HalfSalesman

joined 5 months ago
[–] HalfSalesman@lemm.ee 1 points 1 month ago

This is why I’m always a bit askance when presented with Atheism as some kind of enlightened philosophy.

Its not a philosophy, its a position on the existence of god.

is kinda simple-minded and divorced from any historical perspective on its face.

Its simple because its only a statement of belief in no god in the form of identification. A historical perspective is not needed to come to a conclusion as to whether people who believe in god are stupid or smart. You can also do that through thinking about their rationality or logical process for coming to those conclusions.

You’re casually dismissing whole intermediate strains of philosophical and literary development

If I wrote a philosophy or theology about how everything is made of bananas, and then for hundreds/thousands of years people argued about the nuances of my absurd and baseless belief system I think it'd be fair to dismiss it anyway. It doesn't matter how much fan fiction is written about Musaceae-ology. You don't have to read it, you can safely ignore it.

[–] HalfSalesman@lemm.ee 2 points 1 month ago

I'm bi (specifically polysexual, but that gets confusing because its less well known and I'm also polyamorous) and my attraction to specific genitals is roughly equal to body morphology and a cute face's importance, but I'm simply way less less picky about them.

I wish I was just as non-picky about the body morphology and cute faces. My romantic life would probably have been way more fulfilling at this point if that had been the case.

[–] HalfSalesman@lemm.ee 4 points 1 month ago (3 children)

I oscillate between wishing I was attracted to basically everyone with every possible kink (outside of the unethical options) and no attraction at all.

[–] HalfSalesman@lemm.ee 2 points 1 month ago

Perhaps I came off as too hostile. I read your comment and I thought it was potentially harmful and I'm incredibly depressed, so I wrote a hasty sniping response. I tend to think of things said as their effects in aggregate rather than the virtue of the person saying it.

I'm also bi and arguably aromantic. And intend to remain childfree.

[–] HalfSalesman@lemm.ee -1 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Its a normative statement. It contributes to alienating people without wives or kids.

[–] HalfSalesman@lemm.ee 3 points 1 month ago

Asking me out is a step beyond complimenting my appearance though.

If they were so bold as to ask me out they weren't afraid of coming off as creepy.

[–] HalfSalesman@lemm.ee 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I consider it normative to suggest that such is "normal" and suggests not having a wife or kid(s) as "abnormal". At least by implication.

[–] HalfSalesman@lemm.ee 3 points 1 month ago (4 children)

I've had women ask me out who had literally never said a positive thing about my appearance a singular time before hand.

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