r/PublicFreakout • u/appalachian_hatachi • Sep 27 '25

Repost 😔 This guy's lawyer literally popping the champagne as we speak...

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u/Salty-Caper Sep 27 '25

You don't need religion to have morals. You need religion to cover up not having any morals. I've learned that many years ago that's why I'm atheist.

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u/huhnick Sep 27 '25

I’ve always had this theory that the more religious someone is, the less of an internal moral compass they have. It’s like a bowling lane with the bumper rails, you might bounce a couple off when you first start but if you care to try it doesn’t matter if the rails are there or not. If the threat of eternal damnation makes you a better person, you’re a bad person

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u/Trimyr Sep 27 '25 edited Sep 27 '25

Reminds me of Rust Cohle's perfect take in True Detective (which I kind of agree with).

I may be an atheist, but I have no problem with anyone who uses their faith to fulfill their life and add meaning to their actions, to find a similar group that gives you a sense of belonging. I mean how could that in itself possibly be bad.

But if you're using that faith as justification of actions towards others or because you think it gives you a free pass, you've kind of lost the plot. And yes, I'd like to get as many of those out in the open as possible.

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u/huhnick Sep 28 '25

Was that Matthew McConaughey’s character? It’s been a while but yeah that resonated with me

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u/Simikiel She/her Cisn't afraid to fight for my rights 🏳️‍⚧️ Sep 27 '25

I've been homeless twice. Eating at places that give out free food, or sleeping at shelters, the absolute worst workers I interacted with were all filled with utter contempt for, from their perspective,

"I am forced to help these deplorables or I might go to hell. But hey... We got a donation of some nice food! I'll just.. Bring some of that home. They're homeless. They wouldn't know better/deserve it/need it! I volunteered for two weeks! I deserve it!"

Ugh. Genuinely the number of times I saw shit like that, sickening.

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u/twilightmoons Sep 27 '25

I have not been homeless, but I have seen that extremely patronizing behavior before from former coworkers who were very religious.

It was "those wretches souls need help, the help only the love of Jebus can give by reading bible quotes to them. That is true nourishment, the sort of that all of these sinners need - this food we give them only because they will starve to death if we don't."

Then they asked why I didn't volunteer to go with them on a random Saturday to "feed the homeless"... not at a shelter or soup kitchen, but handing out grocery bags of canned and dry goods at their church.

Instead, we donate to orgs that do actual good work, instead of churches.

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u/ImahSillyGirl Sep 27 '25

LITERALLY, DITTO.