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Me as a parent

Actually, the conversation would go like this.

Kid: Dad, someone on the internet said Jesus dies for our sins.

Dad: What do you think of that?

Kid: I'm not sure but it's weird. How can someone dying have anything to do with the bad things that other people do?

Dad: It only makes sense if you understand that back then, they used to kill animals as a sacrifice to God. They believed that God will show them more favor, the larger the sacrifice. If you do something God doesn't like, killing something will make God happy with you again.

Kid: This is getting more bizarre, and creapy.

Dad: So, Christians believe that Jesus was sacrificed to forgive all humans for all the bad things they do so God will be happy with them again.

Kid: O...K... So, we're all forgiven for everything we do.

Dad: Not exactly. You have to feel bad about it and ask Jesus to forgive you. If you're Catholic, you have to go through a priest.

Kid: David cries when he has to go talk to the his priest.

Dad: Yeah, that's a different topic, but that's what they believe.

Kid: Why does God want them to kill things?

Dad: It seems that he changed his mind. Somehow, since killing his "son" was such a big deal, that he's happy with us without further killing.

Kid: Is God supposed to be smart?

Dad: They believe that he knows everything and makes everything happen.

Kid: Isn't he suppose to help good people and punish bad people?

Dad: We'll get there later, your question was about sacrifice. Have you heard of communion?

Kid: Isn't that when they drink juice and eat a cookie.

Dad: That's right. The cookie is supposed to be the body of Jesus, and the juice is supposed to be his blood.

Kid: Seriously?!

Dad: Yes. It's symbolic cannibalism. According to the bible, Jesus told them to do it.

Kid: Like half the kids as school and all of their families do that!

Dad: Yup. Pretty weird.

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How do I learn to detect logical fallacies in a conversation?

I taught my daughters the usual logical fallacies from a young age. While doing that I learned that while occasionally, they appear in pristine form (looking at you, Slippery Slope and No True Scotsman), usually, they come rather nuanced, often clustered together, and difficult to identify.

A great way to get good at them is watch Fox News and identify them as they come. You can watch other networks and find them, but for a constant stream, Fox is a goldmine.

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Will Lemmy posts be searchable on Google?

Digg.com was the big thing with Reddit trailing. Digg began tweaking the experience toward a more profitable model. I had already come to Reddit when they went too far and there was a sudden enormous migration from Digg to Reddit. Digg went from being THE social media aggregator to being nothing in a matter of weeks.

Reddit is more deeply rooted, so I think it will stick around, I'm cool if Reddit keeps those who are happy with corporate model busy so we can do our thing here.

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Do you guys think this is the start of something bigger?

I mod a 21 thousand member sub on Reddit and opened a similar one here. I put several relevant posts to get things started and let people on the sub know we are here with a tutorial on how to sign up and explanation on why it is good to have an alternate.

I now have about 20 members, a few coming each day. However no one has posted or replied at all.

Another community I created has a similar result.

I know there is a threshold of activity that stimulates more activity, but so far its not happening. I've started many active subreddits, including one in the 1% with half a million subscribers. I'm not new to community building. I'm honestly concerned.

I want to encourage everyone to post and comment in the little communities you have joined. You will be contributing to this whole project when you do.