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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. A showerthought should offer a unique perspective on an ordinary part of life.

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Jesus could have been an antique meme à la Chuck Norris that got waaaay out of hand (self.showerthoughts)

submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by MajorSauce to c/[email protected]

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All we have are scriptures and texts that could have been a series of meme that built/improved from eachother but lost the common knowledge between the generations that it was fictional.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I've always had this weird thought that religions sprout up when a grifter finds a fictional book buried somewhere that no ones heard off and builds a cult around it with themselves as the center piece.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Isn't that Scientology in a nutshell?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

No, that's the Mormons.