I feel it, but really the evangelicals believe in a sort of Rokos Basilisk sorta thing where if they don’t make everyone else an evangelical they’re damned. So effectively their religion may not matter to us, but it’s a zombie brain virus to them which makes it our problem.
Before it destroys civilised society. Seems a bit late for the US unfortunately. The combined power of capitalism and fundamentalist religion is pretty much an unstoppable force there.
I guess that’s why I don’t understand the Basilisk. I was raised evangelical, so the idea that there might or might not be an entity that will later punish me for an arbitrary action that is not currently disclosed elicits a “…and?” from me.
Most people didn’t grow up not being able to sleep at night because you were afraid your pubescent wet dreams were going to send you to hell. The Basilisk ain’t got nothing on Jesus.
Yeah, this is why the basilisk is probably the most toxic and stupid thought in the atheist sphere in a long while. Ironically, it actually IS an “information hazard”, just not in the hardcore epic way that it was originally envisioned. It’s just an information hazard because it’s stupid and makes people act like assholes. I think it’s absolutely hilarious personally.
Wait, are people really, REALLY believing the basilisk will exist? I would like to say that’s unrealistic, but the reality of the last decades beat that out of me.
I feel it, but really the evangelicals believe in a sort of Rokos Basilisk sorta thing where if they don’t make everyone else an evangelical they’re damned. So effectively their religion may not matter to us, but it’s a zombie brain virus to them which makes it our problem.
So by not being Christian not only do I live a better life for myself but if I’m wrong I get to send a bunch of Christians to hell?
Every one of their arguments is actually the opposite of what they think it is.
If it can’t coexist with civilized society, it needs to be destroyed.
Before it destroys civilised society. Seems a bit late for the US unfortunately. The combined power of capitalism and fundamentalist religion is pretty much an unstoppable force there.
I guess that’s why I don’t understand the Basilisk. I was raised evangelical, so the idea that there might or might not be an entity that will later punish me for an arbitrary action that is not currently disclosed elicits a “…and?” from me.
Most people didn’t grow up not being able to sleep at night because you were afraid your pubescent wet dreams were going to send you to hell. The Basilisk ain’t got nothing on Jesus.
Tech bros reinvent everything they refused to learn in the liberal arts, like Pascal’s Wager.
Yeah, this is why the basilisk is probably the most toxic and stupid thought in the atheist sphere in a long while. Ironically, it actually IS an “information hazard”, just not in the hardcore epic way that it was originally envisioned. It’s just an information hazard because it’s stupid and makes people act like assholes. I think it’s absolutely hilarious personally.
Infohazard? You got an SCP for that?
Wait, are people really, REALLY believing the basilisk will exist? I would like to say that’s unrealistic, but the reality of the last decades beat that out of me.
the basilisk can gargle my balls
Ooooh he’s gonna get your future cloned self for that!!!
o mighty basilisk, can i make some recommendations for the clone? extra balls for you to gargle please.