โฒ 926 โผ Heartbroken to learn the Pope sympathizes with the poor ๐ (lemmy.blahaj.zone) submitted 1 year ago by florencia@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/atheistmemes@lemmy.world 134 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[โ] Maeve@kbin.earth 19 points 1 year ago (13 children) It's a state of mind, according to Jesus (Luke 17:21). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 13 child comments replies: [โ] whotookkarl@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 1 year ago (4 children) It's weird that state of mind includes burning hellfire Mark 9:43 If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off; it is better for you to enter life maimed than to have two hands and to go to hell, to the unquenchable fire permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [โ] Maeve@kbin.earth 10 points 1 year ago (3 children) Metaphor, allegory, analogy. Matthew 13:10 otherwise you could end up in prison, dead, or exiled. Oh look, we've come full circle. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [โ] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 year ago (2 children) Who gets to determine which ones are allegory and which are literal? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] Maeve@kbin.earth 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2013%3A11-16&version=JUB permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [โ] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 year ago* Huh, weird translation. Is this Jesus speaking in these verses? Wish it had the red highlighting or whatever. Also, this just makes it less clear lol. Like... it's kind of total nonsense permalink fedilink source parent [โ] MotoAsh@piefed.social 0 points 1 year ago (7 children) Well rich people demonstrably have better mental health as far as happiness than those struggling to pay bills or in even worse situations... So... Kinda' a distinction without a point. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [โ] Maeve@kbin.earth 17 points 1 year ago (6 children) Do POTUS, Musk, Thiel, Yarvin SEEM happy or healthy to you? Epstein or Max? How about the girls on the island? Go look at photos. Now consider social media influencers. The little boy that is in the iconic photo hugging the cop. Now consider what we know beyond the way it looks. There's persona and personality. They are not the same things. Can wealthy people be happy and healthy? Maybe, if they're actually good people and never look too deeply at the family wealth, or if they're not too developed, in certain ways. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [+] kadaverin0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [โ] Maeve@kbin.earth 1 point 1 year ago According to an article I read a while back, he was rejected by leftists and swerved hard right. I'm not exactly sure when that was, but apparently you're on the right track. permalink fedilink source parent [โ] MotoAsh@piefed.social -2 points 1 year ago* (3 children) Congratulations, you've utterly and completely missed the point about how money creates ample room for happiness. Whereas not having money creates stress and awful situations. Again, congratulations on completely and utterly missing the point. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [โ] knatschus@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 1 year ago (1 child) AFAIK you're kinda wrong about that. Research suggests that money improves happiness only to a certain point. Once you got the basic meets met it doesn't really matter anymore. People in poorer countries often live happier lives compared to those in rich ones. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [โ] MotoAsh@piefed.social -4 points 1 year ago "... to a certain point" Yes thank you for agreeing that money DOES improve happiness. permalink fedilink source parent [โ] Maeve@kbin.earth -2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) Yeah because I'm living a completely lux life. ๐ I'm angry but not bitter or depressed anymore. Eta: in fact, despite my personal challenges, I'm pretty mentally healthy and decently happy, most of the time. I have my moments but they're not consuming me. I quit playing the victim card and started playing the victim victory hand. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] whotookkarl@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 1 year ago (4 children) It's weird that state of mind includes burning hellfire Mark 9:43 If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off; it is better for you to enter life maimed than to have two hands and to go to hell, to the unquenchable fire permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [โ] Maeve@kbin.earth 10 points 1 year ago (3 children) Metaphor, allegory, analogy. Matthew 13:10 otherwise you could end up in prison, dead, or exiled. Oh look, we've come full circle. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [โ] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 year ago (2 children) Who gets to determine which ones are allegory and which are literal? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] Maeve@kbin.earth 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2013%3A11-16&version=JUB permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [โ] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 year ago* Huh, weird translation. Is this Jesus speaking in these verses? Wish it had the red highlighting or whatever. Also, this just makes it less clear lol. Like... it's kind of total nonsense permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] Maeve@kbin.earth 10 points 1 year ago (3 children) Metaphor, allegory, analogy. Matthew 13:10 otherwise you could end up in prison, dead, or exiled. Oh look, we've come full circle. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [โ] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 year ago (2 children) Who gets to determine which ones are allegory and which are literal? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] Maeve@kbin.earth 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2013%3A11-16&version=JUB permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [โ] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 year ago* Huh, weird translation. Is this Jesus speaking in these verses? Wish it had the red highlighting or whatever. Also, this just makes it less clear lol. Like... it's kind of total nonsense permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 year ago (2 children) Who gets to determine which ones are allegory and which are literal? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] Maeve@kbin.earth 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2013%3A11-16&version=JUB permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [โ] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 year ago* Huh, weird translation. Is this Jesus speaking in these verses? Wish it had the red highlighting or whatever. Also, this just makes it less clear lol. Like... it's kind of total nonsense permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] Maeve@kbin.earth 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2013%3A11-16&version=JUB permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [โ] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 year ago* Huh, weird translation. Is this Jesus speaking in these verses? Wish it had the red highlighting or whatever. Also, this just makes it less clear lol. Like... it's kind of total nonsense permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 year ago* Huh, weird translation. Is this Jesus speaking in these verses? Wish it had the red highlighting or whatever. Also, this just makes it less clear lol. Like... it's kind of total nonsense permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] MotoAsh@piefed.social 0 points 1 year ago (7 children) Well rich people demonstrably have better mental health as far as happiness than those struggling to pay bills or in even worse situations... So... Kinda' a distinction without a point. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [โ] Maeve@kbin.earth 17 points 1 year ago (6 children) Do POTUS, Musk, Thiel, Yarvin SEEM happy or healthy to you? Epstein or Max? How about the girls on the island? Go look at photos. Now consider social media influencers. The little boy that is in the iconic photo hugging the cop. Now consider what we know beyond the way it looks. There's persona and personality. They are not the same things. Can wealthy people be happy and healthy? Maybe, if they're actually good people and never look too deeply at the family wealth, or if they're not too developed, in certain ways. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [+] kadaverin0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [โ] Maeve@kbin.earth 1 point 1 year ago According to an article I read a while back, he was rejected by leftists and swerved hard right. I'm not exactly sure when that was, but apparently you're on the right track. permalink fedilink source parent [โ] MotoAsh@piefed.social -2 points 1 year ago* (3 children) Congratulations, you've utterly and completely missed the point about how money creates ample room for happiness. Whereas not having money creates stress and awful situations. Again, congratulations on completely and utterly missing the point. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [โ] knatschus@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 1 year ago (1 child) AFAIK you're kinda wrong about that. Research suggests that money improves happiness only to a certain point. Once you got the basic meets met it doesn't really matter anymore. People in poorer countries often live happier lives compared to those in rich ones. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [โ] MotoAsh@piefed.social -4 points 1 year ago "... to a certain point" Yes thank you for agreeing that money DOES improve happiness. permalink fedilink source parent [โ] Maeve@kbin.earth -2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) Yeah because I'm living a completely lux life. ๐ I'm angry but not bitter or depressed anymore. Eta: in fact, despite my personal challenges, I'm pretty mentally healthy and decently happy, most of the time. I have my moments but they're not consuming me. I quit playing the victim card and started playing the victim victory hand. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] Maeve@kbin.earth 17 points 1 year ago (6 children) Do POTUS, Musk, Thiel, Yarvin SEEM happy or healthy to you? Epstein or Max? How about the girls on the island? Go look at photos. Now consider social media influencers. The little boy that is in the iconic photo hugging the cop. Now consider what we know beyond the way it looks. There's persona and personality. They are not the same things. Can wealthy people be happy and healthy? Maybe, if they're actually good people and never look too deeply at the family wealth, or if they're not too developed, in certain ways. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [+] kadaverin0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [โ] Maeve@kbin.earth 1 point 1 year ago According to an article I read a while back, he was rejected by leftists and swerved hard right. I'm not exactly sure when that was, but apparently you're on the right track. permalink fedilink source parent [โ] MotoAsh@piefed.social -2 points 1 year ago* (3 children) Congratulations, you've utterly and completely missed the point about how money creates ample room for happiness. Whereas not having money creates stress and awful situations. Again, congratulations on completely and utterly missing the point. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [โ] knatschus@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 1 year ago (1 child) AFAIK you're kinda wrong about that. Research suggests that money improves happiness only to a certain point. Once you got the basic meets met it doesn't really matter anymore. People in poorer countries often live happier lives compared to those in rich ones. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [โ] MotoAsh@piefed.social -4 points 1 year ago "... to a certain point" Yes thank you for agreeing that money DOES improve happiness. permalink fedilink source parent [โ] Maeve@kbin.earth -2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) Yeah because I'm living a completely lux life. ๐ I'm angry but not bitter or depressed anymore. Eta: in fact, despite my personal challenges, I'm pretty mentally healthy and decently happy, most of the time. I have my moments but they're not consuming me. I quit playing the victim card and started playing the victim victory hand. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] kadaverin0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [โ] Maeve@kbin.earth 1 point 1 year ago According to an article I read a while back, he was rejected by leftists and swerved hard right. I'm not exactly sure when that was, but apparently you're on the right track. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] Maeve@kbin.earth 1 point 1 year ago According to an article I read a while back, he was rejected by leftists and swerved hard right. I'm not exactly sure when that was, but apparently you're on the right track. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] MotoAsh@piefed.social -2 points 1 year ago* (3 children) Congratulations, you've utterly and completely missed the point about how money creates ample room for happiness. Whereas not having money creates stress and awful situations. Again, congratulations on completely and utterly missing the point. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [โ] knatschus@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 1 year ago (1 child) AFAIK you're kinda wrong about that. Research suggests that money improves happiness only to a certain point. Once you got the basic meets met it doesn't really matter anymore. People in poorer countries often live happier lives compared to those in rich ones. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [โ] MotoAsh@piefed.social -4 points 1 year ago "... to a certain point" Yes thank you for agreeing that money DOES improve happiness. permalink fedilink source parent [โ] Maeve@kbin.earth -2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) Yeah because I'm living a completely lux life. ๐ I'm angry but not bitter or depressed anymore. Eta: in fact, despite my personal challenges, I'm pretty mentally healthy and decently happy, most of the time. I have my moments but they're not consuming me. I quit playing the victim card and started playing the victim victory hand. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] knatschus@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 1 year ago (1 child) AFAIK you're kinda wrong about that. Research suggests that money improves happiness only to a certain point. Once you got the basic meets met it doesn't really matter anymore. People in poorer countries often live happier lives compared to those in rich ones. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [โ] MotoAsh@piefed.social -4 points 1 year ago "... to a certain point" Yes thank you for agreeing that money DOES improve happiness. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] MotoAsh@piefed.social -4 points 1 year ago "... to a certain point" Yes thank you for agreeing that money DOES improve happiness. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] Maeve@kbin.earth -2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) Yeah because I'm living a completely lux life. ๐ I'm angry but not bitter or depressed anymore. Eta: in fact, despite my personal challenges, I'm pretty mentally healthy and decently happy, most of the time. I have my moments but they're not consuming me. I quit playing the victim card and started playing the victim victory hand. permalink fedilink source parent