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Atheists, is there anything religious that sticks with you to this day? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Subject6051@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I am Ganesh, an Indian atheist and I don't eat beef. It's not like that I have a religious reason to do that, but after all those years seeing cows as peaceful animals and playing and growing up with them in a village, I doubt if I ever will be able to eat beef. I wasn't raised very religious, I didn't go to temple everyday and read Gita every evening unlike most muslims who are somewhat serious about their religion, my family has this watered down religion (which has it's advantages).

But yeah, not eating beef is a moral issue I deal with. I mean, I don't care that I don't eat beef, but the fact that I eat pork and chicken but not beef seems to me to be weird. So, is there any religious practice that you guys follow to this day?

edit: I like religious music, religious temples (Churches, Gurudwara's, Temples & Mosques in Iran), religious paintings and art sometimes. I know for a fact that the only art you could produce is those days was indeed religious and the greatest artists needed to make something religious to be funded, that we will never know what those artists would have produced in the absence of religion, but yeah, religious art is good nonetheless.

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[–] librechad@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

I'm atheist, but until my last breath I will say "It's all a joke, send me down."

[–] Nevoic@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah choosing to abstain from eating certain animals for moral reasons (dogs/cats/cows/horses) and not others (pigs/chickens/fish) is definitely weird. Though the majority of people in western society fall into this category, you just moved one more animal across the boundary due to normalization. If you were brought up with pigs, chickens, and fish you'd probably abstain from those too.

The real question to ask though is despite normalization, what's actually the right thing to do? Is it actually okay that some people eat dogs, cats, and cows? Or is it wrong to do this?

People should put more effort into reconciling this dissonance, because slaughter and oppression is not a matter we should leave up to the normalization of society to decide. Society has countless times normalized immoral things.

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[–] Leate_Wonceslace@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Constantly behaving as if I am being judged if I ever do anything immoral, the main difference being that I follow my own morality based on a decent functional understanding of modern ethics.

[–] Seraph@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

While I'm disinclined to religious beliefs, as are most here, one I cherish above all others is a simple short story. Why? If everyone believed this one like they believe the others, karma would be real and I genuinely believe the world would be a better place.

The Egg by Andy Weir
https://youtu.be/h6fcK_fRYaI?si=6aWGVmjbATmuYfTf

[–] PenPalMoment@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

The idea of an after life. I like the idea of seeing pets and people I love again. But do I stricky believe that? No. I look at it as a vague inconsiquential thought that brings comfort. It doesn't change how I live my life or my atheist beliefs.

[–] ChaoticNeutralCzech@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

I thought eating beef was taboo in India regardless of religion, as in – you could get away with it in private but good luck finding a butcher that would prepare one without ruining your reputation in the neighborhood. The taste is not good enough to risk it. However, (not) eating beef is an actual choice if you go abroad.

[–] MeanEYE@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's because you didn't tried good quality dry aged steak.

[–] WindowsEnjoyer@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

Dried beef is gooooood ♥️♥️♥️🥩🐄🐮🤠

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