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AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

Kinda depends on their exact beliefs. Cuckoos aside, a lot of non-extremist religious folks have views that are reasonably compatible with reality, or at least not mutually exclusive.

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floo@retrolemmy.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
I belief in an invisible wizard in the sky that grant wishes and subject you to eternal torture if you don’t both believe in him and love him is incompatible with reality

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- AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  As long as they aren’t believing every small thing that happens is due to the actions of said sky wizard, I’m not seeing the incompatibility. Also, I’m agnostic, so if you’re trying to get a raise out of me don’t bother.
  
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  - floo@retrolemmy.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    That’s what religion is.
    
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    AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    No, that’s what some people think religion is. You’re describing a subset of Christianity, which is in itself a subset of religions. Just because it may apply to a large number of Americans doesn’t make it the norm everywhere.
    
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- thefactremains@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  It’s just as compatible as imagination and fairy tails as long as you don’t force your beliefs on others, or make decisions that impact others based on those beliefs.
  
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  - CalipherJones@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    Too many people do exactly that. That’s the problem.
    
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  - floo@retrolemmy.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    Imagination and fairytales are recognized as not being real. The same can’t be said for religion.
    
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