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djcb comments on A few questions on International Rationality - Less Wrong Discussion

15 Post author: Locke 30 April 2012 10:27PM

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Comment author: djcb 01 May 2012 04:26:23PM 6 points [-]

But in what way is being religious considered 'weird' in the US?

Comment author: NancyLebovitz 01 May 2012 05:46:14PM 5 points [-]

Actually, it depends on which religion and where you are. Any new religion (or new variant on a religion, and that happens a lot) is going to be considered weird.

Also, a person's amount of religiousness can easily be considered weird.

Comment author: juliawise 03 May 2012 12:48:40PM *  1 point [-]

Hare Krishna? Shakers? Mormons? Hasidic Jews? America mostly tolerated these religions, but the neighbors still considered them weird.