Comment by Curosinono
6 hours ago
Yes i know. I still think its depressing.
Perhaps we use the sentiment differently?
Like the spread of the black death? I would say its depressing how fast and easy it spread.
6 hours ago
Yes i know. I still think its depressing.
Perhaps we use the sentiment differently?
Like the spread of the black death? I would say its depressing how fast and easy it spread.
It's a bit disingenius to equate spread of a religion to a disease.
Why?
Indoctrination gives you a worldview before you can question things. Its a vocal virus.
My mother left the christian church when she was 65 with the sentence "THese old white man don't have to tell me what i can do". And the context was a cousin of us coming out as a lesbian.
Yeah, probably "epidemic hysteria" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_psychogenic_illness) or something similar might be more accurate, but that's also "a disease" of sorts, just mental/psychological rather than biological.
It is a mistake to anthropomorphize large groups of people.