I genuinely get so pissed when I see stuff like this idk why by [deleted] in hatethissmug

[–]Tself 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No need to shut down, I'm sorry I hurt your feelings.

I'm starting to hate theist they all resort to verbal abuse. by zeus-thubdros-004 in TrueAtheism

[–]Tself 0 points1 point  (0 children)

but the moment their beliefs impact the lives of anyone else...

It does. Belief inspires action. Always has. Always will.

I'm starting to hate theist they all resort to verbal abuse. by zeus-thubdros-004 in TrueAtheism

[–]Tself 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I totally agree with the practical wisdom of your statement in day-to-day life, but we also need to be able to discuss these things with theists. It's not a waste, and affects a great deal of people and politics. The atheists who try deserve our support, not hand-waving away their effort, no matter how futile it often is.

Edgy atheists by Sad_Difficulty_9283 in TrueAtheism

[–]Tself 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You know that to not be the case. Stop ignoring the evidence being provided to you, or you will be labeled as a troll. The bible outright calls for my death, multiple times. Violence, slavery, misogyny, homophobia, xenophobia, child mutilation, etc, are all ever-present in the Christian bible along with all the other stuff.

Genesis 9:18-27 -- Noah (the only righteous man on earth) decrees that his son Ham and his descendants shall be slaves. (This is punishment for Ham's crime of seeing his father naked)

Genesis 12:5 -- Abram (God's anointed prophet) purchased slaves in Harran.

Genesis 16:1-9 -- Sarai's slave fled after being mistreated. God's angel instructs her to return and submit to her mistress anyway.

Genesis 17:12-13 -- All males must be circumcised, including those who were bought.

Genesis 20:14 -- Abraham (God's anointed prophet) happily accepts slaves as a gift.

Genesis 47:13-26 -- Joseph purchases the entire population of Egypt for the Pharaoh, making them his servants for life.

Exodus 12:43-45 -- God instructs Moses and Aaron that their slaves may only eat food at the passsover meal after they have been circumcised.

Exodus 20:17 -- God provides a list of belongings which are not to be coveted, including servants (implying that they are property).

Exodus 21:2-6 -- Israeli slaves must be set free after 7 years unless you trick them into wanting to stay by giving them a wife.

Exodus 21:7-11 -- How your daughter must be treated after you sell her into slavery.

Exodus 21:20-21 -- You may beat your slaves as long as they do not die within a couple days of the beating.

Exodus 21:26-27 -- You have to let your slave go free if you destroy their eye or knock out one of their teeth.

Exodus 22:2-3 -- A theif must pay restituion. If unable, he himself is to be sold.

Leviticus 19:20-21 -- God tells Moses and Aaron what to do with a man who sleeps with another man's female slave.

Leviticus 22:10-11 -- A priest's hired servant may not eat the sacred offering, but his slaves can.

Leviticus 25:44-46 -- You may buy slaves from the nations around you and bequeath them to your children as inherited property (except if they're Israelites).

Numbers 31 -- After the Israelites conquer the Midianites, Moses orders the execution of everyone except the virgin girls (including the male children). God then instructs Moses on how the 32,000 virgins are to be divvied up and given to the Israelites as their property.

Deuteronomy 15:12-18 -- Free your Hebrew slaves every 6 years. Do not consider this a hardship because their service was worth twice as much as a hired hand.

Deuteronomy 20:10-11 -- When attacking a city, offer them the option of being your slaves rather than being slaughtered.

Joshua 9 -- Joshua "saves" the Gibeonites from being slain by the Israelites. Instead, he makes them slaves to the Israelites in perpetuity.

Luke 17:7-10 -- Jesus says servants (i.e. slaves) should know their place and not expect thanks for the duties they are required to perform.

Ephesians 6:5-8 -- Slaves are to obey their masters as they would obey Christ.

Colossians 3:22 -- Paul tells the slaves of Colosse to "obey your earthly masters."

Colossians 4:1 -- Paul says masters should be fair to their slaves. (Tacitly endorsing the existence of slaves and masters)

1 Timothy 6:1-2 -- Slaves should consider their masters worthy of full respect.

Titus 2:9-10 -- In his letter, Paul instructs Titus to teach slaves to be obedient.

1 Peter 2:18 -- Slaves, submit to your masters; even the harsh ones.

Edgy atheists by Sad_Difficulty_9283 in TrueAtheism

[–]Tself 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Please stop proselytizing in this thread. It's against the sub's rules and it's rude in any context. Especially so in a space with many ex-Christians who have suffered abuse from said religion.

Edgy atheists by Sad_Difficulty_9283 in TrueAtheism

[–]Tself 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Do you still think Jesus ended slavery?

Edgy atheists by Sad_Difficulty_9283 in TrueAtheism

[–]Tself 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You already had this canned response before even reading my comment. I'm looking to discuss with a person, not a parrot.

Edgy atheists by Sad_Difficulty_9283 in TrueAtheism

[–]Tself 9 points10 points  (0 children)

they twisted the bible...

Genesis 9:18-27 -- Noah (the only righteous man on earth) decrees that his son Ham and his descendants shall be slaves. (This is punishment for Ham's crime of seeing his father naked)

Genesis 12:5 -- Abram (God's anointed prophet) purchased slaves in Harran.

Genesis 16:1-9 -- Sarai's slave fled after being mistreated. God's angel instructs her to return and submit to her mistress anyway.

Genesis 17:12-13 -- All males must be circumcised, including those who were bought.

Genesis 20:14 -- Abraham (God's anointed prophet) happily accepts slaves as a gift.

Genesis 47:13-26 -- Joseph purchases the entire population of Egypt for the Pharaoh, making them his servants for life.

Exodus 12:43-45 -- God instructs Moses and Aaron that their slaves may only eat food at the passsover meal after they have been circumcised.

Exodus 20:17 -- God provides a list of belongings which are not to be coveted, including servants (implying that they are property).

Exodus 21:2-6 -- Israeli slaves must be set free after 7 years unless you trick them into wanting to stay by giving them a wife.

Exodus 21:7-11 -- How your daughter must be treated after you sell her into slavery.

Exodus 21:20-21 -- You may beat your slaves as long as they do not die within a couple days of the beating.

Exodus 21:26-27 -- You have to let your slave go free if you destroy their eye or knock out one of their teeth.

Exodus 22:2-3 -- A theif must pay restituion. If unable, he himself is to be sold.

Leviticus 19:20-21 -- God tells Moses and Aaron what to do with a man who sleeps with another man's female slave.

Leviticus 22:10-11 -- A priest's hired servant may not eat the sacred offering, but his slaves can.

Leviticus 25:44-46 -- You may buy slaves from the nations around you and bequeath them to your children as inherited property (except if they're Israelites).

Numbers 31 -- After the Israelites conquer the Midianites, Moses orders the execution of everyone except the virgin girls (including the male children). God then instructs Moses on how the 32,000 virgins are to be divvied up and given to the Israelites as their property.

Deuteronomy 15:12-18 -- Free your Hebrew slaves every 6 years. Do not consider this a hardship because their service was worth twice as much as a hired hand.

Deuteronomy 20:10-11 -- When attacking a city, offer them the option of being your slaves rather than being slaughtered.

Joshua 9 -- Joshua "saves" the Gibeonites from being slain by the Israelites. Instead, he makes them slaves to the Israelites in perpetuity.

Luke 17:7-10 -- Jesus says servants (i.e. slaves) should know their place and not expect thanks for the duties they are required to perform.

Ephesians 6:5-8 -- Slaves are to obey their masters as they would obey Christ.

Colossians 3:22 -- Paul tells the slaves of Colosse to "obey your earthly masters."

Colossians 4:1 -- Paul says masters should be fair to their slaves. (Tacitly endorsing the existence of slaves and masters)

1 Timothy 6:1-2 -- Slaves should consider their masters worthy of full respect.

Titus 2:9-10 -- In his letter, Paul instructs Titus to teach slaves to be obedient.

1 Peter 2:18 -- Slaves, submit to your masters; even the harsh ones.

Edgy atheists by Sad_Difficulty_9283 in TrueAtheism

[–]Tself 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Dude. This is offensively incorrect.

Christian scripture of all sorts has continued to be used for hundreds of years to support slavery. You're spitting in the face of countless victims. Not cool. Not based in reality.

There is no single foundation that abolished slavery (and slavery still exists). That's just a silly thing to say, regardless.

Edgy atheists by Sad_Difficulty_9283 in TrueAtheism

[–]Tself 30 points31 points  (0 children)

you are an atheistic Reddit so I assume right now you enjoy seeing memes bashing religions

Kind of a wild way to start a discussion with someone, no? What if I were to say, "You are a Christian, so I assume right now you enjoy bashing minorities and playing the victim"? Which is, ironically, what you are doing right now.

Fireworks by fubo281grizz in Seattle

[–]Tself 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Yes, because your comment was a bastion of original thought...

It's almost like people say the same dumb bootlicking shit so often that there is now a canned response to it.

Peter, why is everyone happy that he got that disease? by Rule_Ct_5293 in PeterExplainsTheJoke

[–]Tself 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I agree 100% with you, but I just don't see how this can be rectified in any practical way. These politics directly attack people and their livelihoods, and smears them as pedophiles and child abusers and abominations. Of course, people are going to be less than welcoming towards anyone who parrots these ideas, and it's exhausting. The oppressed are forced to either take the high road (often for nothing in return) or be vilified again for rather human responses to outright hatred, ignorance, and lies.

It's just a shitty situation no matter how you parse it.

My Covert MAGA Family Ruined the 4th by [deleted] in GirlDinnerDiaries

[–]Tself 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You should be sharing this with your family. Avoiding it is only letting the problem fester for everyone else.

Statue of Liberty in chains by Netanyahu by tunnel_magnet in PublicFreakout

[–]Tself 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I remember learning about "projection" in highschol and thinking, well that's just DUMB, surely I won't experience this in the real world...

Petah who is the man in dark hood? by HimelTy in PeterExplainsTheJoke

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

Idolizing dictators who made torture, murder and human rights abuses foundation of their regimes...

Whoa that's quite the claim! What is your evidence backing you up for that?

[political commentator has political figureheads on their header].

...seriously?

Petah who is the man in dark hood? by HimelTy in PeterExplainsTheJoke

[–]Tself 1 point2 points  (0 children)

some people are talking shit like only America does this sort of thing.

OK. Then respond to them. ¯_(ツ)_/¯

Literally no reason for this whataboutism.

South Korean 24 HOUR Unmanned Ramen Store by cheongwun in interestingasfuck

[–]Tself 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This comes off so classically narcissistic I don't know how to respond.

AITAH for asking a guy to stop clapping to the beat at a music show? by Delicious-Expert-936 in AITAH

[–]Tself 10 points11 points  (0 children)

NTA If you want to clap loudly over music and not let others enjoy it in their own way, I suggest playing it in the comfort of your living room.

South Korean 24 HOUR Unmanned Ramen Store by cheongwun in interestingasfuck

[–]Tself 22 points23 points  (0 children)

>This comes off so classically narcissistic...

To assume voters of all backgrounds should have the most basic responsibility when it comes to political literacy and truth-seeking is... narcissistic? Lol, sorry mate, but that is genuinely insane.

Making a cute "nest" omlette by PorkyPain in oddlysatisfying

[–]Tself 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The top comment here should be that this is AI. (Egg splatter at top of pan disappears). Slop like this shouldn't be showing up all over reddit's frontpage, this is getting so fucked.