Comment on NASA has some explaining to do
768@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
That sounds like the story of those Christians who were afraid of lightning rods because it might interfere with their God’s ability to punish people by lightning.
Comment on NASA has some explaining to do
768@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
That sounds like the story of those Christians who were afraid of lightning rods because it might interfere with their God’s ability to punish people by lightning.
Flax_vert@feddit.uk 10 months ago
Or the ones who thought street lighting was demonic. This pattern has basically occurred repeatedly throughout history
768@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
I consider these associations of QOL improvements with mythical characteristics attempts of narrative control, with which religious leaders could exert power over new developments. My assumption is that previously, organised religions were powerful and agile enough in their narrative that those new development could be held in control of the religion, but with the beginning of exponential and distributed knowledge production they were kinda outnumbered and became as weird as they are today. I have no motivation or sources to back this up, though.
Flax_vert@feddit.uk 10 months ago
Sorry mate, I think you’re just crazy.
It’s likely just paranoid people using religion to justify their paranoia