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[–] [email protected] 65 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

It's always the Devil who tries to convince everyone that he speaks for God.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

It's always the religious who ruin everything ever.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I'd remove the religious implications and say "it's always those who are most convinced they have a monopoly on Truth who are most dehumanizing to the out-group"

[–] [email protected] 24 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I like the way I put it. Way easier to put on a bumper sticker.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

Fair point, but using ambiguous religious language to convey the dangers of religion seems a bit open to misinterpretation, imo.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeah but then you don't get the point of "man in sky and evil guy beneath the ground not real" across

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

Believe me, I'm all for using religious imagery when it's appropriate for getting the point across. However, the whole point of OP's statement is lost if it's not made clear that religion itself is the primary source of this evil. Otherwise, "It’s always the Devil who tries to convince everyone that he speaks for God," could just as easily mean "my god is right and yours is the devil."