this post was submitted on 22 Jul 2024
595 points (93.3% liked)
Atheist Memes
5448 readers
445 users here now
About
A community for the most based memes from atheists, agnostics, antitheists, and skeptics.
Rules
-
No Pro-Religious or Anti-Atheist Content.
-
No Unrelated Content. All posts must be memes related to the topic of atheism and/or religion.
-
No bigotry.
-
Attack ideas not people.
-
Spammers and trolls will be instantly banned no exceptions.
-
No False Reporting
-
NSFW posts must be marked as such.
Resources
International Suicide Hotlines
Non Religious Organizations
Freedom From Religion Foundation
Ex-theist Communities
Other Similar Communities
founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
Atheist utilitarian technology professional here. I read tarot. Not because I believe anything mystical is coming through the cards. They just happen to be a very rich and rounded set of symbology to lay out and use to talk through a topic. I have never had anyone walk away from one of my readings without saying “that was more interesting than I thought it was going to be.” Of course my style is very interactive and I involve them a lot as we go. Of course others out there take an oracular approach that’s utter horseshit.
Things can be interesting, and still utter nonsense.
Unpossible. (Goes back to playing RPGs and reading isekai)
You didn't understand. You seem to think that belief in magic or future reading or some other stuff is necessary to play tarot, but that's not true.
You can use the cards instead as a brainstorming tool that helps you direct your thinking into new avenues that you haven't considered so far. No bullshit necessary.
And I go to the Cathedral's confessional for therapy, my chiropractor for all health ailments, and my life coach and CrossFit trainer tells me joint pain is just weakness leaving the body
And I'm FINE! Not fucked up at all.
Sure, but you can do that with anything.
"I play therapist by telling my clients they are the decrepit goblin that stumbled into the stinky swamp and ask them if they want to try to get out of it by using the enchanted axe or call upon the great dragon to lift them up."
Why is that in quotes? Is that a reference to something?
I'll leave you to figure it out, or give up.
I figured it out. You think tarot is Dungeons & Dragons.
Indeed. Sometimes it's helpful to filter your thoughts through a different lense, and tarot can spark ideas or aspects you hadn't considered as you try to fit things within the context of the cards you're seeing.