• Tiefling IRL@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    4 days ago

    Why such a huge percentage of the USA seems to lack any form of empathy. It’s like half the population is missing crucial brain functions.

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      But they’re questioned now more than ever. There are more atheists and agnostics in the world than ever before.

  • IninewCrow@lemmy.ca
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    4 days ago

    War … any war … and why countries would rather invest millions, billions and trillions on war machines and weapons that could literally kill us all, rather than try to figure out more peaceful solutions.

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    4 days ago

    Why we can’t be friends here. Why not give the benefit of the doubt. That perhaps we are all far more alike than different in this place.

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      4 days ago

      Agreed. You are really referring to the fact that so many now belong to some kind of hive. They no longer think for themselves. And since being a member of a specific hive gives their life meaning, they defend it against anything or anyone that disagrees with it. I’d bet that I would have points of agreement with 99% of all posters and commenters if everyone just thought for themselves

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    Basic self-consistency, particularly in Anglo countries. The culture seems to teach that it would be better to die than to recognize one’s own irrationality, correct it, and move on.