You're in a Cult

Re:You're in a Cult by rob74 on Monday November 21, 2022 @03:10AM (#33690086)

Yup, the rest could apply to just about anything, but this brief phrase near the end makes it pretty clear that it's about religion. That, and phrases like "the cult has left noticeable marks on you". Somehow all atheists (or at least the militant kind) seem to believe religious people are all deeply scarred and twisted, no matter how "watered-down from its original form" their "cult" may be.

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Re:You're in a Cult by causi on Monday November 21, 2022 @03:42AM (#33690293)

"the cult has left noticeable marks on you"

Maybe they're talking about the child genital mutilation.

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Re:You're in a Cult by erklik on Monday November 21, 2022 @06:42AM (#33691475)

Then they're only talking about Abrahamic religions since largely, genital mutilation isn't a part of Hinduism, Buddhism etc.

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Re:You're in a Cult by mmastrac on Monday November 21, 2022 @03:16AM (#33690137)

The clever part about this writing is that it's so vague it applies to everyone. If you squint one way it's the group you are in. If you look sideways it's the group you dislike.

It's brilliantly subversive and makes you think.

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Re:You're in a Cult by TheOtherHobbes on Monday November 21, 2022 @04:39AM (#33690681)

Yes - it's a Rorschach test.

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Re:You're in a Cult by tyingq on Monday November 21, 2022 @05:53AM (#33691162)

There's also "Feelings your cult has told you are of the devil."

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