I relate on a profound level.

@book
>black people are actually Jew
Oh no... oh no no no... THOSE lunatics got to him?! The
Black Hebrew Israelites?! I thought it was just general, weirdo, conspiracy theory anti-semites. You know, poa.st users. I never suspected the other fuckers.

> I thought it was just general, weirdo, conspiracy theory anti-semites.

Imagine thinking hating jews was just a fringe thing weirdos did, and not what God does.

@Xenophon @book
god is a fringe weirdo.

capitalize it. Show respect for your creator.

@Xenophon @book
he's not my creator. Besides, I wouldn't show him respect even if he was. Doesn't deserve it.

@alyx @Xenophon Hitchens predicted this (Not that one the good one.) Atheioids hate God first, then doubt him because of it.

@book @Xenophon
Don't hate god. Just have no respect for the concept. I do have some respect for how a church can bring people together, but you don't really need a god for that. Just a well chosen common goal.

@alyx @Xenophon
>Don't hate god [sic]
>Doesn't deserve it.
https://sleepy.cafe/notice/AONvvFl9bpoKruzMye

@book @Xenophon
You don't need to hate something or someone to be able to acknowledge they don't deserve your respect.

@alyx @Xenophon Fact Check: Those are in fact the same thing!

@book @Xenophon
I disagree.

@alyx @Xenophon You don't get to sorry.

@book @Xenophon
I disagree.

@alyx @Xenophon How?

you expect a level of engagement that most humans are unwilling to provide. There is no answer to this question. The person disagrees because they want to, not because they can logically defend their stance.

@Xenophon @book
I mean... I was bored of this conversation before it really started. I'm not really interested in god debates. Haven't been for years.

As for how "hate" is not the same as something/someone earning your respect, I'm amazed this isn't obvious to people. We're not dealing with a love/hate dichotomy here. We're dealing with at least love/hate/indifferent. And that third option is where I mostly am in regard to the god concept these days.

Need I really say anything more? Surely you can understand that such a position is perfectly compatible with not respecting something/someone.

@alyx @Xenophon
>As for how "hate" is not the same as something/someone earning your respect, I'm amazed this isn't obvious to people. We're not dealing with a love/hate dichotomy here. We're dealing with at least love/hate/indifferent. And that third option is where I mostly am in regard to the god concept these days.
Lukewarm is just hate with cope.

@book @Xenophon
Lukewarm is not indifference either. And maybe this is a language barrier, but I understand "lukewarm" as being closer to love than hate.