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Comment by joeberon | Hacker News Reader

> Is mixing tech and religion appropriate?

Why wouldn't it be?

Tech and science used to be safe spaces free from abusive ideologies and religion is a dumpster fire of manipulation techniques designed to enslave one's mind for profit of organisations that "own" particular religion. Place of religion is in one's home or designated space that is clearly marked that "religion is happening there". Many people were not subjected to abuse from religious organisations, so they tend to dismiss such concerns and be defensive (as they are manipulated into being as such)

Tech and science also used to be free from gatekeepers/cancellers of any kind. You want to have a QEMU Ramadan - fine. QEMU Darwin festival - awesome. Gosh, you could even have whitelists and slave processes.

Do you mean abusive idealogies like intersectionality and safe-spaceism?

IMO "science" has become its own ideology that is in practice orthogonal or even opposed to science.

From what I've perceived, the anti-religion SJW types in the workplace cause more "unsafe spaces" than any of the religious people I've ever worked with. The latter barely ever share their beliefs with others (unless asked), while the former constantly push their toxic beliefs on everyone within earshot.

I agree... but, unfortunately, I suspect this is because of who currently holds cultural and institutional power, not because of anything inherent in the religions or ideologies in question. (There probably exist enclaves even today where religion is dominant, wherein literal holier-than-thou shaming of the less-than-totally-devout acts similarly to today's shaming by SJWs.)

Maybe someone will design a religion or ideology that would be resistant to being used for that kind of thing even if it becomes dominant. The fact that "tolerance" is such a central idea in social justice stuff, and yet here we are today, is evidence against this being possible... but I dunno, maybe there's an approach that would work. (Flying Spaghetti Monster? Some have said that humor—beyond "mocking the enemy"—is a good antidote to fanaticism.)

> Tech and science used to be safe spaces free from abusive ideologies

I don't think this is historically accurate. Such a time never existed.

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