If faced with critical thinking, people tend to disregard what you’re trying to say and push back to their outlook.

  • FuglyDuck@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    While I never believed in YE creationism… i did a become a better person when I turned apostate.

    A substantially better person, if I’m being honest.

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      1 year ago

      Which is funny, since the idea that you’ll go off the deep end and become a cruelly nihilistic hedonist if you ever leave is such a constant drumbeat in that culture.