Re:Hipster churches in Silicon Valley: evangelicalism's unli...
by Somehacker on Friday January 30, 2015 @09:15AM
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> I missed the instant love study... do you have a link?
Maybe instant love was a wrong way of saying it, but I meant this article https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8866933
> I don't think so. I've been to Christian churches that were more like giant groups of acquaintances than places for growing real friendships. I would say that's missing the point of church, but I'll stay away from theology on here.
Well I feel that you can still have this bonding effect in any like-minded,tight-knit group, religious or not. Religion itself doesn't have any effect in that.
> Isn't that true with all religious groups?
I don't think so. I've been to Christian churches that were more like giant groups of acquaintances than places for growing real friendships. I would say that's missing the point of church, but I'll stay away from theology on here.
> You feel much closer with people you share your secrets.
That's a good point. But the feelings aren't the main point of the friendships I'm talking about. The good ones are certainly nice, but sometimes being a good friend feels terrible (calling someone on his crap, for example). Meaning, even if you could engineer the feelings, you wouldn't get the whole effect.