• FatCat@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    Its an extreme over generalization. Also all of you keep saying religion, but this applies to all beliefs.

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      8 months ago

      That’s the point. Religion has a lot of extreme beliefs which are only based on, “God said so.”

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      8 months ago

      Where are these non-religious beliefs that are being inflicted on others? By far the most common case in the US are religious beliefs, specifically from the Christian right. Everything else is “well akually” that’s little more than background noise.

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        8 months ago

        Flat earthers, anti-vaxxers just to name two american. These are not only based on religion.

        Both far left and far right political beliefs are also problematic in the same way. See the pronoun debacle in Canada for instance.

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          Flat Earthers and Anti-vaxxers have huge overlap with religion.

          See the pronoun debacle in Canada for instance.

          So asking people to use the right pronouns is equivalent to making rape victims carry their baby to term? I think you have some fucked up bothsideisim here.

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        There are many such laws that are argued for from a non religious point of view.

        Recreational drug use: Laws against possession and use of drugs like marijuana, despite debates around whether adult personal use should be criminalized if it doesn’t harm others. Prostitution/sex work: The exchange of sexual services for money between consenting adults is still broadly criminalized in most states. Gambling: Many forms of gambling, even when just involving individuals risking their own money, remain illegal in some jurisdictions. Obscenity/indecency laws: Restrictions on distribution of pornographic material or public nudity, even if just involving consenting adults. Physician-assisted suicide: While permitted in some states, actively assisting terminally ill people to end their lives remains illegal in most places.