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minus-squareCryophilia@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·9 months agoLoads of people work together for the betterment of mankind without any sort of faith.
minus-squareMisterScruffy@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·9 months ago“the betterment of mankind” is an intangible idea that you are choosing to believe in. That’s faith.
minus-squareCryophilia@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·9 months agoIt’s very tangible. Quantifiable even. Higher literacy rates. Lower teen pregnancy. Higher incomes. Longer lifespans. Lower carbon emissions. And so on.
Loads of people work together for the betterment of mankind without any sort of faith.
“the betterment of mankind” is an intangible idea that you are choosing to believe in. That’s faith.
It’s very tangible. Quantifiable even. Higher literacy rates. Lower teen pregnancy. Higher incomes. Longer lifespans. Lower carbon emissions. And so on.