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Does anyone else feel irritated when deeply religious people connect everything with god? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 day ago by TheReanuKeeves@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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For example, you put yourself through university by studying hard and working full time. Then someone says, you should thank god for giving you the strength. Like wtf do you mean, I busted my ass day in and day out but I'm supposed to thank god for it?

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[–] DandomRude@lemmy.world 3 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

What makes you think I’m not fully aware of that?

I’m talking about the dangers of exploiting religion, which remains one of humanity’s most serious problems, as is currently and undeniably illustrated by the monstrous regimes in the U.S. and Israel, for example.

I never said that religion should be rejected outright or that it cannot also do good.

I don’t understand how you came to that conclusion.

[–] gwl@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Probably cause I read the words you said

Religion is, and always has been

even the most unfair and exploitative conditions can still be portrayed as just

Seems pretty cut-and-dry to me

[–] DandomRude@lemmy.world 3 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

You’re reading into my statement that it somehow implies I’m making some kind of fundamental claim about religion here. I’m sorry, but it’s simply a fact that religion is being misused for political purposes. I can’t help it if you’re turning that into a fundamental claim that isn’t there at all.

[–] gwl@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

I guess I assumed always meant "in all cases, without exception"

But I guess my dictionary was wrong

[–] DandomRude@lemmy.world 4 points 18 hours ago

What else is there to say? This statement is correct: religion has always been misused for political purposes - that’s what the sentence says, not that religion itself is always misused; that’s your interpretation.

Besides, if you’d read a little further, you probably would have figured out what I’m trying to say.