[ SECRET POST #2193 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2193 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

01.
[GunnerKrigg Court]


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02.
[The Avengers]


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03.
[French & Saunders]


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04.
[X-Men/Marvel Universe]


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05.
[Tron: Uprising]


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06.
[Kagaku Ninjatai Gatchaman]


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07.
[How I Met Your Mother]


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08.
[The X-Files/Fox Mulder]


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09.
[Homestuck]


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10.
[True Grit]


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11.
[Saya no Uta]


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12.
[The Silmarillion]


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13.
[Homestuck]


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14.
[Supernatural]


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Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 01 pages, 015 secrets from Secret Submission Post #313.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

Comments

Re: Believers

[citrinesunset]

I think it's rude and disrespectful when people make fun of or show disrespect to people who have religious beliefs, in general. I don't think it's okay to mock someone for believing in a higher power, for example.

But at the same time, a lot of people act like beliefs should be respected because they're religious, and I disagree with that. Nobody's belief system is above reproach. There are a lot of religious beliefs (and beliefs justified with religion) that I don't respect.

Also, if you don't believe in a higher power, it can feel like you would need to "turn off your brain" in order to believe. That's how I feel. But it's not because I think people who believe in a higher power are all stupid. It's because it's impossible to force your brain to let you believe something that you don't believe. Once I doubted my beliefs, that doubt was always in my mind.

Re: Believers

[inkdust]

I think a factor to consider in this...quarrel? is that the idea of "turning off your brain" does not necessarily imply ceasing to think - in this context I would think of it much more as getting out of your own way. The skeptical / doubting / over-analyzing / nit-picking / anxious brain can be seen as a great hindrance, and the quiet brain doesn't mean stupidity in its place.

Re: Believers

[(Anonymous)]

But having that quiet brain is not a requirement to be a religious believer. You can be doubtful/skeptical/over-analyzing and still wind up identifying as religious. I'm a former atheist, personally; atheism was part of that process of skeptical analysis, but it was not where the process ended.

Re: Believers

[inkdust]

Certainly, I agree. I don't think belief is worth much if it is never questioned. But that questioning strengthens belief, which, at least from the outside viewpoint, is seen as bringing at least a temporary peace of mind. That period of peace / quiet brain is harder to come by if the skeptic remains in a state of doubt. I'm saying all this as someone in a very intermediate position, as I don't consider myself an atheist but I wouldn't call what I believe in a god. It just seemed like there were some misconstrued points that ruffled feathers and I wanted give a stab at clarification.

Re: Believers

[(Anonymous)]

How do you question something that isn't grounded in reality at all? Any questiong that results in stronger belief is just abunch of mind babbling designed to ensure keeping belief and that isn't really critical thought.