haha, thank you for brightening my day!

I did say every structure through inference. You are still disagreeing with me. If you can’t see it, so be it. I’m Audi

not necessarily. I know far too many intelligent people who are hard-line conservatives. it’s just a lack of empathy, world experience, stubborn ignorance, or some combination of the above. Although, I do concede that the overwhelming majority of the populous that is uneducated is Republican and this is entirely my anecdotal perspective.

No, in your list only religious people…

You started off your comment by saying no. This indicates a negative position. Since you responded to my comment, I can only assume you are taking a negative position against my comment.

Then you followed that position up with anecdotal evidence, not responding to the key position I maintain; that this is not unique to religion, but every structure in which power and positions of authority exist. If it exists, it can be corrupted. Again, modus operandi, does not matter, since that is inherently a key part of my position.

If you were just commenting a personal experience, then why did you start off with, “No”? What is your position in this debate? Because, I am finding myself further, and further lost.

if you can count it, it’s fewer. if you can’t, it’s less. e.g. i need less voltage and fewer capacitors for my project.

crazy how many people miss that.

I’m sorry, I thought we were interjecting personal experience as conjecture.

In direct response to your original comment, you have proven my point exactly. People who were in a position of power/authority abused it. It doesn’t matter what the modus operandi is when the fundamental consequence is the same. People want power, people get it, people abuse it. It’s not inherently unique to any one thing in humanity, it’s ubiquitous.

What role did religion play when my sisters ex partner, who was an atheist, beat the shit out of her and raped her? Please explain, as my life experiences are clearly limited.

And I’m like, “Huh, I figured pirating was gonna weigh something but that seems a little much”

Honestly, that’s it in a nutshell. The complete lack of human empathy is the issue. Whatever tools are available for someone to take advantage of, will be. Humans are animals. We like to act like we’re some superior species, advanced so far, but in the grand scheme of the universe and knowledge, we’re so young. We know absolutely nothing. The arrogance of humanity.

Can’t miss out if you dedicate yourself to all the religions!

Religion, government, business, a non profit, it doesn’t matter what it is, people will assume a position of authority in whatever power structure that has space, and corrupt it. It’s not unique to religion. It’s only because religion has been corrupted by people desiring power, that people hate religion. But in that same vein, the fight should be about dismantling power structures and creating equality. Which, would be in line with some religions, ironically.