What Would God Say About File-Sharing? * TorrentFreak
What Would God Say About File-Sharing? * TorrentFreak
The file-sharing, copyright and piracy debate continues to burn just as aggressively today as it did with the dawn of Napster. When compared to the seemingly endless wars of words over religion, however, it's only just begun, but the opposing sides in both debates seem equally polarized. So, for an ...
What if God were one of us?
🎵 just a n00b like some of us 🎵
... Which one? We must specify mythology and, if required, member of the pantheon.
If we're talking Christian mythology, Jesus would have totally been a trusted seeder.
This is how I see God, pretty sure it applies to seeding as well.
I am extremely confused why the medicine factories are not sharing the best recipes and running non stop.
What the fuck is up with TorrentFreak? Are they anti piracy website or something?
Deuteronomy 15:10: “You shall generously give to him, and your heart shall not be grieved when you give to him, because for this thing the LORD your God will bless you in all your work and in all your undertakings.”
Sounds like "share with thy neighbour" to me 😉
Prove gods exist, else the core question is moot.
Religion really does have the potential to blow up in one’s face, and in the worst cases, literally.
But religion has so many good sides too and much to say on many issues, so what advice does it have to offer on file-sharing? Is it a sin? Or is sharing with one’s peers a supreme act of kindness and generosity?
The first question is made irrelevant by the latter two. If religion in general had helpful things to say, it would be unambiguous. However, due to the intrinsically interpretive nature of religion, it is confusing at best and harmful at worst. Sure, some people might arrive at an answer to a question, but it is not necessarily a rational answer.
Also, the fact that religion can and is often used to turn insane notions like killing people into acceptable behavior (to the religious) should be reason enough to disregard it when seeking answers. Why should we care what religion has to say whatsoever based on this fact?
Lastly, whatever good comes from religion is humanistic in origin. All of the "good" of religion can be found without it, and if it offered anything substantively unique, magic would be real. You get to decide your own morality, and this entire article is doing precisely that, regardless of religious preference.
Time will tell if the various Gods in the universe will choose to forgive those who copy music and movies, or those who merely covet their neighbor’s files.
No it won't, because again, there's no objective evidence gods exist. Some might say that we'd find out when we die, but we have no evidence of any particular afterlife existing beyond blind assertions by people who have had near death experiences and religious texts, neither of which agree or should be taken as proof of anything (unless you want to argue that works like the Epic of Gilgamesh were also true tales).
If God(s) has a problem with piracy, let him put a stop to it himself, but I don't see him stopping real problems like billionaire robber barons and cancer in children, so nobody should feel any concern or worry that there's some cosmic policeman waiting in the bushes to jump out and catch them.
Prove gods exist, else the core question is moot.
75% of americans consider themselves religious. Your statement is wrong. Ignoring three quarters of the population because you can't get over the existence of religion is a personal failure.
Nobody here actually cares about the status of god's existence. All of us care about piracy. Find somewhere else to stand on your religion soapbox.
Hell, while we're here, did you even consider reading the article? It makes for some pretty great reading.
I quoted the article. I read it, and it's stupid. Also, religious ≠ believes in gods. 28% of Americans are "Nones" and growing, and that number includes religious people.
But whether someone cares about the status of gods' existence matters insomuch as it's the core precondition of the article. If gods don't exist, wondering what they think is like wondering what Harry Potter thinks about piracy—interesting as a shower thought, but hardly relevant to making real moral decisions.
If someone is going to bring religion into this community, I'm justified commenting on it.
that's from 2010 btw
A timeless message
am I the only one who doesn't like these kind of posts where they share an outside link? I mean if I wanted to read posts from somewhere else I'd just install an RSS feed to get all the topics im intrested at.
I hope this lemmy doesn't get same crappy posts as the subreddit 😫
I get your point, but to be honest, we don't usually have so many external news stories posted on the same day - it's usually more of a mix. If it gets excessive, I'll take another look at it because I agree it is a bit "low effort". I appreciate your feedback.
Also, remember that everyone's got different preferences for content. E.g., some people really hate memes, but they often get the most upvotes, so a lot of people obviously enjoy them. Fact is, however we moderate the content, it will never suit everyone's tastes 100%.
Lemmy. A link aggregator for the fediverse.
From their homepage
Must be an abhorrently slow news day over at Torrent Freak