115 sats \ 2 replies \ @k00b OP 31 Oct 2023 \ parent \ on: Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of AI tech
That's insightful. A bunch of people and their opinions make sense from that lens.
A common secular/cynical view of religion is that it's an anxiolytic, ie "the power is concentrated somewhere and I'm in its good graces." People totally use governments that way.
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240 sats \ 1 reply \ @kepford 31 Oct 2023
You nailed it. This is a human issue. IMO the issues with religion are issues with humans. You remove "god" and people create a god and act the same way.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @kepford 31 Oct 2023
Not that there aren't issues with all religions and people that practice them. Its just that religion is an easy scapegoat. Its just not that simple.
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