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[–] TimewornTraveler@lemm.ee 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Men in the comments of a feminist sub putting down women for having beliefs that do not conform to their worldview... and they champion themselves as the harbingers of truth. Why target these beliefs, why here, why now? Is there an underlying benefit for you to dismantle this particular false belief?

It's a cold, frightening thing to realize just how much of our "objective reality" is as questionable and unfounded as astrology is. The human mind works on fantasy and dogma. Overcoming that is perhaps an impossible project. What fantasies do you hold? Can you even stomach the truths that threaten to dismantles your world? Do you have the courage to seek it out? Perhaps being willing to say that the measure by which we deem astrology to be fake is itself a flawed measurement would be a good start, but what other beliefs would start to unravel?

Ah, no one's going to get this point... this is why Nietzsche wrote for his dreams of the Frei Geistes, his own irrational beliefs. But modern Nietzscheans are probably the arrogant misogynists like those in the comments here, picking up his resentments towards women and conveniently ignoring his warnings against truth.

Go ahead, fill my inbox with dogma about how truth matters most. maybe if you fight hard enough you'll be able to browbeat all of humanity into bathing in the blood of their gods. come on down from your mountaintop once more, Zarathustra, surely they'll listen this time. dont delay, the bell tolls soon.

[–] Soulg@ani.social 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Nothing wrong with fun beliefs but the reply in the meme is super cringe and antagonistic/borderline hostile so yeah of course people are gonna be rubbed the wrong way.

[–] TimewornTraveler@lemm.ee 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

good point! this meme invites us to consider why she is so hostile to Kevin. unfortunately the comments here all give Kevin vibes, rather than exploring the contributing factors to that hostility. it reminds me of how people policed the way marginalized people reacted to the world during the black lives matter protests. what's so important about acting "right" suddenly when marginalized people react to power?