[ SECRET POST #3356 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #3356 ⌋

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Comments

Re: Expressions that bug you

[skeletal_history]

Even when I was very devoutly religious I hated the saying, "God never gives you more than you can handle" (and its cousin, "Everything happens for a reason."). FIRST of all, even if (a) you believe in God, and (b) believe life's hardships are things God gives you, the millions of people who commit suicide every year is direct evidence refuting this. SECONDOFLY, it's meant as a comfort and most people have good intentions when they say it, but it's a shitty thing to say to someone who is not doing well at handling their crisis. Why, yes, let's tell the woman whose son has just been murdered or the man about to lose his house that God (all-good, all-loving) has deliberately given them this trauma, and with the confidence that they can handle it, too! IMO, saying anything that states or implies that a person's suffering is deliberately imposed on them by some higher power (God/fate/luck, etc) is a dick move.

Oh yeah, and I also hate "it's a no-brainer". Stupid on every level.

Re: Expressions that bug you

[(Anonymous)]

I think when people say those things, they're either at a loss for what to say and blurt out what they think one is supposed to say in those situations, or they get really uncomfortable when other people are upset and are trying to just shut the whole conversation down. "It's all part of God's plan" etc. implies you should just shut up and stop acting upset because that would be like defying god, except I don't think people who say those things are really trying to defend god but rather just trying to avoid having to deal with other people's emotions.

Also, when people imply tragedies are about being tested, I wonder if they are self-centered and are projecting, because believing that when bad shit happens it's all a test to see how you, personally, can handle it is really a pretty self-centered perspective. If someone I care about dies and it's hard on me, it's not like god killed off a supporting character just to provide me with character development. I'm not the lead in a TV show! Real life doesn't actually work that way! Even something like losing a job or getting hurt that actually happens directly to me isn't going to be ALL about me, because other people might be affected, too. Even in those situations, I don't like the implication that I'm being tested, because if anyone else is affected, is that just acceptable collateral damage?

Re: Expressions that bug you

[(Anonymous)]

Bullshit like that is one of many reasons I'm an atheist.