• idiomaddict@lemmy.world
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    16 days ago

    Yeah, I misinterpreted that as being pro religion, anti pseudoscientific antimasturbation campaigns, but it’s against both of those. My brain read this:

    which he considered to be the secularization of religion’s hold on humankind

    As this:

    which he considered to be the source of the secularization of religion’s hold on humankind

    Which paints the whole thing in a different light. This whole section is actually green and yellow flags, the red ones are elsewhere.

    • Emerald@lemmy.worldOP
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      16 days ago

      it’s against both of those

      Lol this article is weirdly written. I didn’t notice that either before you mentioned it.