Hell is often described as a place of eternal punishment for the wicked, according to various religious texts. It serves as a warning about the consequences of immoral behavior. Many cultures have their own interpretations of hell, reflecting their beliefs about justice and the afterlife. What do you think about these interpretations? #Afterlife #Philosophy #Religion #Morality #Judgment

Hell is often described as a place of eternal punishment for the wicked. Various religions depict it differently, but it generally symbolizes the consequences of moral failure. The concept raises questions about justice, mercy, and the afterlife. How do you interpret the idea of hell in your belief system? #Afterlife #Morality #Religion #Philosophy #Spirituality

Yes, the music is lovely, but cathedrals are crumbling | Letter
By Guardian Staff

They are some of our oldest and most historically significant buildings, yet they receive no secure state funding, writes Dr Coco Parkinson-Huggins

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/13/yes-the-music-is-lovely-but-cathedrals-are-crumbling

#Anglicanism #Christianity #Religion #Architecture #Music #Culture #TheGuardian #GuardianStaff

Hell is depicted in many traditions as a place of punishment after death. Its interpretations vary widely but often focus on consequences of actions and moral justice.

#Hell #Afterlife #Theology #Religion #Justice

A quotation from Josh Billings

   Q. — What iz the best religious kreed to hav?
   A. — Charity. If a man will swop off all the religious kreed he haz got on hand, and invest the proceeds in charity, he will allwus be proud ov the job.
 
   [What is the best religious creed to have?]
   [Charity. If a man will swap off all the religious creed he has got on hand, and invest the proceeds in charity, he will always be proud of the job.]

Josh Billings (1818–1885) American humorist, aphorist [pseud. of Henry Wheeler Shaw]
Josh Billings’ Farmer’s Allminax, 1879-07 “Questions And Replize” (1879 ed.)

More about this quote: wist.info/billings-josh/86244/

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #joshbillings #charity #creed #giving #morality #religion #sect

A quotation from Felix Frankfurter

The preservation of the community from divisive conflicts, of Government from irreconcilable pressures by religious groups, of religion from censorship and coercion, however subtly exercised, requires strict confinement of the State to instruction other than religious, leaving to the individual’s church and home indoctrination in the faith of his choice.

Felix Frankfurter (1882–1965) American jurist, teacher; US Supreme Court Justice (1939–62)
McCollum v. Board of Education 333 U.S. 217 (1948)
[concurring]

More about this quote: wist.info/frankfurter-felix/85…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #felixfrankfurter #churchandstate #conflict #division #education #firstamendment #freedomofreligion #government #publiceducation #religion #religiousfreedom #SCOTUS #seculargovernment

@8

All organised religion only exists because of the *organisation* behind it.

That organisation *always* fails the basic tenets of the religion.

I've no time for it. Spirituality, sure. Religious institutions? No damned way.

#Religion

Amish preacher calls me just to tell me that I am going to hell.

https://youtu.be/SGXHy8QIHsg?si=Fnm3fFWnGd6zDzMH

Many people think the Amish are 'good people' with a anitiquated 'faith'.

Some former Amish will tell you it is quite different than many perceive. The Amish are imprisoned in a insular and clannish religious system rather than liberated by faith in the promises of God to all peoples. Like many other Christians, it is common in the Amish community for people to worship the authority of the Church and Bishopric rather than the Creator God.

Like other organized religions, some Amish dictate that loyalty to the institution and pastorate is what saves, and that disloyalty damns you to hell. Of course this is found nowhere in the Bible, a book which shows God destroying religious institutions over and over again for this very attitude!

I have no problem with people organizing as a group and taking care of each other. But when their rulers say you will burn in hell or be damned for disobeying the group rulers, that is blasphemy!

#Cults #CultAwareness #Amish #Anabaptist #Christian #Christianity #Christ #Bible #Gospel #Church #Theology #Religion #Faith #Jesus #Hell #Hellfire

THE CHURCH IS ISRAEL
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Dispensationalism is virtually the state religion of the U.S. government, especially among the right. The author of this video does a fine job of shredding the satanic and anti-christ doctrine of Dispensationalism. Millions of American Christians are deluded by this war-mongering false gospel.
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Dispensationalism Refuted by EVERY Book of the Bible
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"Contrary to what some may believe, the fundamental doctrines of Protestant and Reformed theology were not inventions of the Protestant Reformers. Rather, these doctrines find their origins in the Bible itself, and afterwards, in the writings of the early church fathers. Knowing what these men of God taught provides Protestants a great assurance, a clear conscience, and a genuine appreciation for the faith we share with our Christian forefathers."

[LINK] https://youtu.be/sbFQ0Z6y_dM

#Church #Israel #Gospel #Dispensationalism #Jews #Judaism #Christ #Christian #Christianity #Bible #Theology #Religion

Most #opensource softwares, as well as contribution to projects like #wikipedia, are examples of "ongoing charity" in #Islam.

See the wikipedia page here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sadaqah_Jariyah

And yeah, of course, the person must had done it for God's sake. Not for fame, or becoming popular.

#religion #foss #software #tech #charity #sadaqah #god #allah

I find it fascinating that many religions describe heaven as a realm of peace and eternal life, often depicted as the ultimate destination for the soul after death.

#Faith #Afterlife #Spirituality #Religion #Heaven

"I Know the Blasphemy of the Synagogue of Satan" - Jesus

[LINK] https://youtu.be/o_7c82i0E70

"Jesus called them "the synagogue of Satan." But who were they, and what had they done?"

"The phrase appears only twice in the Bible, in the letters to Smyrna and Philadelphia in Revelation 2:9 and 3:9. Today it gets quoted everywhere, and people build some very large conclusions on it. In this video, we investigate the phrase using the CAAP method (Context, Author, Audience, Purpose), digging into first-century Smyrna, Rome's imperial cult, the Greek words behind the text, and the martyrdom of Polycarp, to find out who Jesus was actually talking about and what's been done with his words since."

Some 'crusaders' mis-use the Bible as a way to bludgeon Israel and Jews by calling them the 'Synagogue of Satan'.

This track debunks popular heresies and shows just who this synagogue of satan really is. IMHO the talking sheep head does a great job of succinctly touching on the right points. This information is useful ammunition for shooting down the screeds and credos of cranks who spread their false and hateful interpretations of the Bible.

#Race #Racism #AntiSemitism #Israel #Palestine #Gaza #Jews #Judaism #Prophecy #Religion #Christian #Christ #Christianity #Church #Synagogue #Faith #Jesus #Bible #Theology #SerpentSeed #SynagogueOfSatan #Revelation #ChristianIdentity #YouTube #Video #Podcast #BibleTalk #Heresy #Blasphemy #Crusaderism #Crusaders #Hate #NowPlaying

@christianity
@christianity
@israel_palestine_pol
@bible
@bible

I find it fascinating how some interpretations of Scripture and scientific findings intersect, prompting ongoing dialogue about the concept of evolution within a biblical framework.

#BiblicalStudies #Evolution #ScienceAndFaith #Theology #Religion

A quotation from The Bible

The beginning of wisdom is the most sincere desire for instruction,
and concern for instruction is love of her,
and love of her is the keeping of her laws,
and giving heed to her laws is assurance of immortality,
and immortality brings one near to God,
so the desire for wisdom leads to a kingdom.
 
[ἀρχὴ γὰρ αὐτῆς ἡ ἀληθεστάτη παιδείας ἐπιθυμία,
φροντὶς δὲ παιδείας ἀγάπη,
ἀγάπη δὲ τήρησις νόμων αὐτῆς,
προσοχὴ δὲ νόμων βεβαίωσις ἀφθαρσίας,
ἀφθαρσία δὲ ἐγγὺς εἶναι ποιεῖ θεοῦ·
ἐπιθυμία ἄρα σοφίας ἀνάγει ἐπὶ βασιλείαν.]

The Bible (The Old Testament) (14th - 2nd C BC) Judeo-Christian sacred scripture [Tanakh, Hebrew Bible], incl. the Apocrypha (Deuterocanonicals)
Book 22a. Wisdom (Wisdom of Solomon) 6:17ff (Wis 6:17–20) [NRSV (2021 ed.)]

More about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/bible-ot/4483/

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #bible #oldtestament #wisdomofsolomon #apocrypha #discipline #education #instruction #learning #religion #salvation #selfcontrol #wisdom

I find it fascinating that the concept of hell varies so much across cultures, from eternal fire to separation from the divine. It's a deep reflection of human beliefs about justice and morality.

#hell #afterlife #theology #religion #faith

“Coming Back to God”

How this modern expression you will hear in Israel goes all the way back to ancient Hebrew and connects everything together.

#Hebrew #Religion #Language #Faith

Hell is described in many religious texts as a place of punishment after death. Its interpretations vary widely across cultures and beliefs, shaping much of human understanding of morality.

#Hell #Afterlife #Religion #Theology #Spirituality

I explored historical and archaeological evidence that supports the existence of Jesus as a real person who lived in first-century Judea.

#Jesus #History #Archaeology #BiblicalStudies #Religion

I turned to speak to God
about the world's despair
but to make bad matters worse
I found God wasn't there.

God turned to speak to me
(Don't anybody laugh)
God found I wasn't there
at least not over half.

Robert Frost, 1926

#poem #poetry #religion #atheism #quote #quotes #quotation #robertfrost

Whether or not you agree with Platonism/Christianity, if you've any interest in how this culture formed, it is this last episode of Dr. Sledge's seminar on Middle Platonism that you should watch. There's a quick summary of what's covered before, and an explanation of how Middle Platonism became the "intellectual OS" of Western "soteriological" systems, or those in which curiosity was replaced with the need for the preparation for death. #Philosophy #Religion #ESOTERICA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLE8J4PJXcM

Is This Satan's Little Season? The Truth About the Rest of the Dead

You are being tested. Satan the Devil is your exam proctor. Will you pass or fail?

This video is interesting. I will add a few things to consider:

People are finally starting to get it. The lake of fire and brimstone is a metaphor.

This era is the age of the lake of fire and brimstone.

YOU are in the lake of fire and brimstone. Now. Today. It is not somewhere you go when you die a bad boy. You have already been a bad boy or girl and you have already died and gone to hell.

YOU are the dead. You are dead and in hell. Now. Today.

This world age is the hell of the Holy Bible. To escape hell is to escape the blindness and wickedness of this age and all its filthy fake history, fake religion, and fake politics.

The whole world has been deceived. History is fake. Religion is fake. Science is fake. Everything is fake. It's all a pile of half truths and lies.

The only way to see through the fog of lies is to look toward the Savior, Jesus of Nazareth.

https://youtu.be/tmS4NkG62uc

#Podcast #Video #Youtube #Documentary #Christian #Christianity #Christ #Religion #Church #Faith #Jesus #Savior #Resurrection #Salvation #Gospel #Devil #Matrix #Simulation #Deception #Bible #Hell #Scripture #Theology #History #Politics #Satan #Saints #Tartaria

Hell has been a topic of discussion across various cultures and religions for centuries. Many view it as a place of punishment for the wicked, while others see it as a state of being or separation from the divine. The interpretations vary widely, but the concept remains a powerful part of human belief systems. Understanding these perspectives can deepen our insights into morality and justice. #Afterlife #Philosophy #Religion #Theology #Morality

A quotation from Felix Frankfurter

If nowhere else, in the relation between Church and State, “good fences make good neighbors.”

Felix Frankfurter (1882–1965) American jurist, teacher; US Supreme Court Justice (1939–62)
McCollum v. Board of Education, 333 U.S. 232 (1948)
[concurring]

More about this quote: wist.info/frankfurter-felix/11…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #felixfrankfurter #churchandstate #Constitution #establishment #firstamendment #freedomofreligion #religion #religiousfreedom #SCOTUS

A quotation from Eleanor Roosevelt

It is, I am afraid, true that frequently various religious groups endeavor to exert pressures and control over different legislative and educational fields. It is the job of all of us to be alert for such infringement of our prerogatives and prevent any such attempts from being successful. Like all our freedoms, this freedom from religious-group pressure must be constantly defended.

Eleanor Roosevelt (1884–1962) American politician, diplomat, activist; First Lady of the US (1933–45)
Memoir (1961), The Autobiography of Eleanor Roosevelt, Part 4, ch. 43 “Unfinished Business”

More about this quote: wist.info/roosevelt-eleanor/85…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #eleanorroosevelt #churchandstate #freedomofreligion #religion #religiousfreedom

A quotation from Jean Kerr

The most important thing about me is that I am a Catholic. It’s a superstructure within which you can work, like a sonnet. A good director tells the actors where to move exactly; then they’re free to act. I’m grateful for that discipline, and I’ve never had a crisis of conscience.

Jean Kerr (1922–2003) American author and playwright [b. Bridget Jean Collins]
Quoted in (1961-04-14) “Show Business: BROADWAY,” Time Magazine

More about this quote: wist.info/kerr-jean/30768/

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #jeankerr #Catholic #discipline #framework #freedom #guidelines #moralcode #religion

Christopher Hale: "Every week, a Philadelphia nun drives to the #immigration court in Harlingen, Texas, to sit beside unaccompanied children, some as young as four, who face a deportation judge with no lawyer and no parent. This week, an undocumented migrant who is facing imminent deportation called Sister Rose Kuhn his 'angel.' This comes as Catholics across the nation, inspired by Pope Leo XIV, are standing up to the White House’s immigration policies."
#HumanRights #religion #ethics

The fascinating thing about this topic is how many fedi conversations it's inspired to sink down into the deep hole of the 19th century Anglo-European Race Science embedded in the brains of the left.

There's some crazy fucked up takes happening around these parts. Whats next, phrenology?

The blood quantum ratio counting is strong with these ones.

" #California is poised to become the first state to treat #Jewish identity as an #ethnicity on official forms, with a new optional checkbox heading to #Gov. #GavinNewsom’s desk.

Supporters say the change could reveal gaps in #healthcare, #education and #hatecrime response for the state’s 1.2 million #Jews, giving officials better data to direct resources.

Opponents warn a single ‘Jewish’ #ethnic box oversimplifies diverse Jewish histories and risks echoing past government tracking, amid elevated #antisemitism and debate over #religion, #ancestry and #culture."

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-09-06/california-wants-to-list-jewish-as-ethnicity-jews-are-divided-over-idea

If I described my #religion as pagan-animist-Hindu-Buddhist-Catholic-Neoplatonist-Muslim-Presbyterian-Transcendental-Theosophist, the #Fediverse would only judge me a little bit.

@georgetakei

As a "good Christian" he would be *barracking* for the End Times, not just OK with them coming about. That's what's so scary about the current crop of Christian Nationalists. They *need* full-scale war in the Middle East to "win" at religion.

#Christian #Religion

Apologetics is the discipline of defending religious doctrines through systematic argumentation and discourse, providing reasoned explanations to support faith.

#Apologetics #Faith #Christianity #Theology #Religion

A quotation from Twain

I could have given my own sect the preference and made everybody a Presbyterian without any trouble, but that would have been to affront a law of human nature: spiritual wants and instincts are as various in the human family as are physical appetites, complexions, and features, and a man is only at his best, morally, when he is equipped with the religious garment whose color and shape and size most nicely accommodate themselves to the spiritual complexion, angularities, and stature of the individual who wears it.

Mark Twain (1835–1910) American writer [pseud. of Samuel Clemens]
Novel (1889), A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court, Part 3 “The Tale of the Lost Land,” ch. 10 “Beginnings of Civilization”

More about this quote: wist.info/twain-mark/85582/

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #marktwain #twain #connecticutyankee #sectarianism #establishment #freedomofreligion #morality #personalreligion #religion #religiousdiversity #religiousfreedom #religioustolerance #spiritualdevelopment #spirituality

My pre-ordered copy is supposed to arrive September 2nd. Can't wait.

"Dr. #DaraHorn didn’t want to write this #book. She wanted to write more acclaimed #novels. But after she published her bestselling #essay collection People Love Dead #Jews, readers kept cornering her with their own horror stories of #antisemitism and one unfair question: can you help? She became the antisemitism Lorax.

So she wrote the answer, and gave it the humdrum, unprovocative title: The Final Solution to the #Jewish Question. It’s out September 1.

Dara joins the #podcast to talk about why antisemitism isn’t a bigotry but a lie told by people who want power (”Jews are destroying what you value the most”); how a 1940s #American Jewish strategy to be seen as a #religion rather than a people left today’s Jews defenseless; why American #Holocaust education “eliminates pattern recognition” and outsources everything else people should learn about Jews -- about living Jews, not just dead ones..."

https://havivgur.substack.com/p/139-dara-horns-final-solution-to

More than a dozen #Texas families of multiple faiths sued to block the #law after it was signed by Gov #GregAbbott (R) last year. They argued the statute violates the #FirstAmendment ban on the government establishing #religion, known as the #EstablishmentClause, & improperly forced the #Christian faith onto students.

The families are being represented by the American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Texas, & Americans United, a group that advocates for the #SeparationOfChurchAndState.

#SCOTUS

The case would be one of the most significant dealing with #religion in #PublicSchools since an ideologically divided #SCOTUS ruled in 2022 that a former public high school football coach’s on-field prayers were protected under the #FirstAmendment’s right to #FreeSpeech.
In the current case, the [ultra-conservative] US Court of Appeals for the #5thCircuit in New Orleans upheld the #Texas #law on a 9-8 vote, overturning a lower-court ruling that found the measure #unconstitutional.

#Constitution

"An #American #Jewish #woman has been elected as #president of the #Catholic #Biblical Association of America for the first time.

#Professor #AmyJillLevine was elected at the 88th annual meeting and will serve as #CBA president for the 2026–2027 year.

#Levine is a #NewTestament #scholar. She is currently #University Professor Emerita of #Vanderbilt #DivinitySchool and also the Rabbi Stanley M. Kessler Distinguished Professor of New Testament and #JewishStudies at the #HartfordInternational University for #Religion and Peace.

She has #authored or co-authored over twenty #books..."

https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/article-905772

The left violating the Civil Rights Act and boasting about it is seriously crazy town. 🤯

"A brow salon in Old Town #Alexandria, #VA, has become the latest flashpoint in the rising tide of open #antisemitism in #American commerce. #FatanaKarimi, owner of #KarimiBrows at 908 King Street Suite 310, recorded herself refusing service to a #Jewish client after learning the woman is #Israeli-American. According to the client’s detailed account and circulating video, the appointment ended abruptly once the conversation turned to the client’s background. #Karimi is reported to have ordered the woman out of the shop, declared that service to an Israeli violated her political beliefs, and asserted that #Israel does not exist.

The incident, which occurred in mid-August 2026, has drawn sharp condemnation from Jewish advocacy groups and ordinary #Americans who still believe that public businesses must serve customers without regard to #ethnicity, #religion, or #nationalorigin."

https://bronx.com/fatana-karimi-owner-of-karimi-brows-in-alexandria-va-kicks-out-a-jewish-client-over-her-ethnicity/

A quotation from Mark Twain

I was afraid of a united Church; it makes a mighty power, the mightiest conceivable, and then when it by and by gets into selfish hands, as it is always bound to do, it means death to human liberty and paralysis to human thought.

Mark Twain (1835–1910) American writer [pseud. of Samuel Clemens]
Novel (1889), A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court, Part 3 “The Tale of the Lost Land,” ch. 10 “Beginnings of Civilization”

More about this quote: wist.info/twain-mark/85458/

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #marktwain #twain #connecticutyankee #church #churchandstate #corruption #freedomofthought #humannature #liberty #oppression #organizedreligion #religion #religiousintolerance #tyranny

Un beau partenariat avec l' Université Catholique de Lyon a permis l'entrée du fonds Joseph Vialatoux dans les fonds des Archives de Lyon.

Philosophe, écrivain et professeur, Joseph Vialatoux est une des grandes figures du catholicisme social lyonnais : https://lnkd.in/eYeaZwPt

Ainsi, les fonds portant sur le catholicisme social des Archives municipales de Lyon s'enrichissent encore.

Nous remercions à cette occasion Emmanuel d'Hombres, directeur du Second cycle de philosophie de l'UCLy et Alice Palluaut, chargée de mission à l'UCLy pour leur confiance et leur professionnalisme.

#archives #histoire #religion #lyon

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portrait photographique de Joseph Vialatoux

Dans le cadre du partenariat avec l'Université Catholique de Lyon, les Archives de Lyon accueillent le fonds du philosophe Jean Lacroix (1900-1986), membre de la Chronique sociale, proche d'Emmanuel Mounier, il collabora à la revue Esprit : https://maitron.fr/lacroix-jean-paul/

Ainsi, les fonds portant sur le catholicisme social des Archives municipales de Lyon s'enrichissent encore et forment un ensemble important dans nos archives privées.

Nous remercions à cette occasion Emmanuel d'Hombres, directeur du Second cycle de philosophie de l'UCLy et Alice Palluaut, chargée de mission à l'UCLy pour leur confiance.

#archives #philosophie #religion #lyon

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Photographie du philosophe Jean Lacroix

The Pathology of Happiness: Job, Finland, and the Invention of the Good Life

My latest #Substack.

👉 https://brywillis634737.substack.com/p/the-pathology-of-happiness?utm_source=masto&utm_medium=social

I look at the pursuit of happiness relative to other aspirations by looking at the Biblical Job, Buddhism, and Finland. Don't worry. Be happy.🧐

#philosophy #happiness #ethics #buddhism #religion #goals #attachment #metrics #experience #blog #video #podcast #culture #welbeing #psychology #critcaltheory

Not sure if I can take watching tonight's news right now but maybe stuffing this information about the original thought crime into my eyeballs will be educational and escapist and useful in the future somehow https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZAQxtInv2g #Philosophy #Religion #Occultism #Control #OldTimeyFascism

A quotation from Terry Pratchett

   “I don’t hold with paddlin’ with the occult,” said Granny firmly. “Once you start paddlin’ with the occult you start believing in spirits, and when you start believing in spirits you start believing in demons, and then before you know where you are you’re believing in gods. And then you’re in trouble.”
   “But all them things exist,” said Nanny Ogg.
   “That’s no call to go around believing in them. It only encourages ’em.”

Terry Pratchett (1948-2015) English author
Discworld No. 14, Lords and Ladies (1992)

More about this quote: wist.info/pratchett-terry/8535…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #terrypratchett #discworld #lordsandladies #grannyweatherwax #nannyogg #belief #demons #existence #faith #gods #occult #spirits #spirituality #religion

As we dug into a little-known church, we started to see a pattern: women describing similar abuse; a preacher who knew what was going on.

And the same prescription for the problem: forgiving and forgetting it happened.

Listen to the latest episode of "Paper Trail": https://www.propublica.org/podcast/old-apostolic-lutheran-church-sexual-abuse-clint-massie?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Church #Religion #Minnesota #Police #Children #Abuse

"In 1901, #Milwaukee native #LizzieKander was teaching #kosher #cooking classes to #immigrants at the Milwaukee #Jewish Mission. The women copied down the #recipes and lessons. But to #Kander, this felt like wasted time.

Kander envisioned compiling the recipes and household tips into a pamphlet to sell to the broader community, and in the process, raise money for Milwaukee’s urban poor.

“#TheSettlementCookBook” would go on to become the most successful charitable #cookbook in #American history with 40 #editions and over two million copies sold.

#NoraRubel, a #professor in the #University of #Rochester’s Department of #Religion and #Classics, says “The Settlement #Cook #Book” became an integral part of Jewish American material culture.

She recently spoke to WPR’s “#Wisconsin Today” about her new book, “Recipes for the Melting Pot: The Lives of The Settlement Cook Book.”

The following #interview has been edited for clarity and brevity."

https://www.wpr.org/culture/milwaukee-pioneer-lizzie-kander-settlement-cook-book

How influential is religion in your world? How influential would it like to be?

#WorldBuilding #AmWriting #writing #WritingCommunity #dnd #ttrpg #GameDev #religion

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Percentage of population absolutely certain God exists. Comparing USA to Europe. Most of Europe is in yellow, indicating a 10-29% certainty, A few places like Portugal and Poland are up into the 30-49% band. In the US most of it is in the purple 50-69% range with the bible belt, unsurprisingly, registering blue, 70-82%. Interesting that 82% is the highest ratio, and 10% is the lowest in either category.

LOL, my second "Today I Learned"

If you're into some salacious, almost pornographic, Bible-inspired art by medieval and other old artists, apparently David and Bathsheba are your keywords to look up. They don't teach you THAT in Sunday School.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bathsheba

#nsfw #religion #til #bible

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During this meeting, the king engaged in 13 acts of intercourse with Bath-sheba before affirming his decision that her son Solomon should succeed him. The significance of that exact number of coituses and the meaning of their multi-coital encounter has been discussed in modern Biblical scholarship.[14]

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Censored, maybe pornographic painting of a Bible scene

"‘Ignorance, sir."

From Horus Rising by Dan Abnett

#books #warhammer #warhammer40000 #warhammer40k #horusrising #religion

Fascinating, wide ranging (long) interview with Dr. Sledge, Internet historian and academic investigator of ancient texts on the uncensored history of our quest for meaning and what we can do about this moment's "meaning famine". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOEp7L2hi9g #Philosophy #OccultStudies #Religion #Mythology #Metaphor #MeaningFamine #ESOTERICA

A quotation from Terry Pratchett

They were engaged in religion. You could tell by the knives (it’s not murder if you do it for a god).

Terry Pratchett (1948-2015) English author
Discworld No. 13, Small Gods (1992)

More about this quote: wist.info/pratchett-terry/8504…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #pratchett #terrypratchett #discworld #holywar #killing #knife #murder #religion #religiousintolerance #sacrifice #truebelievers

@guardian

#HPsCommentary
#WarInGaza #Palestine #GeoPol

(1/n)

As I was saying a year ago:

"👉This abominable deed will haunt them for generations to come👈 (probably less than the instigated murder of #Christ by the #Roman invasion force at the behest of the #Jerusalem elite, but still.)"

https://mastodon.social/@HistoPol/114999539193193621

In other words:

"There is a popular #Hebrew phrase which states, "maaseh avot siman lebanim", meaning 👉"the deeds of the fathers are portents for the children." 👈

It is used...

A quotation from Bertrand Russell

So far as I can remember, there is not one word in the Gospels in praise of intelligence; and in this respect ministers of religion follow gospel authority more closely than in some others. This must be reckoned as a serious defect in the ethics taught in Christian educational establishments.

Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) English mathematician and philosopher
Education and the Social Order [Education and the Modern World], ch. 8 “Religion in Education” (1932)

More about this quote: wist.info/russell-bertrand/849…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #bertrandrussell #Christianity #education #intelligence #religion

Many religions view heaven as a paradise or eternal reward.

Concepts of heaven vary, from gardens of joy to a place of divine presence

#paradise #religion #afterlife

Hell is often depicted as a place of punishment in various religions. It is frequently described as fiery and eternal. Cultural interpretations vary across history and literature

#afterlife #punishment #religion #mythology #literature

A quotation from Richard Feynman

It doesn’t seem to me that this fantastically marvelous universe, this tremendous range of time and space and different kinds of animals, and all the different planets, and all these atoms with all their motions, and so on, all this complicated thing can merely be a stage so that God can watch human beings struggle for good and evil — which is the view that religion has. The stage is too big for the drama.

Richard Feynman (1918-1988) American physicist
Interview (1959-05-01) by Bill Stout, Viewpoint, KNXT radio

More about this quote: wist.info/feynman-richard/5462…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #richardfeynman #feynman #agnosticism #cosmos #evil #existence #God #good #goodandevil #meaningoflife #morality #moralityplay #purpose #reality #religion #universe

Today's slow rollout of the shocking findings in the AP/NORC survey includes:

Jews think both parties suck but will vote Democrat anyway, Jews are more concerned about antisemitism than non-Jews, and avg Americans think Trump supports Jews more than Jews think he does. 🤯🤡

Anyway... the comments are the real America. Worth perusing.

"The new #survey of 1,022 #Jewish adults — including people who identify as Jewish by #religion and religiously unaffiliated people who identify as Jewish through #culture, #ethnicity or family background — offers a rare detailed accounting of a key demographic that sits at the very center of some of the nation’s most divisive #political debates."

https://apnews.com/article/poll-jewish-adults-democrat-republican-trump-netanyahu-9114d71c93fad1997ae224e8992b7988

Nice?

"#Jews faced government harassment in 69 countries and faced harassment by private individuals, groups, or organizations in 92 countries in 2023, according to research by #PewResearch Center.

The study explores the levels of social hostilities involving #religion in different countries in 2023.

Overall, 55 countries had elevated (high or very high) levels of social hostilities involving religion in 2023, up from 45 the previous year. Countries are rated on two scales: the Government Restrictions Index (GRI), which captures ways that government officials, laws, and policies can impinge on #religiousfreedom; and the #SocialHostilitiesIndex (#SHI), which captures various kinds of harassment and violence by private individuals and nongovernmental organizations that target religious communities."

https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-901742

Today, in lieu of scheduled celebrations of a US that is held hostage by forces bent on dismantling democracy, I am re-posting an essay I wrote in September 2024, prior to the last election, about the considerable repair work that American democracy needs to protect itself from tyrants.

https://netsettlement.blogspot.com/2024/09/repairing-democracy.html

#politics #USPolitics #4th #july4th #FourthOfJuly #US250 #US250th #Democracy #Freedom #Constitution #SCOTUS #ElectoralCollege #Gerrymandering #voting #impeachment #CitizensUnited #Rights #Corporations #Marriage #Abortion #Pardons #DEI #Religion

I consider Chinese modalities of selfhood.
https://philosophics.blog/2026/07/04/considering-a-chinese-selfhood/?utm_source=masto&utm_medium=social
#philosophy #blog #podcast #video #china #self #perspective #authenticity #habits #history #ideas #religion #introspection #psychology #selfhelp

this is going to piss a lot of people off, but it doesn't make it any less true. sorry.

(the fun thing about posting the truth like this is, afterwards i get to watch "the unfollowing", which i welcome😁💙)

#religion #atheism #politicians

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How can we blame politicians for being stupid? We require that they worship & obey an invisible sky daddy Then we complain when it turns out they are unable to use reason or logic ~WT7

I was today years old when I found out about King James Onlyism, and it is wild.

It is a school of Christian thought which, very adamantly, believes that the King James bible is the only "pure word of god". Apparently all the others are evil and corrupt.

It is a wild ride. Apparently Constantine founded the Catholic Church. The King James version was "woven into the spiritual life of Antioch" and "every word of the bible has been preserved through the ages".

#religion #christianity

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A chart purporting to show how the King James bible is the only " pure word of god".

A quotation from Vonnegut

For some reason, the most vocal Christians among us never mention the Beatitudes. But, often with tears in their eyes, they demand that the Ten Commandments be posted in public buildings. And of course, that’s Moses, not Jesus. I haven’t heard one of them demand that the Sermon on the Mount, the Beatitudes, be posted anywhere. “Blessed are the merciful” in a courtroom? “Blessed are the peacemakers” in the Pentagon? Give me a break!

Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. (1922-2007) American novelist, journalist
A Man Without A Country, ch. 9 (2005)

More about this quote: wist.info/vonnegut-kurt-jr/385…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #vonnegut #kurtvonnegut #Beatitudes #Christianity #churchandstate #Decalogue #hypocrisy #Jesus #mercy #Moses #peace #religion #TenCommandments

Bit convoluted but otherwise excellent piece on the manufacturing of Jewish collective guilt.

"The old structure survived beneath newer ideological clothing. Entire populations became suspect through association. #Loyalty became a matter not of conduct but of presumed affiliation. The accusation could move from #religion to #race to #ideology without losing its essential shape.

A peculiar feature of this #history is that the accusation often works in opposite directions simultaneously. #Jews have been condemned for insufficient attachment to a nation and excessive attachment to a nation. They have been accused of dangerous #cosmopolitanism and dangerous #nationalism. They have been portrayed as disloyal outsiders and as hyper-coordinated insiders. The content shifts according to circumstance. The demand remains remarkably stable: explain yourself. Declare your #loyalties. Account for others.

That demand has not disappeared. It has merely become more sophisticated."

https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/the-problem-of-collective-responsibility/

I guess it’s only protected if it’s *their* #religion.

#SCOTUS rules #Rastafari man can’t sue Louisiana prison officials who cut his dreadlocks.

#law #discrimination #FreedomOfReligion
https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-prison-dreadlocks-rastafari-louisiana-f9b4d53346daee56335185542db3d4ec

A quotation from Eleanor Roosevelt

We must show by our behavior that we believe in equality and justice and that our religion teaches faith and love and charity to our fellow men. Here is where each of us has a job to do that must be done at home, because we can lose the battle on the soil of the United States just as surely as we can lose it in any one of the countries of the world.

Eleanor Roosevelt (1884–1962) First Lady of the US (1933–1945), politician, diplomat, activist
India and the Awakening East, Conclusion (1953)

More about this quote: wist.info/roosevelt-eleanor/28…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #eleanorroosevelt #America #charity #civilrights #coldwar #diplomacy #example #exemplar #foreignaffairs #foreignrelations #internationalrelations #leadbyexample #leadership #religion

A quotation from John Adams

The substance and essence of Christianity as I understand it is eternal and unchangeable and will bear examination forever but it has been mixed with extraneous ingredients which I think will not bear examination and they ought to be separated

John Adams (1735–1826) American lawyer, Founding Father, statesman, US President (1797–1801)
Letter (1825-01-23) to Thomas Jefferson

More about this quote: wist.info/adams-john/84580/

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #johnadams #Christianity #cruft #dross #purification #puritanism #religion #superstition

How Is the Dalai Lama Chosen?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbnzTzrSI-E

The 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso

#religion #history

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The 14th Dalai Lama speaking at an event with a bright orange background. He is wearing his traditional maroon and yellow monastic robes. He is also wearing clear glasses with thin frames.

#Philosophy #Religion #FirstCommandment #ReligionIsPoison #Theology #TenCommandments #Christianity

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The core text reads: "I am the Lord your GOD... You shall have no other gods before Me." "THE FUNNIEST PART OF THE FIRST COMMANDMENT IS THAT IT ADMITS THE EXISTENCE OF OTHER GODS AND IMPLIES THAT GOD IS INSECURE ABOUT HIS STATUS AMONG THEM"

This stunning Book of Hours from around the 1490s was made for a woman back in the day.
Thanks to Domeisen Rarebooks for sharing this gem from their upcoming July Sotheby’s sale.
@xmuse_ #globalmuseum #books #history #religion #rarebooks

The mathematical secrets hidden at the heart of Barcelona’s Sagrada Família

By Sergi Muria Maldonado, Anton Aubanell Pou, Jordi Font González

https://theconversation.com/the-mathematical-secrets-hidden-at-the-heart-of-barcelonas-sagrada-familia-285185?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Europe%20Newsletter%20-%2017%20june%202026&utm_content=Europe%20Newsletter%20-%2017%20june%202026+CID_0ed8ba030e1c6cfd72ba6230c88daaf9&utm_source=campaign_monitor_europe

Books about Mathematics and Religion at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=mathematics+religion

#Books #Mathematics #Religion

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Melancholia I by Albrecht Dürer, with a numerical grid visble in the top right-hand corner. It shows a winged, brooding figure surrounded by tools of geometry, science, and craft—scales, hourglass, compass, ladder, a polyhedron, and a sleeping dog—yet seemingly stuck in inactive thought rather than using them. A magic square (summing to 34 in every direction) is set into the wall, with the date 1514 hidden in its middle row. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melencolia_I#/media/File:Albrecht_D%C3%BCrer_-_Melencolia_I_-_Google_Art_Project_(_AGDdr3EHmNGyA).jpg

The Virgin Birth narrative is not in the Bible. You only think it is. Jesus is a man, not a 'god incarnate.'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEnfdnqoC64

#VirginBirth #Jesus #Gospel #Bible #Religion #Theology #LetTheBibleSpeak #Unitarian

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Christian nativity scene showing baby Jesus in a manger padded with straw with Joseph and Miriam kneeling over the baby. The words, 'Baby God' run atop the scene, and the words, 'No Virgin Birth' run beneath the manger.

A quotation from Terry Pratchett

Not that he had anything against belief. People needed to believe in gods, if only because it was so hard to believe in people.

Terry Pratchett (1948-2015) English author
Discworld, Book 7, Pyramids (1989)

More about this quote: wist.info/pratchett-terry/8444…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #terrypratchett #belief #faith #gods #humannature #idealism #religion #theism

[#occult #transhumanism detected]

The irony ...

"How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations! For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High. Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit."

Artemis (Diana) is Apollo's twin sister. Together the two are 'Lucifer'.

They are chief deities of the solar worship cult.

#NASA #AprilFools #Moon #Artemis #Apollo #Bible #Babylon #Lucifer #Gods #Demons #Worship #Religion #Space

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtEidzV5nNE

"Ever heard of the Enuma Elish? It’s this ancient Babylonian myth where the gods got tired of working, so they created humans to be their slave class. Sound familiar?"

"In this video, I’m exploring how Silicon Valley is basically reenacting this exact same story right now. Except this time, we want to be the gods, and AI is the new slave class."

"I dive into the difference between being made in the "Image of God" vs. the "Image of Man" (Imago Hominis), and why that distinction matters more than ever. We aren't building a god; we are building a mirror—and the reflection isn't always pretty."

#AI #SiliconValley #Tech #ArtificialIntelligence #Religion #Myth

While everyone is distracted by the scripted ICE theater the counter-reformation unification of Roman Church and state proceeds stealthily. Rome's agents are slowly converting America to the Imperial Roman religion. This is the true goal of so-called 'Christian Nationalism': the forcible conversion of America to Roman imperial Christianity, a la Constantine and Justinian.

From his bully pulpit the President is proclaiming Imperial Roman religion about their Roman moon goddess Mary, also known as Minerva, Venus, Easter, Astarte, Semiramis, and Isis.

Presidential Message on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception

"In her honor, and on a day so special to our Catholic citizens, we remember the sacred words that have brought aid, comfort, and support to generations of American believers in times of need: Hail, Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen."

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/2025/12/presidential-message-on-the-feast-of-the-immaculate-conception/

#President #Religion #Church #ICE #Reformation #Catholic #RomanCatholic #Imperialism #Christian #Jesus #Nationalism #ChristianNationalism

Christian Nationalism is Roman Constantinian Idolatry

This political idolatry of 'Christian Nationalism' is not new. Only the wide perception of it is new due to everyone now being plugged into the Internet via their ever-present phones and tablets.

In the 1600s through the 1800s we see the political idolatry was at fever pitch and full swing, giving a host of politically-oriented cults, such as Witch-burning Puritanism, Swedenborgianism, Mormonism, Seventh-Day Adventism, etcetera. Even the Anglican church is an Imperialist political cult and has no warrant or sanction in the Holy Scriptures. It is a 'nationalist' tyranny over the mind. And then we see Islam, which Christians mistakenly believe to be a non-Christian religion. Islam is a Christian heresy, founded by heretical Catholics. Even the name, "Mohammed" is a corruption of the earlier Arabic, "Mahmed" meaning, "Messiah". Islam is an offshoot of medieval Christianity with its Saturn idolatry gone to seed. Islam is a daughter of Babylon, the Judeo-Roman prostitute.

Christianity has always been a politically idolatrous cult. For instance, The council of Nicea was convened by the Apollo-worshiping, Luciferian Emperor Constantine for nefarious and ungodly political purposes. Every bishop who was a political apparatchik showed up, ironing out a fascist version of Christianity that was forced on the empire by the sword for centuries.

The luciferians try to repeat this in every generation in which it looks like Christians will flee the Church plantation for the true body of Christ outside the Church.

Remember, the outer sea court of the temple was for the Gentiles (nations). The kingdom was removed from the inner court and given to them without. Christian authoritarians still have not recognized this.

If you want to advocate for a more biblical and faithful version of Christianity you need to leave behind the Imperial leadership model of the Church. The Apostles and the Reformers warned us about the man of sin sitting in the chair of the bishopric building his tower of Babel using the people (laity) as their bricks.

This thing commonly called, 'Christianity' is the backsliding idol worship of Israel in the Old Testament, brought to life in our current age. Jesus Christ is not a Christian. The Apostles of the Lamb are not Christians. Neither Jesus, nor the Apostles, nor the Prophets would recognize Christianity as legitimate. The sum of all their teachings mark Christianity as an impostor religion of idolatrous customs trading darkness for light.

There is no municipal kingdom of heaven. The kingdom of God cannot be brought about by the force of arms of mortal men. It comes by the Spirit of the Lord, not by the spirit of the world. Everyone pretending to build God's kingdom by inveigling, shaming, brow-beating, force, intimidation, fear-mongering, or authoritarianism, or civil government sanction, is an anti-christ, no matter how much they pretend to worship the Father and the Son and no matter how many zillions of times they claim their names.

In the Old Testament the Father prophesied to us the rise of the Christian world empire and its eventual destruction in the turning of the ages ahead. The Imperialist Christian cult likes to distract from its own wickedness by pretending Islam is the scapegoat, or by pretending Jews are the scapegoat. It might work for a time for their politics but God the Father is not fooled.

"And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues. For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities. ..... How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow. Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her."

The 'she' is the Christian Church. She is the harlot Babylon with her many Church babies, a true mother of political prostitutes and abominations of the earth. The Christian church glorifies herself and her system of bishopric authority instead of glorifying the simple gospel of Jesus Christ. Christianity is a machine for perpetuating its own system instead of setting the spiritual captives free.

We can truthfully say to the Christian Church what Christ said to the Scribes and Pharisees of ancient Judea:

"But all their works they do for to be seen of men: they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments, And love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues, And greetings in the markets, and to be called of men, Rabbi, Rabbi. But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your Master, even Christ; and all ye are brethren. And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven."

In this age the first Adam who fell is the Church, the continuation of temple idolatry on life support. The second Adam who rises is Christ, or Jacob, who will supplant the first Adam as Jacob supplanted Esau in the birthright, as Jacob crossed his arms to swap the birthrights of Ephraim and Manasseh, as Isaac supplanted Ishmael, even as Paul the Apostle told us plainly. God has repeatedly told us how this Christian empire will be supplanted by Jesus Christ in the last days, yet Christians do not see what is plain in the scripture because they want political and spiritual power over other men, rather than being like Christ and humbly desiring to be a servant of servants for the love of God rather than recognition of position.

We learn from the Bible that God doesn't value man's concept of the birthright of authority, and freely supplants the older with the younger, even as he will supplant the older religious and Christian empire of the world with the younger Jesus of Nazareth.

#Christianity #Religion #Cults #Idolatry #Church #Imperialism #Authoritarianism #Fascism #ChristoFascism #Gospel #Jesus

Down with the religious patriarchy.

"And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven."

#patriarchy #religion #bible #church #haha

"Therefore as by the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life."

"For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous."

"Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound:"

God is orders of magnitude beyond genius. But sadly Christians don't seem to think God can save on account of man's "omnipotent" free will thwarting God's plan.

The problem with the Christian religion is that their religious leaders think God needs their help to 'spread the gospel' and 'save souls'. In truth, God has been spreading the gospel in spite of the Christian religion perverting it for sixteen plus centuries.

#Bible #Christ #Christian #Jesus #Church #Universalism #Hellfire #Religion #Gospel

He said, "Of course I may be wrong,
But I wouldn’t be surprised
If this were the greatest Christian church
That ever man devised.

Our organ is the very best
Our choir stays on key.
Our stained glass windows — priceless
Our pulpit — the best you’ll see."

But only the wealthy were welcome there,
I heard slanderous gossip galore,
And from that pulpit so highly prized
The preacher glorified war.

"Is there anything more you could want in a church?"
In pride, he said to me.
"Just one thing," I made reply —

"Christianity!"

-- Peace Pilgrim --

#christian #church #religion #christianity #bible #christ #faith #prayer

@religion@a.gup.pe @infostorm@a.gup.pe @bible@a.gup.pe @poetry@a.gup.pe

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A black and white photo of a woman known by the moniker, "Peace Pilgrim" with the words, "Peace Pilgrim" printed on her shirt.

Most events advertised by media and government are fiction. What you see on the Internet and TV is not real. What experts, foundations, agencies, governments, and nonprofits say is never the truth. None of it is real. It is all agitprop. It is all agenda-driven manipulation. None of it has ever been real. There is always an angle or agenda behind the way the information is presented. Those images and sounds and slogans and speeches are NOT reality. It is a false reality offered for you to buy into.

Reality is between you and your neighbor. How you treat your neighbor ... whether or not you treat your neighbor as equal in dignity and rights ... or whether or not you use your fears of government stories as an excuse to hate and abuse your neighbor ... which is why they give you their stories in the first place. By stoking division they can rule you, fleece you, control you, and profit from you.

In the Game of Thrones the Tyrion character was used to tell us who rules:

"What unites people? Armies? Gold? Flags? No. It’s stories. There's nothing in the world more powerful than a good story. Nothing can stop it. No enemy can defeat it. And who has a better story than Bran the Broken? The boy who fell from a high tower and lived… He's our memory. The keeper of all our stories. The wars, weddings, births, massacres, famines, our triumphs, our defeats, our past. Who better to lead us into the future?"

When you believe someone's stories, that person rules over you. The person who crafts the stories that you take for reality has control of your mind and your life. Whoever crafts your reality is your master. They keep ramping up the anxiety to stunt critical thinking and invoke emotional responses and emotional investment in narratives crafted to steer people into doing their bidding.

#Propaganda #Media #News #Politics #Religion #GameOfThrones

@infostorm@a.gup.pe