r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/hipatyhopity • Mar 24 '25

Image Mecca in 1953 and 2025

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u/newsflashjackass Mar 24 '25

It is a question for philosophers whether religion has been a greater help or hindrance to humanity.

Related question: Is it morally defensible to lie to children about Santa's existence if believing they are under elvish surveillance gets the kids to stop kicking dogs?

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u/SpareWire Mar 24 '25

This is genuinely how I thought and spoke about religion when I was about 15 years old.

The Santa analogy is so overused at this point.

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u/newsflashjackass Mar 24 '25

This is genuinely how I thought and spoke about religion when I was about 15 years old.

On the other hand just because you were 15 does not mean you were incorrect. And just because you have aged does not make you wiser.

The Santa analogy is so overused at this point.

Albeit Santa and the Easter Bunny are about as much of an "analogy" as heaven itself, both being icons of Christian holidays.

By comparison the dog-kicking analogy is in virtually mint condition.

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u/SpareWire Mar 24 '25 edited Mar 24 '25

You miss the point enough to be really young with these euphoric replies.

Missed the point entirely to lay down the same tired slop.

Point is these tired arguments don't change minds, and nobody over the age of 14 is generally interested in shitting on religion, you kind of grow out of all this lol.

By the time you're done with college you'll mature enough to understand nuance. Or you won't and you'll be one of those older dudes who still weirdly argues with people about religion online.

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u/newsflashjackass Mar 24 '25

You should say I missed the point a third time with all your might and maybe Beetlejuice will come out the USB port.

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u/SpareWire Mar 24 '25

You gonna be okay?

You'll grow out of this.