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   shortstories@merovingian.club's status on Wednesday, 03-Apr-2024 20:43:25 JST shortstories

   https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-coGRMyNla4

   Why I Was Wrong About Atheism: Stefan Molyneux

   MAuGA Initiative

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     djsumdog (djsumdog@djsumdog.com)'s status on Wednesday, 03-Apr-2024 20:43:24 JST djsumdog

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     Interesting to see an old Molyneux video still on the YouBoobs.

     I've seen this interaction. Back around 2010 at an atheist meetup in Cincinnati, one of the people there was a super libertarian and said "Taxation was theft." I wouldn't say the other atheists 'religiously defended the state,' but many of them did push back on the guy, and didn't agree with "taxation is theft"

     However, his claim that most Christians will leave you alone ... well, individualism is distinctly part of American Christianity. It's not seen in other Christian contexts, and for a lot of history, Christianity and the State were intrinsically linked. The "body of Christ is the Church" is a collectivist concept. The idea of the King, the Church and the Court (or in America, the checks and balances of the three branches) directly related to the concepts of a trinity.

     I'm also not sure about this entire "population collapse," message. Louise Perry brings it up in her podcast a lot; how the elderly will depend on the welfare paid for by taxing the young. I've seen it from her and other conservatives, right next to the dangers of Internet porn, social media and the sexual revolution ... lots of moral panic.

     I do think if you don't have kids, it might be wise to save up a lot and face the reality being old in this era might be rough. But the population is going to decline no matter what. It will rise again too. It's inevitable. Trying to encourage more children to prevent collapse seems just as stupid as China's one-child policy. If you want kids, have kids. If you don't want kids, don't have kids. Don't scream at someone for having 5 kids.

     If people are free to make their own choices, things will eventually balance out. The path might be challenging and people might suffer along the way, but that's the human condition.

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     djsumdog (djsumdog@djsumdog.com)'s status on Wednesday, 03-Apr-2024 22:08:10 JST djsumdog

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     I'm not talking about the rulebook everyone reinterprets every century. I'm talking about the actual culture of Christianity. I said American Christianity specifically.

     I'm sure the people behind the inquisitions, witch burning, crusades all cared a lot about Matthew 5:39-42 (very few were literate anyway)

     People seem to have trouble understanding that the Christianity of today (doesn't matter if it's Evangelical, Reformed, Orthodox, Fundamentalist, et. al.); the Christianity of today would indistinguishable from the Christianity of 200 AD.

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     shortstories@merovingian.club's status on Wednesday, 03-Apr-2024 22:08:11 JST shortstories

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     "his claim that most Christians will leave you alone"

     39 But I tell you, do not resist an evil person. If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to them the other cheek also. 40 And if anyone wants to sue you and take your shirt, hand over your coat as well. 41 If anyone forces you to go one mile, go with them two miles. 42 Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you."

     Matthew 5:39-42 NIV

     https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%205&version=NIV

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     shortstories@merovingian.club's status on Wednesday, 03-Apr-2024 22:08:12 JST shortstories

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     The reason it was not removed was because it was from a third party source that uploaded it with a youtube channel name of "MAuGA Initiative" which sounds a lot like MAGA with a U added

     This was not from a youtube channel run by Molyneux as far as I know