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What Have Your Strong Opinions Given You?

I want you to think about something you believe very strongly that doesn't actually hurt or help anyone, at all.

I'll start...

I think Christians can be very very stupid. More stupid than average people. I feel their beliefs are ridiculously out of touch with the fact that thousands of religions have existed and continue to exist, yet they're most all, if not all, wrong.

NOW! Having this opinion... what has it accomplished for me?

Maybe got me YouTube video views, but what have I actually benefitted from it?

...well... I've probably made people feel LESSER by sharing this view. Or even burned bridges with this view.

Point is, having the view that Christians are often stupid, is a stupid thing to express. Why? Because it doesn't really benefit me, or them. It just creates more **** in the world.

SO!

The question is, what STRONG OPINION could you cast away? What could you identify in yourself as NON-CONSTRUCTIVE to eliminate from your thinking?

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Sara glittermepink

Aug 11, 2022

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This might sound silly but it would be my opinion on music. I don’t like country music, especially since my ex husband forced us to listen to only country and he’d mock me for my taste in rock music. I always thought that my boys shared the same feelings towards country music but the other day my youngest son told me that he’s actually always liked country music but he felt like he had to act like he hated it to please me. I felt so guilty and like the worst mother ever. Everyone is entitled to like whatever genre of music they enjoy and I need to just lay off the “I hate country music “ thing.

Onision

Jul 22

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BUT THEY TOOK HIS DOG AND SHOT HIS PICKUP TRUCK!

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Dee Sweiz

Aug 09, 2022

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I don't have any strong opinions. I believe in live and let live. As long as no one is forcing their life choices onto others, it's not hurting myself or anyone else.

summerlusk

Aug 10, 2022

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Exactly.

summerlusk

Aug 09, 2022

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Ugh, I just typed out a whole response and it didn’t go through so I have to type it out again, lol.

What I said was, it’s not constructive to just call them stupid. I don’t care what someone believes. The reason some people might care is because religion leads some people (SOME, not all) to deny things like science and as a result, they might not believe in climate change, for example. Then they become against doing anything about it because they don’t believe it’s real, which is bad for society and the planet. Or it leads some people to kill people in the name of God like the Taliban does. These are just two examples of why someone may think religion is destructive. This does not represent all religious people, but this has proven to be the case among SOME of them.

brittniisundae

Aug 10, 2022

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I agree. I also feel like just because there was a stampede of stupid, hateful "No YOU have to obey what's in my religion" type of people that came out of well, everywhere because they mobbed up like ants on a dropped, saliva soaked peice of candy, that we just won't get anywhere nor solve any problems if we stay divided and proceed to think that all people are on this side or that side (pick one & you're categorized into a "bad" group).

Not all Christians are the same.

Some may not agree with you, but will treat you as they would anyone else. Some will automatically tell you that you're going to hell, or even use a (R) joke (not consensual, violent) about a person going to jail/prison when the person hasn't been proved innocent or guilty. (I feel like joking about that is accepting that (R) is okay, while their crime is being put on the back burner. I mean the last thing I want to even get into is cancel culture, and the ignorance of it - but is prison (r) really okay? I don't think (r) is okay.)

Anyway...

I had a Christian agree with me on something I feel strongly about that so many Christians don't. That would be "death with dignity". I feel that it should be available for everyone in the convenience of their own state. Those suffering, those who cannot live out their final days in anything but severely excruciating pain. I also just found out that there's a gay preacher near me. He is getting so much hate from "Christians" around here, yet he fires back with kind Bible verses. I have respected that others have their own religion, & I was fortunate enough to educate myself and meet others who weren't Christian, yet they treated me kindly, and any question I had- they answered.

We all have free will, yet the majority of humanity can be absolutely horrible to one another. & Yes, religion has paid its part in both good and bad things, but so has corruption (from many sides of the system), lack or resources, just a failure to put aside differences to enhance the world for the better. I know how that may sound to many people, like we're all doomed and we should accept that now. What about future tomorrows? I think its sad, and I don't think we should give in. Even if you don't hold to religion, hold the thought of being the best human you can be today.

Take care of you. Take care of your loved ones, those you see passing by who may need help, animals, your environment. I feel like that's pretty good in itself. ✨️