re: Baylor University Survey On Religion: 'Almost No Atheists Voted For Trump'

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For starters, I'm a fan of keeping religion and politics as separate as possible.

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Me too. I just assign no special significance to it because it's not that different from other mythical "authorities".

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I don't.

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Yeah. OK.

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Volume and human history don't align to that view. Either way, one being true doesn't absolve the other of anything. Comparing religious views to equalitarianism is also just a bit silly.

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It was an example. The point being, people often say we "should do A because of B concept". I don't give a frick about B concept. Whether it's religion or anything else. I only care about A. I evaluate A.

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Not by me.

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Me either. The point is simply that it is used. I wasn't arguing against you. I was merely pointing out that religion isn't particularly unusual in terms of people using THEIR authority to validate their ideas.

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I really don't care WHY people think a thing. Maybe not. Most of the board does.

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Most people do. And, it is a significant failing.

For example. If you hold a view that I agree with and you push for an idea I agree with, I really don't give a flying frick if HOW you arrived at the conclusion is different than mine.

We spend WAY too much time in America trying to assess motivations which is dumb because it's a fool's errand and, it really doesn't matter.

Is the idea good or bad? I really don't care if someone has "good" reasons for a shitty idea or "bad" reasons for a great idea.

I care about the idea.

If I could wave a wand over America and do ONE thing, it would be to get people to stop the bull shite of trying to see into people's heads and assign motives.

EVALUATE IDEAS!