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by ASalazarMX 1364 days ago
You were probably raised by a kind of Catholic I call "Catholic Light". They pray, go to church, think of god from time to time, and that's about it. Hardcore Catholicism is scary like any extremist religion, it will instill in children the fear of being watched and judged all the time, with no place to hide, not even your thoughts. It will make you fear eternal torture in hell because you're impure since birth, and every tiny sin makes you impure again. You become totally dependent on Catholic authority because only they can clean and save your soul, only for it to become dirty again almost immediately.

Subjecting a child to the fear of thought crime is the actual lunacy.
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soulofmischief 1364 days ago
Yep.

Most of my early hacking endeavors and criminal mentality were developed while circumventing net nanny software and learning how to sneak and lie effectively.

I wasn't allowed a computer in my room, there were long stretches of time where I didn't have a door, and when I finally got a phone it was subject to daily random confiscation so that my texts could be read. I struggled deeply with a sense of identity.

Sorry you had to deal with that stuff, too. I know that you don't gain that kind of perspective without seeing it for yourself.

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tb_technical 1362 days ago
I'll say the same thing I said to soulofmischief: you're painting with a broad brush.

Who's to say my "Catholic light" behaviour isn't how the majority of what Catholics act? In fact, I bet that's so.

Characterizing a group by a small minority is the work of demagogues and thugs.

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soulofmischief 1362 days ago
> Who's to say my "Catholic light" behaviour isn't how the majority of what Catholics act?

It's not about how the sheep act, or if they believe their own dogma. It's how the leadership acts, now and historically. And public sentiment is also localized. Not every Christian is born in white America.

> Characterizing a group by a small minority is the work of demagogues and thugs.

The small minority (a questionable label without citation) does the majority of damage, while the rest of the congregation fund and venerate them, sticking their heads up their own asses so that they don't have to see what they're really contributing to.

Painting your detractors as thugs is just so lame, so lazy, I know you can do better than that.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianity_and_violence

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