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minus-squareatomicorange@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up88·7 months agoImplied fact: a baby is capable of having a religion, despite its inability to comprehend the concept.
minus-squarethesporkeffect@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22·7 months ago7th implication: Religion is genetic
minus-squareHonkyTonkWoman@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·7 months agoImplied fact: by distinguishing the baby as Christian, there must be non-Christian babies in close proximity.
minus-squareDragonTypeWyvern@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·7 months agoActual Implication: You’re supposed to care more about the Christian baby than a non-Christian babies.
minus-squareHonkyTonkWoman@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·7 months agoUnintended Implication: non-Christian babies are less likely to be hurled.
minus-squareWhats_your_reasoning@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·7 months agoUnimplied fact: all babies in this scenario are likely to hurl, regardless of their (parents’) denomination.
minus-squareChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·7 months agoI mean, Jewish boys go through a ritual to mark them as part of the religion and christening occurs early too, so I would say that religious people usually assume the baby’s religion.
minus-squareBallsandBayonets@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·7 months agoNon-jewish boys often go through the same ritual, even in a jew-hating religion, because of “tradition”.
minus-squareChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 months agoNot in my country. But my point still stands as long as there is religious significance to the ritual for some.
Implied fact: a baby is capable of having a religion, despite its inability to comprehend the concept.
7th implication: Religion is genetic
Implied fact: by distinguishing the baby as Christian, there must be non-Christian babies in close proximity.
Actual Implication: You’re supposed to care more about the Christian baby than a non-Christian babies.
Unintended Implication: non-Christian babies are less likely to be hurled.
Unimplied fact: all babies in this scenario are likely to hurl, regardless of their (parents’) denomination.
I mean, Jewish boys go through a ritual to mark them as part of the religion and christening occurs early too, so I would say that religious people usually assume the baby’s religion.
Non-jewish boys often go through the same ritual, even in a jew-hating religion, because of “tradition”.
Not in my country. But my point still stands as long as there is religious significance to the ritual for some.
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