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You say that as if you HAVE to believe in magic.
You don't have to believe it literally to justify participating, plenty of people who understand rationally that prayer won't instantly get them what they want still pray
Yeah well that shit silly too.
Mindfulness is its own reward and prayer, even to a rock, can help. It’s about surrendering and accepting that there is something in the universe that you have no power over.
It’s not about believing the rock is alive or capable or changing things for you, but by simply reframing your desires as a universal one rather than an internal/personal one you can find yourself motivated in a different way and opportunities may present themselves differently.
I’m also talking about the traditional concept of prayer, not whatever the fuck the Christians are doing.
A lot of Christian’s see how they pray very similarly to what you just described my man.
If you actually practice Christianity, and really the majority of popular religions, in the way they are intended, they all sort of circle back to a lot of these same concepts. It’s when you start attaching material specifics to these intentionally abstract concepts and governing others based on those specifics that things get messy. A true follower of their religion is often not vocal about it.
And? There's more important shit to worry about than people being silly
I’m not worried about it. I just think it’s silly just like people who think the earth is flat are silly. Ultimately I don’t care and I’m not going to tell anybody not to practice witchcraft.
It's a lot more fun to believe in magic when you know it's not real than to actually believe in magic.
I cast itchy retina on you.
FYI around the time you sent this I rubbed my eye, but forgot that I had cut jalapeños earlier...I do not like you
Fear my arcane spells.
True. But it’s still silly.
So? Ffs have some fun with life before a climate emergency or secret police get to you.
There’s lots of people out there who don’t think playing pretend with magic is enjoyable man. Some people think it’s silly shit. If you like that stuff you’ll just have to accept that part of it.
Look dude, there's people out there who believe in magic and you're just going to have to live with that. Don't get your panties in a twist when you see them online and give into the urge to tell them it's silly.
lol I didn’t get my panties in a twist, you do you, but I’m not going to pretend I don’t think adults practicing witchcraft isn’t silly. And it’s obviously not an unpopular opinion. Y’all are being way too defensive about this.
If you were defending Christians believing Jesus is the Son of God people would probably be flipping their shit.
Yeah I’d never do that. Also this is the internet, people are gonna flip their shit no matter what I say.
All were trying to tell you is don't go out of your way (which you did) to belittle somebody's faith. It's kinda cringe.
Religions are absolutely not above criticism, what a ridiculous thing to say. If your faith requires you to oppress people for things like, say, being born homosexual, then I’m absolutely going to belittle it. And if your faith says that you believe you can cast magic spells, then I’m going to think that’s fucking silly.
Religion=/=faith
The word faith applies in both contexts that I used it for so I don’t understand your point.
No it doesn't and I know you don't.
No shit?? 😒😑