Maimas2@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 19 days agoOur society has long passed the time during which a single person or writing could change everyone's opinions.message-squaremessage-square40fedilinkarrow-up1120arrow-down118file-text
arrow-up1102arrow-down1message-squareOur society has long passed the time during which a single person or writing could change everyone's opinions.Maimas2@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 19 days agomessage-square40fedilinkfile-text
See, I’ve been reading Common Sense by Thomas Paine, and it’s perfect example of something impossible today.
minus-squareFlashMobOfOne@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·19 days agoI don’t know that a screenshot of twitter is proof of anything, especially after the proliferation of AI. But, go read about the Catholic Church in the Middle Ages. Even if I’m wrong in my opinion, you’ll learn some new things.
minus-squarePossibly linux@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·19 days agoHonestly I think it is wrong to compare modern day to anything over a few decades old. You can’t hold Catholics responsible for things that happened centuries ago. You can only hold them to the now. Also not all Catholics believe the same things.
I don’t know that a screenshot of twitter is proof of anything, especially after the proliferation of AI.
But, go read about the Catholic Church in the Middle Ages. Even if I’m wrong in my opinion, you’ll learn some new things.
Honestly I think it is wrong to compare modern day to anything over a few decades old. You can’t hold Catholics responsible for things that happened centuries ago. You can only hold them to the now.
Also not all Catholics believe the same things.