lol Amish, 1830 technology is OK but hell no to 1930
somehow technology became "evil" in those 100 years
human indoctrination is mind-boggling, sets back entire civilization
somehow technology became "evil" in those 100 years
human indoctrination is mind-boggling, sets back entire civilization
The reason why they do it overall is less to do with technology in and of itself. By the way, they can ride in cars too. This seems paradoxical, but they don't need to drive and they already carve out exceptions for some things.
Practically speaking, it's about sovereignty. Not outsourcing "everything but your core competency" and becoming too dependent on others, just to be setup for a rugpull. Like the Hasidics, Muslims, Japanese, and Chinese, Amish are very adept at using social firewalls (even using things like language as a barrier) to keep mental viruses and bad actors out of their social networks. The aforementioned groups also very savvy at business. In these ways they are further ahead in social technologies, and the West at large has regressed.
They have even considered how they would adapt if cash was finally removed and there were a digital-only currency. They are aware of these things and their very religion was created as a "fork" out of necessity.
There's some valuable lessons in there, as walled-garden internet intensifies and every week more and more HN entrepreneurs get locked out of their frozen PayPal, Stripe, Gmail, etc and [beg for help / shame the company] on the front page as the only means of customer service. And as US has its supply chain threatened by increased tensions with their biggest supplier.
100% impossible to argue otherwise without believing in the woo-woo
Hell, orthodox believe their god gave them freaking LOOPHOLES like there is strict law but if they are clever enough they can defeat the word of god?
Really?
Like how they can use machinery and elevators and stuff on their sabbath despite being strictly forbidden as long as they magically string a WIRE AROUND THEIR BLOCK. Suddenly their entire block is now allowed as a loophole for machinery (something about it becoming their home or possession or some nonsense)
Women are second class citizens in all Abrahamic religions, if they become reform enough to include women in worship they technically are now a different religion just using the same name.
Utter nonsense, all of them. Grabbing society by the ankles and preventing all progress.
If they restricted themselves to 1830 technology in medicine like trains they'd have a life expectancy of 45 (had to double-check that, yup 45)
Utter hypocrisy.
They can still live a simple life if they want even with technology. I feel like I do that every day. I don't even use a cellphone.
Oh that's another thing, they use cellphones for business. They keep them in sheds out of their house and check them weekly for orders and other work stuff.
Everything is a loophole with these kinds of religions except freedom for women and other diversity.