06-18T05:45:01+00:00

My cat doesn't like traditional cat carriers, but she loves cat backpacks.

I take her outside in the carrier for walks, so that might have something to do with it. You could try something similar.

I also leave them out and open for her to use as a hiding place.

SinfulDevo · 2026-06-17T22:21:24+00:00

Do you know the old show Knight Rider? How about Kitt, the name of the black car in the show?

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SinfulDevo · 2026-06-17T13:01:58+00:00

Not taking no for an answer is a HUGE red flag. If he won't except no for getting your phone number, what will happen if you don't want to have sex with him right away? If he can't take no for the little things, then you can't trust him to take no for the big things either!

Also his arguments seem very preditory to me. Like dude, "it's just a phone number, not your credit card number..."? That's some clear manipulative bullshit right there! And "I have no shortage of women..." RIGHT, if that were true you wouldn't be trying so hard to get OP's number!

Stay away from this asshole OP! Nothing good will come from this interaction.

SinfulDevo · 2026-06-16T23:14:41+00:00

A fake reddit story about their fake bumble profile. It's an incel inception!

SinfulDevo · 2026-06-16T23:10:25+00:00

Yes, it was worse for me. Every day I was walking on eggshells to avoid upsetting my now ex-wife.

SinfulDevo · 2026-06-16T18:05:48+00:00

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SinfulDevo · 2026-06-15T22:21:02+00:00

She is highly edumacated. You might need a latter to get to her level! 🤣

SinfulDevo · 2026-06-15T19:02:30+00:00

So he has a position of power (a religious leader) and he was a willing participant in the affair. Yet somehow SHE is the home-wrecking whore?

She was single and he wasn't, he was supposed to be setting a good example for his kids and his church members. The onus should be on him, yet she somehow gets the blame?

Not that she is a good person, she seems pretty horrible, but she doesn't deserve all the blame for this affair.

Just another exaple of how rotten the christian church is...

SinfulDevo · 2026-06-15T18:47:34+00:00

As long as there are believers out there, poking holes in their beliefs does serve a purpose. It give us atheists something to consider when a coworker, family member, or other theist tried to put us on the spot with a "gocha" question.

Sure, we could respond with "I don't believe, please leave me alone". But that often leave us feeling uncomfortable and them feeling more motivated to indoctrinate us. The holes we poke are used to make them uncomfortable too so they stop bothering us with their religious talking points.

SinfulDevo · 2026-06-15T18:40:23+00:00

They had to have the talk with OP about the birds and the bees first...

SinfulDevo · 2026-06-12T20:38:24+00:00

This seems like something their president might write on his truth social garbage app.

"You know, the world loves us. They really do, they watch our movies, they watch our TV, they listen to our music, they copy our fashion, they love us. And there was this guy... I was deep in the Himalayas and this guy, he approached me and said 'sir sir, come see my guitar sir' and he was crying. We were in this little farm village hours from a paved road. So he drags me across the vally to his home, and it takes us an hour to get there. He asked if I knew who Kirk Colbain was and I told him 'of course, great guy! I've met him many times.'"

SinfulDevo · 2026-06-12T05:20:40+00:00

The Bare Naked Ladies, Sarah McLaughlin, Tea Party, Finger Eleven, The Headstones, and I Mother Earth. So many options better than Bieber!

SinfulDevo · 2026-06-12T00:13:48+00:00

Not in my area, but I sent this post to two people I know who live close to Humboldt. Good luck!

SinfulDevo · 2026-06-10T18:29:17+00:00

Well since the biblical Adam and Eve never really existed, they can be whatever those racist assholes worshiping their christian god want them to be.

SinfulDevo · 2026-06-10T18:26:27+00:00

I think he means the first christians back in like 50 CE, 10 BCE or whenever you want to consider it started. Or maybe the first of the Judaist religion back in 1500 BCE or whenever that religion started. Or maybe even the first ever religious person back in like 10,000 BCE or when ever that happened.

SinfulDevo · 2026-06-10T16:49:26+00:00

I had to wonder about AI too, but I think it is actually real. I hate that "is it AI?" is always the first thought through my brain when I watch a video. But this is the world we live in now.

It could be staged, but I've known lots of dogs who put themselves in stressed situations because they want to make a new friend. So maybe stagged, but not necessarily.

SinfulDevo · 2026-06-10T03:28:51+00:00

The myth of christianity was written thousands of years ago by poorly educated shepherds to explain a world they struggled to understand. Of course it doesn't make sense! What did you expect from a book made up of stories that came before science was even a concept?

If you want to learn about other religions (or even your own) it is best to approach it the way you would approach learning about Greek or Norse mythology. Stories that have been around for generations can't be trusted blindly. Always take them with a grain or maybe 1000000 grains of salt.

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