this post was submitted on 24 Nov 2023
919 points (95.7% liked)

Showerthoughts

31044 readers
909 users here now

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. The most popular seem to be lighthearted, clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

Here are some examples to inspire your own showerthoughts: 1

Rules

  1. All posts must be showerthoughts
  2. The entire showerthought must be in the title
  3. No politics
    • If your topic is in a grey area, please phrase it to emphasize the fascinating aspects, not the dramatic aspects. You can do this by avoiding overly politicized terms such as "capitalism" and "communism". If you must make comparisons, you can say something is different without saying something is better/worse.
    • A good place for politics is c/politicaldiscussion
    • If you feel strongly that you want politics back, please volunteer as a mod.
  4. Posts must be original/unique
  5. Adhere to Lemmy's Code of Conduct and the TOS

If you made it this far, showerthoughts is accepting new mods. This community is generally tame so its not a lot of work, but having a few more mods would help reports get addressed a little sooner.

Whats it like to be a mod? Reports just show up as messages in your Lemmy inbox, and if a different mod has already addressed the report the message goes away and you never worry about it.

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] Got_Bent 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I can't quite remember, but there's always been this little vague memory in the back of my mind that I was taught to consider Carl Sagan as evil.

Oh seventies crazy religious upbringing. What nonsense won't you spew?

[–] friend_of_satan 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Same. When I finally read The Demon Haunted World 20 years after it came out I was so angry at my Focus On the Family "Carl Sagan is a passive satanist" parents for telling me not to read it when it came out.

[–] someguy3 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] friend_of_satan 2 points 1 year ago

It's basically about using critical thinking, skepticism, and scientific methods to help make life decisions and not be taken in by false ideas. The full title is "The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark"

[–] afraid_of_zombies 2 points 1 year ago

Before science and modern democracy the world was a terrible place, slowly the enlightenment spread and consumed the darkness, but we are on track to putting the flame out.