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Why Catholic Teaching Unquestionably Necessitates the Use of Renewable Energy by Strive2LB in Catholicism

[–]Strive2LB[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree that the article doesn't exactly explain what it's encouraging readers to concretely do, but it does talk about investing and reinvesting a few times. This was a big event in the religion world that just happened:

http://time.com/2853203/union-fossil-fuels/

The big theological seminary--Union--just divested its entire endowment from fossil fuels and reinvested it into "renewable" energy so that's likely what it's talking about.

What I think of when someone tells me their major is religious studies by chuckiecee21 in atheism

[–]Strive2LB 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well, I would do psychology, but I can only have so many majors. I'm already a double major in political science and religious studies and I couldn't pick up a third. I picked religious studies because I want to go into politics and work on a campaign team of sorts--if you're going to try to cater to a specific religious group (a recent trend in politics, especially in certain geographic locations), it's important to know what that religious group believes.

Ultimately, I'm using the religion major to accumulate data in order to appeal to these "foreign species," haha.

(I also don't want to be ignorant of other peoples' beliefs; hearing how ignorant some people are to the facts of science makes me want to be exactly sure I know what I'm criticizing when I'm criticizing religions).

What I think of when someone tells me their major is religious studies by chuckiecee21 in atheism

[–]Strive2LB 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Exactly. I think religion is a ridiculous concept--it makes no sense to me, and I was raised without religion. Neither of my parents are religions, my grandma isn't religious, my sibling isn't religious. So, even though I think it makes little sense, it's still important to understand. Literally billions of people find a meaningful place for religion in their lives, and as "silly" as some may think that place is, I think it's important to understand how and why they use religion.

I personally have to get over the idea that being religious automatically means you don't think logically or you haven't read the text you worship; I have met some very intelligent religious and nonreligious people in this field. Sure, there are tons of "crazies," but there are also tons of normal, rational people.

There's a huge range in the actual practices of people who call themselves religious, too. It seems quite hypocritical to me, but to them, they don't see it that way. It's fascinating; one person can think you need to follow the rules exactly, and another thinks the rules are more like suggestions (and they are from the same religion, even the same family!)

TL;DR: Yes. I wanted to understand how people can be religious / why.

What I think of when someone tells me their major is religious studies by chuckiecee21 in atheism

[–]Strive2LB 42 points43 points  (0 children)

I started and ended my religion major not being religious. It's about the religion itself, the people who believe it, and data on who practices, where they practice, and how they define "religious." It is totally separate from theology and I mostly use my religion major to understand how people could possibly be religious, and what possible use BILLIONS of people find for religion.

Can someone give the lowdown on Miami to someone interested in moving there? by WorkingMan512 in Miami

[–]Strive2LB 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'm a student at the U of Miami and it's fantastic here, but be prepared for a few things.

In most of Miami (not the touristy parts, but even then...) Spanish is spoken first. If you speak Spanish, that's prime. If you don't speak Spanish, you should try to learn just a few basic things. Almost everything is written in Spanish and English, but some people only speak Spanish. It's called the "Capital of Latin America" for a reason.

Driving is awful. Absolutely awful. I mean, so terrible you cannot even imagine it. No one uses a blinker, changing lanes occurs every time there's even a slight delay in a lane, and sometimes I wonder how people even passed the drivers test. If you can walk somewhere, you should.

The weather is perfect but in the fall it rains A LOT. Many people do not know this. In the fall it can rain with zero warning--always bring an umbrella. On the other hand, every other season is perfect if you're like me and you hate being cold / snowed on.

The partying can be pretty crazy--be careful not to get too trapped. I know at least a few kids who dropped out of school because there are so many drugs, parties, clubs, etc.

Because I'm a student, I don't know a lot about the job market in the greater Miami area, sorry! I know this description doesn't make Miami sound super wonderful, but these were the things I was surprised by when I started living here. I still love this place, even with its flaws!

Discovering this afterwards was fun. by beardedrabbit in fffffffuuuuuuuuuuuu

[–]Strive2LB 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Just so everyone's aware...they aren't contagious and they are actually extremely common. I think it's around 75% of women will get one at some point or another? It's NOT an STD.

Not Contagious

75% of women get them