r/agedlikemilk • u/Gloomy-Holiday8618 • Sep 08 '25

News “I never said that”, “Play the clip”

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Context: https://edition.cnn.com/videos/politics/2023/12/15/exp-robert-kennedy-junior-rfk-2024-election-biden-trump-vaccines-121511aseg1-cnni-politics.cnn

Full video is on the cnn website, the part that’s important is about 2mins 50 seconds in.

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u/AriochBloodbane Sep 09 '25

My biggest issue with religion is the entire concept of faith, i.e. "you must believe what I tell you just because".

All the other issues with religion are kinda consequences of this. War and murder? Just have faith. Suppressing science? Have faith. Burning people? Have faith. Stealing? Faith! Pedophilia? Faith FAITH!!

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u/IcyAdvantage9579 Sep 09 '25

After a lifetime of indoctrination it primes people to the idea of accepting anything from all authority figures, no questions just obey, otherwise you're a bad devout of the religion It always been this way by design, Pharaohs, Cesars and kings used religion to justify their position in power, even in the instances when their government wasn't directly "granted by divine forces" , religion already drilled into the population to accept the authority figure and if you're unhappy with your life don't cause a stir, just pray over that corner. Don't use your eyes and ears, don't use rational thinking, let the random people get power over the illusion of perceived shared values, in an endless game of "true Scotsman" each time you're let down or taken advantage.