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[Leo Gura]

When Stephen Fry reaches the pearly gates he will realize what a massive fool he has been.

Edited 2 hours ago by Leo Gura

[UnbornTao]

It's the same with believing in God, really. I always found this critique of atheism unbalanced.

The same underlying dynamic is at play when someone, for example, uses that term in a way that sounds convincing or consistent with "enlightenment" talk. Most of the time, at least. It's pure hearsay. In the end you can't think or pretend your way to what's true.

[Socrates]

Academia Is A Sausage Factory

The funniest part is the comment section, which functions the same when someone gives up their religion. When you notice this, the mechanisms of dogma are the same amongst those two; it is really funny.

[Basman]

Higher education is mostly just a credential mill at this point. Most people who enter it do it for the paper. And as those credentials lose value because more people are getting them you need  more. Soon you'll need a PHD just to get a decent job and the rigor of getting PHD will worsen because there's no gain in failing students. It's like a drug that society itself is hooked on. 

Did you know that Chris Chan has an associates degree. There's no way he studied for it.

Edited 55 minutes ago by Basman