Post by Thomas Eversole on Mar 21, 2019 11:23:50 GMT -6
I'm sure some of you guys have heard me rant about these Christian Discord servers that were little more than judgement zones... I joined a different server a little while ago, and so far, I'm feeling at home.
The server is basically "Philosophy and Religion"... so it is not exclusively Christian.
People there can set their own roles (Discord function) to identify as Jewish, Muslim, Christian, Buddhist, Sikhism, Wiccan, Pagan, Hindu, Atheist, Deist, Satanist, "Other" religion, Agnostic, Gnostic, Monotheistic, Polytheistic, Evolutionist, Creationist, Literalist, Materialist, Orthodox, Free-Willist, Fatalist, Skeptic, Irreligious, Determinist, Pantheism, Relativism, Panentheism, Heretic, Nihilist, Neoplatonism, Epicureanism, Stoicism, Existentialism, Panpsychism, Humanism, Idealism, Objectivism, Absurdism, Spinozism, Utilitarianism, Egoism, Pragmatist, Hegelianism, Taoism...
...AND some unexpected combinations of the above since more than one role can be chosen...
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So what happens when all those "beliefs" are in one place talking to each other?
Well.... its uh.... peaceful?
Surprisingly peaceful actually.
Don't get me wrong, if someone makes a claim, they'll be asked to prove it / back it up. Debates can get heated.
That being said, "this is what I believe" is NOT necessarily considered as a claim, and tapping out of the debate seems to be easy.
Racism and hate get hammered pretty quick. (saw a few Hitler fanbois that didn't last long at all. Trolls often have their account murdered in seconds.)
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The point of this thread is basically my observations in this little social experiment. I haven't joined all servers, or talked to all people, so you guys may want to consider that regarding the accuracy of the following.... but between the 10 or so Christian Discord's I joined, and the 2 "Religions" servers I joined - there's a pattern.
I felt rejected by Christians as a Christian on a Christian server.
I felt accepted/tolerated by Christians/non-Christians as a Christian on a both Christian/non-Christian server.
The "why" this is (from my experience) has crossed my mind multiple times... and I've got a few theories about this.
In lieu of making this wall of text too much bigger, I'd say that the variables are how relatively "normal" people change psychologically when when anonymity, audience and environment are thrown together in the mix.
Thoughts?
The server is basically "Philosophy and Religion"... so it is not exclusively Christian.
People there can set their own roles (Discord function) to identify as Jewish, Muslim, Christian, Buddhist, Sikhism, Wiccan, Pagan, Hindu, Atheist, Deist, Satanist, "Other" religion, Agnostic, Gnostic, Monotheistic, Polytheistic, Evolutionist, Creationist, Literalist, Materialist, Orthodox, Free-Willist, Fatalist, Skeptic, Irreligious, Determinist, Pantheism, Relativism, Panentheism, Heretic, Nihilist, Neoplatonism, Epicureanism, Stoicism, Existentialism, Panpsychism, Humanism, Idealism, Objectivism, Absurdism, Spinozism, Utilitarianism, Egoism, Pragmatist, Hegelianism, Taoism...
...AND some unexpected combinations of the above since more than one role can be chosen...
___________________________
So what happens when all those "beliefs" are in one place talking to each other?
Well.... its uh.... peaceful?
Surprisingly peaceful actually.
Don't get me wrong, if someone makes a claim, they'll be asked to prove it / back it up. Debates can get heated.
That being said, "this is what I believe" is NOT necessarily considered as a claim, and tapping out of the debate seems to be easy.
Racism and hate get hammered pretty quick. (saw a few Hitler fanbois that didn't last long at all. Trolls often have their account murdered in seconds.)
___________________________
The point of this thread is basically my observations in this little social experiment. I haven't joined all servers, or talked to all people, so you guys may want to consider that regarding the accuracy of the following.... but between the 10 or so Christian Discord's I joined, and the 2 "Religions" servers I joined - there's a pattern.
I felt rejected by Christians as a Christian on a Christian server.
I felt accepted/tolerated by Christians/non-Christians as a Christian on a both Christian/non-Christian server.
The "why" this is (from my experience) has crossed my mind multiple times... and I've got a few theories about this.
In lieu of making this wall of text too much bigger, I'd say that the variables are how relatively "normal" people change psychologically when when anonymity, audience and environment are thrown together in the mix.
Thoughts?