@kpmaloyauthor@timmckay52 That's a good approach. There's a lot of danger in structured religion. Did you know that in 2 of the gospels Jesus tells His apostles to not pray out loud? He found it performative.
.@timmckay52 hey Tim, I bet you're the best person to answer this. As a kid I was with some very devout Christian kids and they wouldn't get the Burger King version of the Happy Meal because of the TMNT theme. How do you feel about some Christians aversion to fantasy themed IP?
@kpmaloyauthor@timmckay52 This is what happened to me exactly. I made the conscious decision to require evidence for my important beliefs and stopped believing in God as a result, despite my upbringing in the church.
@kpmaloyauthor@timmckay52 I'm fascinated by the dichotomy of people who embrace what they are taught versus those who rebel against it. What flips that switch from one to the other?
@ChrisDavidGill First I write a 17-stage interleaved outline, with footnotes and references to 72 Wikipedia articles, buttressed by photographic archives of the Encyclopedia Britannica, and then I take a nap.