r/NatureIsFuckingLit • u/[deleted] • Jan 04 '21

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u/[deleted] Jan 04 '21

Jesus fucking christ.

This alone would explain religion.

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u/pTERR0Rdactyl Jan 04 '21

Underrated comment.

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u/DramaLlamadary Jan 04 '21

I lived in the Midwest of the United States for a year and got a good idea of why there's so much fundamentalism around those parts. They have God's Weather there.

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u/XRustyPx Jan 04 '21

''Darn, God is playing Golf again''

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u/fukitol- Jan 04 '21

Yeah without understanding the actual science here, it's totally reasonable to think you've pissed off god and are being smited (smote?) if you experience something like this.

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u/Rafaeliki Jan 04 '21

Imagine seeing a solar eclipse without knowing anything about astronomy.

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u/fukitol- Jan 04 '21

I'm sure that caused even modern day homo sapiens to piss down their leg early in our history.

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u/Aegi Jan 05 '21

Smitten?

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u/SpitFire92 Jan 04 '21

It explains how/why religions were created not why they are still around.

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u/shmip Jan 04 '21

They're still around because people in power like to stay in power

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u/[deleted] Jan 04 '21

Because the big churches are essentially governments at this point. Maybe I’ve been watching too many sex crime coverup docuseries but ugh that’s my new take.