Message from @Gil O'Teen

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2017-04-10 17:38:13 UTC  

christianity happened. it had a big influence on the west. have to work within that frame at least somewhat.

2017-04-10 17:38:47 UTC  

even if people aren't officially christians it still left a big mark on everyone

2017-04-10 17:39:22 UTC  

win = 14 words

2017-04-10 17:40:06 UTC  

I think you're going to see the hard atheists flock back to it but other people looking for renewed religiousity will probably not become Christian if for nothing else than the fact that they've longsince abandoned those values

2017-04-10 17:41:53 UTC  

i'm not that optimistic

2017-04-10 17:41:56 UTC  
2017-04-10 17:41:59 UTC  

I respect that attitude

2017-04-10 17:42:19 UTC  

face it, the peak of the west was arguably a christian west

2017-04-10 17:42:30 UTC  

and the argument is mostly about LARPing

2017-04-10 17:42:49 UTC  

the christian west produced the greatest amount of great people

2017-04-10 17:43:08 UTC  

industrialization and modernity would not have been possible without that

2017-04-10 17:43:40 UTC  

that it cannibalizes itself is unfortunate, but not guaranteed

2017-04-10 17:44:46 UTC  

it's debatable how much christianity is responsible for our success, the argument that white people were good for christianity and not the other way around is just as valid. it doesn't matter though. i'm just trying to be pragmatic and think of what would be most effective. things can improve over time but we need speed right now.

2017-04-10 17:44:58 UTC  

it's probably already too late

2017-04-10 17:45:13 UTC  

but have to do something while we're here

2017-04-10 17:45:14 UTC  

I think it's credible it's both things

2017-04-10 17:45:16 UTC  

white people and Christianity

2017-04-10 17:45:50 UTC  

but yeah pragmatism

2017-04-10 17:46:05 UTC  

white people should be worried about how they motivate their people to breed

2017-04-10 17:46:12 UTC  

over a lot of other more trivial concerns

2017-04-10 17:46:42 UTC  

i am a baby making proselytizer haha

2017-04-10 17:46:57 UTC  

Christians make more babies, but that's dropping

2017-04-10 17:47:01 UTC  

don't need a religion for that. it's so natural.

2017-04-10 17:47:07 UTC  

well, you would think

2017-04-10 17:47:16 UTC  

but other religions produce more babies

2017-04-10 17:47:20 UTC  

and it's not simply the race thing

2017-04-10 17:47:23 UTC  

Mormons produce more too

2017-04-10 17:47:35 UTC  

it's just cuz they have a positive view of it

2017-04-10 17:47:38 UTC  

what's up

2017-04-10 17:47:50 UTC  

well yes, what do you mean it's kjust

2017-04-10 17:47:53 UTC  

it's an important thing man

2017-04-10 17:47:55 UTC  

i've found all people need is ONE person to give encouragement and they get on board right away.

2017-04-10 17:47:57 UTC  

whatever reason they have

2017-04-10 17:47:58 UTC  

it's good enough

2017-04-10 17:48:11 UTC  

no <@!301033797909217287>

2017-04-10 17:48:13 UTC  

cuz we all have the desire in us, we just never get any encouragement

2017-04-10 17:48:34 UTC  

what alternative encouragement could work, hypothetically

2017-04-10 17:48:38 UTC  

it seems to me to be very abnormal

2017-04-10 17:48:47 UTC  

that living beings start to think reproduction isn't important

2017-04-10 17:48:55 UTC  

You won't go broke having children would be sufficient

2017-04-10 17:49:00 UTC  

to the point where they are on the edge of a demographic shrinkage