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‘It’s too late’: David Suzuki says the fight against climate change is lost - iPolitics in c/canada@lemmy.ca

[–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 hours ago

Let climate change end humanity, we fucking deserve it

Major win for Trump as Congress passes 'big, beautiful bill' in c/politics@lemmy.world

[–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago) (1 children)

I'm losing hope for the future. They're selling merchandise for the fucking concentration camp. Humanity has failed. I almost hope we go extinct, we fucking deserve it

Without the precursor of Spirituality and Religion, there can be no morality. in c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world

[–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 3 points 4 hours ago

I'd say morality came first and people invented religion to justify the moral frameworks they already had. Cultures invented gods and ascribed their culture's shared moral views to their gods

Without the precursor of Spirituality and Religion, there can be no morality. in c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world

[–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 3 points 4 hours ago

Ethical frameworks exist that don't rely on religion or spirituality. Utilitarianism, kantism, etc..

It used to be just weird Christians, but now everyone's pretty much on board with burning Harry Potter books. in c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world

[–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 hours ago

Dumbledore is gay but celibate. He fell in love with a guy and it blew up in his face and led to the death of his sister, after which he decided not to fall in love again. That makes me suspect Rowling is one of those people that thinks it's okay to be gay but not okay to act on it.