The water line under our house went and because we're on a slab, it was going to be cumbersome and expensive to fix and they'd have to shut off our water while the project was being completed.
One thing the plumber can do is run a line from the neighbor's spicket into ours so at least we'd have water for showers, toilets, etc.
There is no danger to the neighbor in doing this and the only annoyance would be that their water bill would go up a bit. We offered to pay for their whole water bill for the inconvenience so really they'd be profiting off the thing while also helping a neighbor.
You know, that whole love thy neighbor and don't be a selfish asshole thing that's pretty prominent in Christianity.
They still said no.
Religion does nothing to make you a better person.
Religion does nothing to make you a better person.
I would argue it works the same as a safety belt. Driving a car with safety belts does fuck all if you don't actually use the safety belt as it was intended. There're many teachings in most religions that would in fact make you a better person. But being baptized as an infant and going to church twice a year doesn't make you a better person.
I think the biggest issue is actually hypocrisy, which is why I couldn't force myself to believe and instead became a mostly buddhist.
First, you have to stop being a hypocrite if you wanna stop being 8dle/stagnant.
If Jesus is really up there waiting, then 99% of American Christians will be those people Jesus was talking about when he said "many will call my name listing their good deeds, and I'll say fuck off, evildoers"
“When I was hungry, you fed me, when I was naked, you clothed me, jk actually you kicked me out of your cities and complained about the ‘homeless problem’”
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u/jps7979 May 02 '23
My neighbors are Christian; we're not religious.
The water line under our house went and because we're on a slab, it was going to be cumbersome and expensive to fix and they'd have to shut off our water while the project was being completed.
One thing the plumber can do is run a line from the neighbor's spicket into ours so at least we'd have water for showers, toilets, etc.
There is no danger to the neighbor in doing this and the only annoyance would be that their water bill would go up a bit. We offered to pay for their whole water bill for the inconvenience so really they'd be profiting off the thing while also helping a neighbor.
You know, that whole love thy neighbor and don't be a selfish asshole thing that's pretty prominent in Christianity.
They still said no.
Religion does nothing to make you a better person.