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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

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When I was a teenager, I went to church, and almost every ‘Christian’ there was a complete asshole. What makes it worse is that they try to justify it. This honestly made me think that if God and Satan were real, I’d want to know Lucifer’s story. Maybe he’s not actually ‘evil.’

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[–] bilgamesch@feddit.org 2 points 14 hours ago

The old testament - in many parts - as well as other ancient "religious" texts, is the passed down reflection of humans on the process of "civilizing" themselves during the late neolithic period. It's all there, beginning with the end of their life as hunter-gatherers and the emergence of diseases of civilization, the hardship and suffering that came along with the "gift" they got that is learning how to cultivate land.

It's been the complete loss of everything that made up human life for the largest part of our (pre-)history, suddenly gone, because we literally "tasted the fruit".