I mean, tarot is fucking stupid as well.
No, tarot is a fantastic card game : https://en.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tarot_card_games&diffonly=true
Cartomancy using a tarot game cards is stupid though.
Holy shit, Tarot was a game all this time? Time to buy a pack and get some people for a game night!
There's also a really really old type of rpg similar to DnD that can be played with a rare kind of tarot deck called a Minchiate (97 card deck)
Atheist utilitarian technology professional here. I read tarot. Not because I believe anything mystical is coming through the cards. They just happen to be a very rich and rounded set of symbology to lay out and use to talk through a topic. I have never had anyone walk away from one of my readings without saying “that was more interesting than I thought it was going to be.” Of course my style is very interactive and I involve them a lot as we go. Of course others out there take an oracular approach that’s utter horseshit.
You SHOULD fear alcohol and cigarettes, but from scientific reasons. Tarot is also unaceptable for a scientific mind.
Tarot cards have cool artwork on them, and they are as harmful as a RNG, or cootie catchers.
Artwork is perfectly fine, but shaping your view about the reality and directing your life based on tarot is pure superstition and stupidity.
They are however fantastic for shaping the lives of fictional characters. I love using them for NPCs in my games
"Using a framing device to interpret your feelings is unacceptable to a scientific mind"
Okay square.
Okay square
I'm not even mad
If you don't try to predict your life with Tarot, it can be a fun story creativity task.
There's nothing wrong with tarot as a concept. It's a wonderful self reflection and guided meditation tool. Just don't ascribe magical precognitive powers to it and you're fine.
I mean tarot is still superstitious nonsense, but so are religions.
I like tarot because it’s like „death; the tower of doom; the swamp of famine” and that means that you’re gonna have a chill week or something
FWIW, tarot decks were used for card playing before they were used for divining money from the gullible
divining money from the gullible
Thank you for phrasing it this way. Superstitious nonsense is all fun and games until someone loses a buck.
Tarot / psychics / etc. being used for personal and financial gain by preying on the vulnerable is far too common and needs to be called out for what it is. People who peddle this hokum for personal and financial gain are no better than TV preachers.
There's a bunch of card games you can play with tarot decks. People should mention this more so that they become more popular again. The people using them for non game reasons is the same as if they were using a Yu-Gi-Oh deck for it.
PS: the standard 52 deck is also a kind of tarot deck.
Coffe!? How? I am a little bit confused
I think that one is for the Mormons? I'm like 85% sure they think caffeine is against their religion.
im an exmo, yeah that's basically it. The "doctrine" we get that from says:
And again, hot drinks are not for the body or belly.
this was "interpreted" as caffeine specifically, probably because the cult leaders didn't want to give up hot cocoa.
Yeah, that one's a Mormon thing. The rule only covers coffee and tea if you want to be pedantic about it, though there are many 'spirit of the law' type people who avoid caffeine entirely.
Mormons aren't allowed hot drinks. I wonder if anyone's made an exception for cold brew.
Why did they draw the underwear to make it look like it's covered in loose pubes
Where's "beating my meat red, raw, and throbbing"?
Under the panties labeled “my sexuality”
The hell is wrong with yoga??? It is a awsome self weight exercise and cardio program. Better for you than running.
Yoga originated as meditative practice in Hinduism with some spiritual goals that are a bit more than just the more generic “mindfulness” you might find in your typical modern fitness class.
(It’s also found in Buddhism and Jainism,)
The physical stretches and poses are great for healthy, low intensity exercise; and meditation is a thing that exists basically in every religious flavor you’d like; so it’s certainly possible to make even a “fundie-approved” version, but eh. Good luck with that.
Ultimately it could have been lumped into “other beliefs”,
It's legitimately a religion, the other organized religions don't like these ancient forms of religion that don't require payments to participate in, and can be learned for free. It really cuts into their business model.
Don't try to understand the mind of a fundie christian.
I've heard sermons that claimed "psychology" was a religion. Their problem with yoga is similar. (It has connections to hinduism. At least that's part of it.)
A lot of megachurches have classes/programs that are almost exactly yoga, but by a different name. The name they give it escapes me.
Hell. There are shops on Amazon that sell yoga stuff (mats, balls, shorts, whatever) without calling it "yoga" balls or "yoga" mats so christians don't feel sinful buying it.
And yes, they're just retailers buying yoga gear wholesale (or drop-ship or whatever) and listing it without using the word "yoga."
Edit: Googling to find if there's a common name for the christian version of yoga, I found this god-awful thing.
Mormonism?
I'm in fear of that hairy underwear.
Don’t forget music and the entire fantasy genre
Alcohol use disorder is the third leading preventable cause of death in the world.
My mother is pretty liberal by my country's standards, but she is nonetheless religious and I knew deep down all her restrictions "just because" was due to religion. She think I "might get ideas". It occurred to me that religious people are prurient, or ironically dirty minded. Most kids and people don't give dirty meanings to things unless you taught them specifically.
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