Just curious as to how many religious people are on vlr / what kinds of religions are represented. This is NOT a place to shit on other religions I just wanna know personal beliefs :>
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patuj [#5]Atheist, born to protestant church(?) like majority of people here, but official left church the moment I turned 18. Parents aren't religious either. Didn't want to pay church tax and no other reason to stay in church either. I have never believed in it.
I'm a christian, but church tax should never have been a thing, the Bible doesn't even teach it
patuj [#5]Atheist, born to protestant church(?) like majority of people here, but official left church the moment I turned 18. Parents aren't religious either. Didn't want to pay church tax and no other reason to stay in church either. I have never believed in it.
Wdym by church tax? Like tithing or no?
Piter [#6]I'm a christian, but church tax should never have been a thing, the Bible doesn't even teach it
Yeah its bit weird. Like I would have had no problem staying in church's books because it doesn't affect your life at all and good amount of people here don't actually believe in anything even if they haven't left church yet. But having to pay church taxes just made me leave. It isn't much but still.
i think something like "god" exists (god specifying the thing who created all) but i dont think we have to care or pray for him because people lives their life same way even if they pray or nah, so i dont thrust religions, i respect them though because is a way to make people good but if they cant be good if it wasnt because of their religion, does that mean they are really good?
Neonfreak [#10]Wdym by church tax? Like tithing or no?
You pay taxes for being part of church. Its like 1-2% I don't really know because I left before I paid anything. Based on calculation if you make 28k a year(default number) you pay total of 360€ to church in year. It isn't that much for working person, but I'm not going to pay anything because I don't use church services.
koromast [#18]i think something like "god" exists (god specifying the thing who created all) but i dont think we have to care or pray for him because people lives their life same way even if they pray or nah, so i dont thrust religions, i respect them though because is a way to make people good but if they cant be good if it wasnt because of their religion, does that mean they are really good?
kinda based ngl
koromast [#18]i think something like "god" exists (god specifying the thing who created all) but i dont think we have to care or pray for him because people lives their life same way even if they pray or nah, so i dont thrust religions, i respect them though because is a way to make people good but if they cant be good if it wasnt because of their religion, does that mean they are really good?
Fair points my friend.
Not sure if you know it, but the term for people with beliefs like yours are "Agnostic". Not the same as atheist, but not religious.
yungbasel [#24]Fair points my friend.
Not sure if you know it, but the term for people with beliefs like yours are "Agnostic". Not the same as atheist, but not religious.
ik but dont really think im agnosthic if i believe god exists without ever seeing him, i dont believe on it because of a faithful reason but a logic one.
patuj [#13]Yeah its bit weird. Like I would have had no problem staying in church's books because it doesn't affect your life at all and good amount of people here don't actually believe in anything even if they haven't left church yet. But having to pay church taxes just made me leave. It isn't much but still.
It's honestly ridiculous, making people pay to hear about God
Paytend_ [#20]Satanic Temple, but it's non-theistic
may i ask why you choose this? and what lead you? just interested
kzeriar [#22]atheist
I've been a satanist when I was 12 yro cause I wanted to be edgy
but now I've been very interested in Umbanda
what was that like? and how long were you for
iehn [#33]what was that like? and how long were you for
well I declared myself a satanist of Anthony LaVey which is very different from the notion of satanism in christianity. I didn't practice in anyway appart from agreeing to its life philosophy, but I've seen some things about the Satanist Church in the US and they're actually pretty chill, they're not even religious, they're just progressive.
But I've been to a center of Umbanda recently, and despite not believing in it, it was a great experience and everyone there treated me great too
I believe in "simulation" theory.
God exist? Yes.
But I think we're living in a training for something big.
Simulation theory is the only one how can "explain" demons without being "religious"
This is a map of our history, all "big" devastation in this world happened every 138 years, no exception, small ones, big ones.
https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/eb77e6ef-cc80-4071-aa08-29346acad247/Screenshot%20(5766).png/:/cr=t:0%25,l:0%25,w:100%25,h:100%25/rs=w:600,cg:true
https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/eb77e6ef-cc80-4071-aa08-29346acad247/Screenshot%20(3916)-0002.png/:/cr=t:0%25,l:0%25,w:100%25,h:100%25/rs=w:600,cg:true
Check these two images.
Gado_demais [#40]I believe in "simulation" theory.
God exist? Yes.
But I think we're living in a training for something big.
Simulation theory is the only one how can "explain" demons without being "religious"
This is a map of our history, all "big" devastation in this world happened every 138 years, no exception, small ones, big ones.
https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/eb77e6ef-cc80-4071-aa08-29346acad247/Screenshot%20(5766).png/:/cr=t:0%25,l:0%25,w:100%25,h:100%25/rs=w:600,cg:true
https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/eb77e6ef-cc80-4071-aa08-29346acad247/Screenshot%20(3916)-0002.png/:/cr=t:0%25,l:0%25,w:100%25,h:100%25/rs=w:600,cg:trueCheck these two images.
gado demais é o caralho, tu é redpilado brother
Gado_demais [#40]I believe in "simulation" theory.
God exist? Yes.
But I think we're living in a training for something big.
Simulation theory is the only one how can "explain" demons without being "religious"
This is a map of our history, all "big" devastation in this world happened every 138 years, no exception, small ones, big ones.
https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/eb77e6ef-cc80-4071-aa08-29346acad247/Screenshot%20(5766).png/:/cr=t:0%25,l:0%25,w:100%25,h:100%25/rs=w:600,cg:true
https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/eb77e6ef-cc80-4071-aa08-29346acad247/Screenshot%20(3916)-0002.png/:/cr=t:0%25,l:0%25,w:100%25,h:100%25/rs=w:600,cg:trueCheck these two images.
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kzeriar [#43]gado demais é o caralho, tu é redpilado brother
Morpheus: I imagine that right now, you're feeling a bit like Alice. Hmm? Tumbling down the rabbit hole?
Neo: You could say that.
Morpheus: I see it in your eyes. You have the look of a man who accepts what he sees because he is expecting to wake up. Ironically, that's not far from the truth. Do you believe in fate, Neo?
Neo: No.
Morpheus: Why not?
Neo: Because I don't like the idea that I'm not in control of my life.
Morpheus: I know exactly what you mean. Let me tell you why you're here. You're here because you know something. What you know you can't explain, but you feel it. You've felt it your entire life, that there's something wrong with the world. You don't know what it is, but it's there, like a splinter in your mind, driving you mad. It is this feeling that has brought you to me. Do you know what I'm talking about?
Neo: The Matrix.
Morpheus: Do you want to know what it is?
Neo: Yes.
Morpheus: The Matrix is everywhere. It is all around us. Even now, in this very room. You can see it when you look out your window or when you turn on your television. You can feel it when you go to work... when you go to church... when you pay your taxes. It is the world that has been pulled over your eyes to blind you from the truth.
Neo: What truth?
Morpheus: That you are a slave, Neo. Like everyone else you were born into bondage. Into a prison that you cannot taste or see or touch. A prison for your mind.”
— Morpheus, The Matrix
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h786 [#44].
There's a lot mix with Bible in this theory, it is the most plausible thing I've seen.
For example, in Bible there's a lot thing ''hidden'' that many people nowadays don't give a shit about, I'm going to give an example of ''Frequencies.''
See, recently we all see at Youtube a lot "frequencies to study" "frequencies to help to focus" a lot things like that right?
There's a LOT of things that many people ignore it, for example. "prohibit wearing wool and linen fabrics in one garment, the blending of different species of animals, and the planting together of different kinds of seeds (collectively known as kilayim)."
Nowadays we know that it is 100% correctly, since wool frequencies is "opposite" as linen frequencies, so they kinda cancel themselves effects.
Also, we all use "polyester" a lot nowadays right? But it's the WORST frequency to use, since it vibrate at same frequency when human body is dying.
Anyway, this rabbit hole is TOO DEEP, at end this theory is the only once plausible for me nowadays. I used to be Christian > Islam > Now simulacron.
BTW IM NOT FORCING ANYONE TO TO BELIEVE IN ME. I'M JUST EXPLANING THIS SIMULATION THEORY BECAUSE NO ONE KNOW WHAT IT MEANT.
PLEASE DON'T BAN ME MODS. Love y'all.
turkey [#45]i believe in the bible but don’t have reason to follow it tbh
You believe in heaven but it's not a reason to follow Christianity?
patuj [#19]You pay taxes for being part of church. Its like 1-2% I don't really know because I left before I paid anything. Based on calculation if you make 28k a year(default number) you pay total of 360€ to church in year. It isn't that much for working person, but I'm not going to pay anything because I don't use church services.
Yea that's actually fucked up
Warlordwibz [#54]Arceism is the foremost religion for nations located in the Organisation of Sinnohese-speaking Nations, with the notable exception of Galataeus, and is based around the belief that Arceus is the primary deity and creator of the universe.
that's really interesting, I have never heard of Arceism!
SAMPV6 [#29]It's hard to explain -- I believe in a God, but not in churches or bibles or religions, just that there is an overbearing power out there in the cosmos that's responsive to our good and bad deeds.
Not necessarily the "person in the sky god", but definitely something more powerful than all
I'm similar. Not really possible to explain things like consciousness from a purely physical perspective, but I don't think that the answer is a some sort of god.
Warlordwibz [#54]Arceism is the foremost religion for nations located in the Organisation of Sinnohese-speaking Nations, with the notable exception of Galataeus, and is based around the belief that Arceus is the primary deity and creator of the universe.
but i caught it in my master ball :(
ive always been skeptical about any sort of religions (i was a logic nerd) or any beliefs or whatever, but in life there are lots of variables that you cant handle/control and as a human it reminds me that we have no power at all. We are but one of many fragile creatures in this planet. we are all nothing in the eye of the universe. so believing in god is something that at least could give me the courage to face the unknown.
Neonfreak [#50]You believe in heaven but it's not a reason to follow Christianity?
Bro was made in Heaven
Kai__ [#78]you got downvoted too tf...
WHY AM I GETTING DOWNVOTED WTF...HE LITERALLY WAS DOWNVOTED A FEW MOMENTS AGO
JiangLi [#93]Taoist
but largely not religious
Taoism?
i thought that religion only exist in game and manhwas
FlyingDoggoWoweeClap9 [#97]Taoism?
i thought that religion only exist in game and manhwas
Manhwa 💀
It exists man but its a general idea of life and there are not any things you have to do . Thats why i like it
Otherwise my mom is Buddhist and Dad also Taoist
JiangLi [#98]Manhwa 💀
It exists man but its a general idea of life and there are not any things you have to do . Thats why i like it
Otherwise my mom is Buddhist and Dad also Taoist
ahh i c
SigmaMale [#100]Islam hater isn't a religion
this guy is openly racist as well and still exists on this site
Piter [#6]I'm a christian, but church tax should never have been a thing, the Bible doesn't even teach it
I have to heavily disagree. Church tax is one best investment the states make atm.
If you ever go to an event organized by the Church pay attention to how many unpaid people already help out; thats just because they offer more services than the money would be able to pay for otherwise.
In most services the church provides its the cheapest for those attending/requiring the service. And church tax is what enables it.
That being said I do have to cede that all aspects I'm talking about are from your local parish, rather than the church as a corporate entity, because jesus christ said corporate entity treats its workers like absolute shit; but what can you do if you have idiots who decide to hire commercial experts to go over your financials and tell you how to improve them.
FlyingDoggoWoweeClap9 [#97]Taoism?
i thought that religion only exist in game and manhwas
manhua* actually 🤓
FlyingDoggoWoweeClap9 [#107]there is taoist in manhwa and manhua
i know my fucking shit bozo
mb ive read so much of the shit same manhuas over the years it blurs together 💀
Kai__ [#87]WHY AM I GETTING DOWNVOTED WTF...HE LITERALLY WAS DOWNVOTED A FEW MOMENTS AGO
why the fuck do you care bout downvotes on a esports forum filled with monkeys
Nezko_ [#113]why the fuck do you care bout downvotes on a esports forum filled with monkeys
dance for me nezko
furyufbutyounger [#111]https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Violence_against_Muslims_in_India
What are you talking about?
on the same website look up massacres in india :) youll know
mods dont ban me but i cant hear crap bout my country :)
Germanium [#117]Jainism ...well i was born Jain but I've broken a few rules here and there
did u eat onion
Gado_demais [#46]Morpheus: I imagine that right now, you're feeling a bit like Alice. Hmm? Tumbling down the rabbit hole?
Neo: You could say that.
Morpheus: I see it in your eyes. You have the look of a man who accepts what he sees because he is expecting to wake up. Ironically, that's not far from the truth. Do you believe in fate, Neo?
Neo: No.
Morpheus: Why not?
Neo: Because I don't like the idea that I'm not in control of my life.
Morpheus: I know exactly what you mean. Let me tell you why you're here. You're here because you know something. What you know you can't explain, but you feel it. You've felt it your entire life, that there's something wrong with the world. You don't know what it is, but it's there, like a splinter in your mind, driving you mad. It is this feeling that has brought you to me. Do you know what I'm talking about?
Neo: The Matrix.
Morpheus: Do you want to know what it is?
Neo: Yes.
Morpheus: The Matrix is everywhere. It is all around us. Even now, in this very room. You can see it when you look out your window or when you turn on your television. You can feel it when you go to work... when you go to church... when you pay your taxes. It is the world that has been pulled over your eyes to blind you from the truth.
Neo: What truth?
Morpheus: That you are a slave, Neo. Like everyone else you were born into bondage. Into a prison that you cannot taste or see or touch. A prison for your mind.”
— Morpheus, The Matrix
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as an utilitarian, I'd choose the blue pill tbh
fontea [#129]I believe in the Olympian deities, if it was good enough for Socrates and Aristotle it's good enough for me... Jokes aside I am atheist grew up catholic but didn't like the fact that me being gay was wrong
You sound like my best friend irl! The Catholic church drove him away from God through very traumatic experiences bc he is gay.
Also, the hold that Percy Jackson and the Olympian deities had on me in middle school...let's just say I understand
Shownu [#128]Converted from an Atheist to Muslim as I've found peace and discipline. May Allah bless us all.
Big W bro welcome to the brotherhood <3
Escoblo [#131]Big W bro welcome to the brotherhood <3
Been a few years but I'm glad I made the best decision of my life at an early age. Insha'Allah planning to go Hajj next year in Saudi.
Tooker [#4]Grew up Methodist, and transitioned to atheism towards the end of high school.
Same here
Neonfreak [#50]You believe in heaven but it's not a reason to follow Christianity?
don’t think it’s write to fake it just because you wanna go to heaven though, that wouldn’t get me into heaven. i wouldn’t truly have a relationship with God if i was only going through the motions to go to heaven
furyufbutyounger [#101]Why do you hate islam?
Not hating the religion but most people enforcing ideologies 🤡 Somehow eating pork and non halal is haram and there must be arrangements for that,force that it should be respected and then when it comes to other religion saying something they say that dumb.No problem with their 50 perc people,they are good and actually following islam and adjusting with modernization. Rest 50 percent with wrong idea of religion are brainwashing others to initiate fights in name of the religion
Neonfreak [#130]You sound like my best friend irl! The Catholic church drove him away from God through very traumatic experiences bc he is gay.
Also, the hold that Percy Jackson and the Olympian deities had on me in middle school...let's just say I understand
A lot of gay ppl love PJO and Greek mythos/history a lot, I guess mainly cause it's representation for us, I dunno I'm not a scholar. Sorry about your friend hope they're well my experiences were quite tame compared to stories I've heard
HockeyStick [#144]Not hating the religion but most people enforcing ideologies 🤡 Somehow eating pork and non halal is haram and there must be arrangements for that,force that it should be respected and then when it comes to other religion saying something they say that dumb.No problem with their 50 perc people,they are good and actually following islam and adjusting with modernization. Rest 50 percent with wrong idea of religion are brainwashing others to initiate fights in name of the religion
Probably you will never hear this:
"I don't wanna be sexualized by someone who's not my husband" - because this is music to every husband's ears.
Good luck on your "modernization world".
h786 [#140]one day you will realise nothing is under your control.
and that the Clintons and Rothschild are behind it all
Shownu [#132]Been a few years but I'm glad I made the best decision of my life at an early age. Insha'Allah planning to go Hajj next year in Saudi.
cringe
fontea [#145]A lot of gay ppl love PJO and Greek mythos/history a lot, I guess mainly cause it's representation for us, I dunno I'm not a scholar. Sorry about your friend hope they're well my experiences were quite tame compared to stories I've heard
Yes to the Percy Jackson I still don't understand why the gays were so drawn to it but here we are. I've never had super negative experiences with the church, but my spirituality has definitely struggled with the traditional Christian view that I can't be a good Christian and gay. Still figuring it out I suppose :/
Agnostic, no offense but I cant understand why some1 would believe in a "human" religion if not because of parents/tradition. If there is a god it wont be the one from these human religions, I think religion should just be considered as a tool to teach about what moral values that specific society should have but shouldnt be taken as seriously since after all its just a tool for powerful people to control the people
idkbro [#156]Agnostic, no offense but I cant understand why some1 would believe in a "human" religion if not because of parents/tradition. If there is a god it wont be the one from these human religions, I think religion should just be considered as a tool to teach about what moral values that specific society should have but shouldnt be taken as seriously since after all its just a tool for powerful people to control the people
We are just a set of ideas created from others. What we call Science is only human and will not leave this dimension.
Our perception of everything in this world will always be only 5%, we cannot surpass this limit. What we see, perceive, sense, will always be only 5%
Only thing we have to try to ''explain'' things more ''wide'' is religion, bible as example is richer in spiritual form, there's nothing bad there.
Is not only about morals honestly, there's a lot rich things in many religions, I gave one example at #49 you can read it, old days people already knew about frequencies, and that they cannot mix things.
Sadly we don't give values to anything anymore, we just forget about our past and now we can't even explain simple things, one silly example is ''colors''
Nowadays we just try to hate saying ''why woman wear pink and boys wear blue? fuck this!!'' but if you search about any ''personal color expert'' video at youtube, you can easily see that the vast majority of women look good in lighter colors as pink, etc.
But as you can see nobody nowadays can even explain this simple thing because they all forget it, most of people today were raised in dysfunctional families with a lot of problems, dad that ran, mom solo and many things, you kinda grow up without knowing anything since who was supposed to teach you didn't teach you about anything.
Having something to believe is not bad the only bad thing is Humans, also I don't think some moral values from religion is bad itself, since we should repress some of our ''freedom'' to be able to live in society.
Do you think man is the one who benefits from marriage? No, marriage is more to repress a man. since it was supposed to make him not go around ''fxking'' with any person that he sees.
When you want to shit but you're at bus, don't you try to repress you ''shit'' since it can ''harm'' others by smell if you end up shitting yourself, that's same thing.
Gado_demais [#157]We are just a set of ideas created from others. What we call Science is only human and will not leave this dimension.
Our perception of everything in this world will always be only 5%, we cannot surpass this limit. What we see, perceive, sense, will always be only 5%
Only thing we have to try to ''explain'' things more ''wide'' is religion, bible as example is richer in spiritual form, there's nothing bad there.
Is not only about morals honestly, there's a lot rich things in many religions, I gave one example at #49 you can read it, old days people already knew about frequencies, and that they cannot mix things.
Sadly we don't give values to anything anymore, we just forget about our past and now we can't even explain simple things, one silly example is ''colors''
Nowadays we just try to hate saying ''why woman wear pink and boys wear blue? fuck this!!'' but if you search about any ''personal color expert'' video at youtube, you can easily see that the vast majority of women look good in lighter colors as pink, etc.
But as you can see nobody nowadays can even explain this simple thing because they all forget it, most of people today were raised in dysfunctional families with a lot of problems, dad that ran, mom solo and many things, you kinda grow up without knowing anything since who was supposed to teach you didn't teach you about anything.
Having something to believe is not bad the only bad thing is Humans, also I don't think some moral values from religion is bad itself, since we should repress some of our ''freedom'' to be able to live in society.
Do you think man is the one who benefits from marriage? No, marriage is more to repress a man. since it was supposed to make him not go around ''fxking'' with any person that he sees.
When you want to shit but you're at bus, don't you try to repress you ''shit'' since it can ''harm'' others by smell if you end up shitting yourself, that's same thing.
Not my case, I grew up in a normal family with slightly conservative views and religious members. I went to a very important catholic school and I still find it useless to have faith, the more I learn about christianism the more I am convinced it was created with the intention of educating and controlling people and nothing else. No offense but I think you said a lot of words but they are empty words to keep deluding yourself.
"We are just a set of ideas created from others. What we call Science is only human and will not leave this dimension.
Our perception of everything in this world will always be only 5%, we cannot surpass this limit. What we see, perceive, sense, will always be only 5%
Only thing we have to try to ''explain'' things more ''wide'' is religion, bible as example is richer in spiritual form, there's nothing bad there"
What is this even supposed to mean? It sounds like classic religious propaganda bot accounts on twitter lmao
idkbro [#158]Not my case, I grew up in a normal family with slightly conservative views and religious members. I went to a very important catholic school and I still find it useless to have faith, the more I learn about christianism the more I am convinced it was created with the intention of educating and controlling people and nothing else. No offense but I think you said a lot of words but they are empty words to keep deluding yourself.
"We are just a set of ideas created from others. What we call Science is only human and will not leave this dimension.
Our perception of everything in this world will always be only 5%, we cannot surpass this limit. What we see, perceive, sense, will always be only 5%
Only thing we have to try to ''explain'' things more ''wide'' is religion, bible as example is richer in spiritual form, there's nothing bad there"
What is this even supposed to mean? It sounds like classic religious propaganda bot accounts on twitter lmao
I had to edit since I was still typing lol.
I'm not religiously myself but I used to be, I just understand.
what I tried to say is that we probably will not find the truth of nothing, is all ''assumptions''
At least not while we're alive.
Also as I said religion is more something to ''repress' to be able to live in a society.
Imagine if we had no morals at all how chaos this world would be
Gado_demais [#159]I had to edit since I was still typing lol.
I'm not religiously myself but I used to be, I just understand.what I tried to say is that we probably will not find the truth of nothing, is all ''assumptions''
At least not while we're alive.
Also as I said religion is more something to ''repress' to be able to live in a society.
Imagine if we had no morals at all how chaos this world would be
I dont know what you understand mate, I just think its a load of crap. Specially when some of the things are objectively untrue, thats the proof religion is a combination of set moral values and people thousand of years ago trying to explain the world
idkbro [#160]I dont know what you understand mate, I just think its a load of crap. Specially when some of the things are objectively untrue, thats the proof religion is a combination of set moral values and people thousand of years ago trying to explain the world
Still, a lot of their things are correct.
Somehow such ''undeveloped'' civilization ended up knowing more than us.
Gado_demais [#161]Still, a lot of their things are correct.
Somehow such ''undeveloped'' civilization ended up knowing more than us.
They didnt end up knowing more than us tho? What things are correct? Out of all the explanations they give about things are not true, I agree with some of the moral values but other than that its just made up stories to explain the world that are objectively false.
idkbro [#162]They didnt end up knowing more than us tho? What things are correct? Out of all the explanations they give about things are not true, I agree with some of the moral values but other than that its just made up stories to explain the world that are objectively false.
Hmm...
Easiest example that I say here is Pyramids as advanced thing, I can't speak in depth about the science x bible stuff since I'd be banned.
I said one example at #49 about frequencies, read >_>.
It's just one example tho.
What I'm saying is basically many things that they "know" is starting to be known.
What they did as "Tradition" back in days, without knowing how to explain the reason, nowadays we are slowly managing to know the true "reason" for what they followed.
Gado_demais [#157]We are just a set of ideas created from others. What we call Science is only human and will not leave this dimension.
Our perception of everything in this world will always be only 5%, we cannot surpass this limit. What we see, perceive, sense, will always be only 5%
Only thing we have to try to ''explain'' things more ''wide'' is religion, bible as example is richer in spiritual form, there's nothing bad there.
Is not only about morals honestly, there's a lot rich things in many religions, I gave one example at #49 you can read it, old days people already knew about frequencies, and that they cannot mix things.
Sadly we don't give values to anything anymore, we just forget about our past and now we can't even explain simple things, one silly example is ''colors''
Nowadays we just try to hate saying ''why woman wear pink and boys wear blue? fuck this!!'' but if you search about any ''personal color expert'' video at youtube, you can easily see that the vast majority of women look good in lighter colors as pink, etc.
But as you can see nobody nowadays can even explain this simple thing because they all forget it, most of people today were raised in dysfunctional families with a lot of problems, dad that ran, mom solo and many things, you kinda grow up without knowing anything since who was supposed to teach you didn't teach you about anything.
Having something to believe is not bad the only bad thing is Humans, also I don't think some moral values from religion is bad itself, since we should repress some of our ''freedom'' to be able to live in society.
Do you think man is the one who benefits from marriage? No, marriage is more to repress a man. since it was supposed to make him not go around ''fxking'' with any person that he sees.
When you want to shit but you're at bus, don't you try to repress you ''shit'' since it can ''harm'' others by smell if you end up shitting yourself, that's same thing.
Bro what the fuck are you saying 💀💀 The stuff you say about marriage doesn't make any sense. The concept of marriage deeply represses women far more than men. Firstly, marriage discourages BOTH genders from going around fucking strangers, NOT just men. In (at least American) wedding ceremonies, women are "given" away by their fathers because they were once viewed as property and the idiotic tradition is still used in present day. There is no plausible argument you could use to argue that marriage represses men more than women, as women have historically had FAR less rights in marriage than men have.
iehn [#32]may i ask why you choose this? and what lead you? just interested
In my opinion one of the larger issues in the US is the lack of separation of church and state. Alot of the earlier campaigns/actions of the satanic temple were trying to combat this. Recently I support them even more because of Roe v Wade being overturned, they provide abortion access by asserting a religious liberty claim in states with strict abortion laws. The Tenets also overlap with my view of the world/morals like;
"Beliefs should conform to one's best scientific understanding of the world. One should take care never to distort scientific facts to fit one's beliefs."
"One should strive to act with compassion and empathy toward all creatures in accordance with reason."
"The freedoms of others should be respected, including the freedom to offend. To willfully and unjustly encroach upon the freedoms of another is to forgo one's own."
"The struggle for justice is an ongoing and necessary pursuit that should prevail over laws and institutions."
There are a few more but I don't want to spam too much.
Edit - (also forgot to mention, the Satanic Temple isn't associated with LaVeyan Satanism at all. Sorry for slow response dont check vlr often)
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