top 50 comments

sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] 138 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I mean, tarot is fucking stupid as well.

  • source
  • hideshow 4 child comments
  • [–] 59 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    No, tarot is a fantastic card game : https://en.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tarot_card_games&diffonly=true

    Cartomancy using a tarot game cards is stupid though.

  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 4 child comments
  • [–] 25 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Holy shit, Tarot was a game all this time? Time to buy a pack and get some people for a game night!

  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 4 child comments
  • load more comments (2 replies)
  • load more comments (2 replies)
  • [–] 13 points 2 years ago (7 children)

    Atheist utilitarian technology professional here. I read tarot. Not because I believe anything mystical is coming through the cards. They just happen to be a very rich and rounded set of symbology to lay out and use to talk through a topic. I have never had anyone walk away from one of my readings without saying “that was more interesting than I thought it was going to be.” Of course my style is very interactive and I involve them a lot as we go. Of course others out there take an oracular approach that’s utter horseshit.

  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 8 child comments
  • load more comments (6 replies)
  • [+] 67 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (9 children)
  • [–] 39 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    The important thing is you have discovered this and are comfortable with that knowledge. That in and of itself is a big deal.

  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 2 child comments
  • load more comments (7 replies)
    [–] 58 points 2 years ago (14 children)

    You SHOULD fear alcohol and cigarettes, but from scientific reasons. Tarot is also unaceptable for a scientific mind.

  • source
  • hideshow 18 child comments
  • [–] 17 points 2 years ago* (2 children)

    Tarot cards have cool artwork on them, and they are as harmful as a RNG, or cootie catchers.

  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 4 child comments
  • [–] 18 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Artwork is perfectly fine, but shaping your view about the reality and directing your life based on tarot is pure superstition and stupidity.

  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 4 child comments
  • load more comments (2 replies)
  • load more comments (10 replies)
    [–] 48 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    I mean tarot is still superstitious nonsense, but so are religions.

  • source
  • hideshow 6 child comments
  • [–] 22 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    I like tarot because it’s like „death; the tower of doom; the swamp of famine” and that means that you’re gonna have a chill week or something

  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 5 child comments
  • [–] 17 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    FWIW, tarot decks were used for card playing before they were used for divining money from the gullible

  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 2 child comments
  • [–] 12 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    divining money from the gullible

    Thank you for phrasing it this way. Superstitious nonsense is all fun and games until someone loses a buck.

    Tarot / psychics / etc. being used for personal and financial gain by preying on the vulnerable is far too common and needs to be called out for what it is. People who peddle this hokum for personal and financial gain are no better than TV preachers.

  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 2 child comments
  • load more comments (2 replies)
  • load more comments (3 replies)
  • [–] 11 points 2 years ago

    There's a bunch of card games you can play with tarot decks. People should mention this more so that they become more popular again. The people using them for non game reasons is the same as if they were using a Yu-Gi-Oh deck for it.

    PS: the standard 52 deck is also a kind of tarot deck.

  • source
  • parent
  • load more comments (2 replies)
    [–] 32 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    tbf, even without religion, coffee still keeps me up at night

  • source
  • hideshow 1 child comment
  • load more comments (1 reply)
    [–] 29 points 2 years ago* (2 children)

    Coffe!? How? I am a little bit confused

  • source
  • hideshow 4 child comments
  • [–] 36 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    I think that one is for the Mormons? I'm like 85% sure they think caffeine is against their religion.

  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 4 child comments
  • load more comments (2 replies)
  • [–] 29 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Why did they draw the underwear to make it look like it's covered in loose pubes

  • source
  • hideshow 2 child comments
  • load more comments (2 replies)
    [–] 28 points 2 years ago (1 child)
    • Anime
    • D&D
    • Secular music
    • Public-schoolers
    • Questions
  • source
  • hideshow 1 child comment
  • load more comments (1 reply)
    [–] 20 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Where's "beating my meat red, raw, and throbbing"?

  • source
  • hideshow 2 child comments
  • [–] 17 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    Don't play Dungeons and Dragons or Satan will get you.

  • source
  • hideshow 4 child comments
  • load more comments (4 replies)
    [–] 17 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Alcohol addiction is pretty fucking dangerous.

  • source
  • hideshow 1 child comment
  • load more comments (1 reply)
    [–] 14 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    The hell is wrong with yoga??? It is a awsome self weight exercise and cardio program. Better for you than running.

  • source
  • hideshow 7 child comments
  • [–] 19 points 2 years ago* (6 children)

    Yoga originated as meditative practice in Hinduism with some spiritual goals that are a bit more than just the more generic “mindfulness” you might find in your typical modern fitness class.

    (It’s also found in Buddhism and Jainism,)

    The physical stretches and poses are great for healthy, low intensity exercise; and meditation is a thing that exists basically in every religious flavor you’d like; so it’s certainly possible to make even a “fundie-approved” version, but eh. Good luck with that.

    Ultimately it could have been lumped into “other beliefs”,

  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 6 child comments
  • load more comments (6 replies)
  • [–] 14 points 2 years ago

    It's legitimately a religion, the other organized religions don't like these ancient forms of religion that don't require payments to participate in, and can be learned for free. It really cuts into their business model.

  • source
  • parent
  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

    Don't try to understand the mind of a fundie christian.

    I've heard sermons that claimed "psychology" was a religion. Their problem with yoga is similar. (It has connections to hinduism. At least that's part of it.)

    A lot of megachurches have classes/programs that are almost exactly yoga, but by a different name. The name they give it escapes me.

    Hell. There are shops on Amazon that sell yoga stuff (mats, balls, shorts, whatever) without calling it "yoga" balls or "yoga" mats so christians don't feel sinful buying it.

    And yes, they're just retailers buying yoga gear wholesale (or drop-ship or whatever) and listing it without using the word "yoga."

    Edit: Googling to find if there's a common name for the christian version of yoga, I found this god-awful thing.

  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 2 child comments
  • load more comments (2 replies)
  • load more comments (1 reply)
    [–] 12 points 2 years ago
    [–] 11 points 2 years ago

    Don’t forget music and the entire fantasy genre

  • source
  • [–] 11 points 2 years ago

    I'm in fear of that hairy underwear.

  • source
  • [+] 10 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)
    [–] 8 points 2 years ago (12 children)
  • load more comments (11 replies)
    [–] 8 points 2 years ago (13 children)

    Alcohol use disorder is the third leading preventable cause of death in the world.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preventable_causes_of_death

  • source
  • hideshow 13 child comments
  • load more comments (13 replies)
    [–] 7 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    My mother is pretty liberal by my country's standards, but she is nonetheless religious and I knew deep down all her restrictions "just because" was due to religion. She think I "might get ideas". It occurred to me that religious people are prurient, or ironically dirty minded. Most kids and people don't give dirty meanings to things unless you taught them specifically.

  • source
  • hideshow 1 child comment
  • load more comments (1 reply)
    load more comments
    view more: next ›