I rejected the christ story around age 8. I told my mother that it seemed like a fairy tale. She got pretty upset.

I’m a history nerd, so maybe this won’t apply to you. But learning about the early stages of christianity has been a lot of fun for nearly two years. Who’d have thought, right?

If you enjoy reading and learning and you dislike the hold that religion has on society, you might enjoy learning about the earliest stages of the church. There’s so much material. The starter that I’ll recommend is The Passover Plot. I’ve become way more radical after this, but I think this might be a good bridge for readers who are beginning their exploration. Hope you enjoy!

  • MouldyCat@feddit.ukEnglish
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    8 days ago

    It is really fascinating how religions begin and spread and evolve. I think the fact that no advanced civilisation has appeared without its own religion is a strong indication that religion is a very powerful element in the development of human society. The fact that no two civilisations that arose fully independently of each other had the same religion is pretty clear evidence that not only does the exact content of the religion not matter, but none of the religions that appeared have any real truth to them.

    Study of religion and its history is definitely enlightening when one wants to understand the history of human society. It’s a bit of a shame that so many people today still believe that there’s any truth in their particular religion. But I do think that once everyone is on the same page, that study will be a lot more fruitful due to no longer being hindered by religious followers getting upset or reading too much into some scientific finding or other e.g. Christians who are emboldened by any evidence that there actually was a person at that time who heard voices in his head which he took to be God talking to him. No dear, people who hear voices in their head need medical treatment, do not try to look at their lives for guidance about important issues in your own life.

    • some_guy@lemmy.sdf.orgOPEnglish
      2·
      8 days ago

      No dear, people who hear voices in their head need medical treatment, do not try to look at their lives for guidance about important issues in your own life.

      Ha, so true. Or, if you’re in the times when this was not understood, call them a witch and stone them!

      • FuglyDuck@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        1 day ago

        I knew one lady who was having a psychotic break who looked at me and was like “Can I use this {pointing at the desk phone} The voices in my head say I’m having a panic attack.”

        So, like. THOSE voices are okay. (she was having some sorta something and needed help, so it’s like “uh. sure. This is our address and, uh, let them know a security guard will guide them in.” (I was said security guard.)

        She got her help. Hope she’s okay.