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Re:Weirdos in the depression by pessimizer on Wednesday June 03, 2020 @10:31AM (#23403702)
> I've found that explaining my point of view, that as one who follows the teachings of Christ (I'm not overly religious but it's a discipline of love towards all other people and I'm down with that, plus it keeps my religious family happy), I can't in good conscience find pleasure in the suffering of others, seemed to make some of them stop and think about their own prejudices and biases.

How do you think this would have gone if you hadn't claimed a religious exception? So rather if you simply said that you couldn't find pleasure in the suffering of others, but with no references to Christ?

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Re:Weirdos in the depression by morganvachon on Wednesday June 03, 2020 @10:55AM (#23404014)
I don't see it as a religious exception, rather the opposite: Because of my existing convictions, I find Christ's teachings about loving one another and helping others to be compatible with my views.

I get what you mean though, and I wonder too if it would have made any difference good or bad. I think with some folks, maybe it would.

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