Nevri posted:
Nya-chan posted:
What is "a religious background"?
Just curious. I was baptized as a catholic, because my parents wanted to please the grandparents. But I never went to church as a kid, or even now.
The way I understand it is that you were raised in catholic family, but you don't have to necessary believe. You might have believed at first, but then you lost faith or something. In my case I was properly going to church etc. until in my later teens I realized the religion is bs and stopped believing. OP might have something different in mind though.
You were right Nevri. I don't currently believe in a God either, but I was raised that way, thus "religious background." Maybe kids never buy into it, but if you try to or your parents do and encouraged it, I think it influences a person's life a lot if only subconsciously. But I definitely could be wrong since I didn't have religion play a background role growing up. It was very much in the foreground.
But yeah you're right Nya-chan, you don't have to be raised religious to be a good person, that's why I put the "altruistic" option, because maybe we just want to believe and project to others that deep down people do the moral, right thing maybe. Not sure what it is that led us to the same scenario, but I think it's interesting to think about.
Also @Nevri, yeah like Nya-chan said, maybe it was just not having much connection with cheating plots in general that made me think Nya-chan's and I's scenario was plausible fictionally. Sometimes I forget to think outside the realm of fiction is why I was surprised to see holes poked in it so easily haha. So maybe if I was more realistic-minded about fiction I would have seen yeah no that scenario isn't likely. Thanks for teaching/reminding me of that valuable distinction everyone. Reality checks help me out personally.
Fun stuff to explore, and I feel less alone now. Sometimes it feels like it's mainly men reading yuri. Thank you both for indulging me. Also @none yes Buddhism would be a religious background too.
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