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This map isn't surprising, but it still is insane to me. Saw it on twitter today.
Posted on 1/16/21 at 7:16 pm
Posted on 1/16/21 at 7:16 pm
Goes to show how effective east german societal reorganization was. to this day, religion is fringe if not non-existent in huge swaths of the former holdings of the DDR.
An entire basic pillar of societies since man has existed, basically expunnged in a matter of 30-40 years, and no signs of it really coming back ever.
Stasi and most other components of the east german regime were very very good at being terrible.... (and no, I am NOT saying it is a bad thing if religion naturally disappears, but it is bad if you do what the DDR did and remove it at the point of a gun)
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This post was edited on 1/16/21 at 7:18 pm
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Posted on 1/16/21 at 7:18 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
It’ll look radically different in 20 years. Key word being radically.
Posted on 1/16/21 at 7:18 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
I will never understand anyone who doesn’t believe in God. God is nothing but love.
Posted on 1/16/21 at 7:20 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
You are almost 100% guaranteed to be the religion of the culture you were raised in. No surprise here.
Posted on 1/16/21 at 7:20 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
I do wonder how many of those listed as Christian actual practice it though. There are lot of Christians, especially in Europe, that identify as Christian but hardly (if at all) practice the faith.
Posted on 1/16/21 at 7:21 pm to tigergirl10
quote:sigh...thanks for ruining my thread, likely will get deleted now.
I will never understand anyone who doesn’t believe in God. God is nothing but love.
this is a HISTORY thread about how effective the east german regime was at completely reorganizing human society as we know it.
Posted on 1/16/21 at 7:22 pm to 1BamaRTR
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I do wonder how many of those listed as Christian actual practice it though. There are lot of Christians, especially in Europe, that identify as Christian but hardly (if at all) practice the faith.
That is really everywhere though.
Posted on 1/16/21 at 7:23 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
Well, it does say "other". I'd put money on there being a large contingent of muslims in there. It is Germany after all.
Posted on 1/16/21 at 7:23 pm to 1BamaRTR
quote:and conversely, how many of those classified as non-religious simply don't practice it formally.
I do wonder how many of those listed as Christian actual practice it though
Posted on 1/16/21 at 7:24 pm to kywildcatfanone
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That is really everywhere though.
I know. Even in the South I see it a lot. But in Europe their number of practicing Christians is even lower.
Posted on 1/16/21 at 7:24 pm to NPComb
Posted on 1/16/21 at 7:29 pm to tigergirl10
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I will never understand anyone who doesn’t believe in God. God is nothing but love.
OK. Some people (you) are ruled by their emotions. To those people it’s easy to believe in God. Others are governed more by logic. To those God is problematic - maybe he exists.
For my part, I see the dilemma that has always existed. This earth, and our people, must have been created, because we can’t conceive of always existing, so we posit God. He created us. However, we have simply removed the dilemma from ourselves and placed it with God. How could He have always existed?
There is an explanation for this dilemma of the beginning. And this explanation could be called God. Maybe it’s a sentient, loving creator, or maybe it’s a yet to be discovered law of physics. I don’t know which, but I believe it exists, and I call it God.
Posted on 1/16/21 at 7:29 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
That's St. George over there to the east
Posted on 1/16/21 at 7:31 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
Those East German girls are freaks in bed and will do anything for a chocolate bar and a pack of cigarettes.
This post was edited on 1/16/21 at 7:33 pm
Posted on 1/16/21 at 7:32 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
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this is a HISTORY thread about how effective the east german regime was at completely reorganizing human society as we know it.
It was a big help that all the social and cultural institutions had been bulldozed to the ground by a catastrophic war. By contrast, neither the Soviet Union nor China has been as successful at eliminating religion, despite a lot more time and effort.
As someone else noted, western Germany is not particularly devout either. It may be that most of the difference is simply the DDRs dispensing with the pro forma rituals.
Posted on 1/16/21 at 7:34 pm to Penrod
non-believers deal in emotion as well -- rebellion against authority
pascal's option is as logical as any atheistic argument
pascal's option is as logical as any atheistic argument
Posted on 1/16/21 at 7:37 pm to 1BamaRTR
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I do wonder how many of those listed as Christian actual practice it though. There are lot of Christians, especially in Europe, that identify as Christian but hardly (if at all) practice the faith.
It's not about checking a box every Sunday. It's about your philosophy of life. Humanism is a frightening dead end.
Posted on 1/16/21 at 7:37 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
It’s economy still lags well behind the West as well. East Germany is still a poor, rural, and agnostic society 30 years after reunification.
Posted on 1/16/21 at 7:43 pm to Penrod
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OK. Some people (you) are ruled by their emotions. To those people it’s easy to believe in God. Others are governed more by logic. To those God is problematic - maybe he exists.
Plenty of people who are very logical and not run by emotions are Christians. For one, me. A friend of mine’s wife is a geneticist, strong Christian, many doctors and surgeons. The atheist I work with can be some of the most illogical and emotional people I know, it can go both ways, logic and emotions really don’t have much to do with any of this
Posted on 1/16/21 at 7:45 pm to tigergirl10
quote:You mean believe in fictional characters written by primitives some thousands of years ago? You also forgot to mention how you are a lady.
I will never understand anyone who doesn’t believe in God
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