▲ 988 ▼ Afghan schoolgirls are finishing sixth grade in tears. Under Taliban rule, their education is over (apnews.com) submitted 2 years ago by TheTimeKnife@lemmy.world to c/world@lemmy.world 312 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Apollo@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 years ago (2 children) Religions are as dumb as the people who believe them? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] yuriy@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago Religions can be harmful for certain dumb people who believe them. It’s not a given, but with the interconnectivity of today these dumb people can organize and create echo chambers, and be much more harmful to both themselves and others. A stark, anti-religion stance seems harsh, but it’s likely the most effective way to avoid these pitfalls. permalink fedilink source parent [–] samokosik@lemmynsfw.com -1 points 2 years ago* I would not say religions are bad when people consider real life more important. However, any form of religious radicalism is terrible and also when religion is combined with politics. There is nothing bad about following some religious tradition (such as all saints day or christmas) but pls don't take religion too seriously. Edit: corrections permalink fedilink source parent
[–] yuriy@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago Religions can be harmful for certain dumb people who believe them. It’s not a given, but with the interconnectivity of today these dumb people can organize and create echo chambers, and be much more harmful to both themselves and others. A stark, anti-religion stance seems harsh, but it’s likely the most effective way to avoid these pitfalls. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] samokosik@lemmynsfw.com -1 points 2 years ago* I would not say religions are bad when people consider real life more important. However, any form of religious radicalism is terrible and also when religion is combined with politics. There is nothing bad about following some religious tradition (such as all saints day or christmas) but pls don't take religion too seriously. Edit: corrections permalink fedilink source parent