Mark Zuckerberg says he’s no longer an atheist, believes ‘religion is very important’
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Anonymous
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2016/12/30/mark-zuckerberg-says-hes-no-longer-an-atheist-believes-religion-is-very-important/
The founder of Facebook has found religion, it seems, according to a cheery holiday message he posted on the social network he created. On Christmas Day, Zuckerberg indicated in a Facebook status that he was “celebrating Christmas.” Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah from Priscilla, Max, Beast and me,” he wrote, naming his wife, daughter and dog. Then a commenter asked him: Aren’t you an atheist? Zuckerberg identified himself as an atheist for years, but on Facebook on Christmas he wrote back: “No. I was raised Jewish and then I went through a period where I questioned things, but now I believe religion is very important.” I didn’t know this about MZ. I wonder what religion he is? |
Anonymous
| Judeo Christian is my guess. It's easy enough to transition from Jewish to Christian and vice versa, as the two faiths have quite a bit in common. Main difference is we believe Jesus was the Messiah, while Jews either believe the Messiah is never coming, or they're still waiting. We share the Old Testament in common, along with foundational beliefs such as the Golden Rule and the Ten Commandments. |
Anonymous
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Interesting. Honestly I hope he isn’t getting too American-style Christian because he has so much power and the religious right concerns me right now.
But overall good for him, I’m all for people finding their spiritual path as long as it doesn’t hurt others. |
Anonymous
| Mark Zuckerberg doing the thing that all right wingers do and pretending to be religious. I wonder if Trump will lend him his bible. |
Anonymous
"Judeo Christian" is not a religion and it's not "easy" to transition from one to the other. The idea that it is "easy" is based on erasing 90% of Judaism. Judaism has at least as much if not more in common with Islam-- which is NOT to say those two religions are the same but just to say that pointing to one or two things in common doesn't make the religions the same. Side note--even "the Golden Rule" is different between Judaism and Christianity, and Christian sects can't even agree on the listing of the 10 commandments among themselves (much less agree with Jews). In short, the assertion that there is no significant difference between the two religions is supercessionist and offensive, if not anti-semitic. |
Anonymous
Probably plans to found a church so he can get the tax breaks and keep all the money he donated to "charity". |
Anonymous
| He has political aspirations and in the US you can’t win as an atheist. |
Anonymous
| His business relies on grandmas exchanging memes and clicking on advertising links. If that's your customer, you might as well make yourself likable to them |
Anonymous
Why not? |
Anonymous
| He said he believes in religion not in god |
Anonymous
He says "religion is very important". That is very different than saying he believes in any gods or follows any particular religion himself. Maybe he just wants the cultural experience for his kids or to fit in with his extended family. |
Anonymous
Bias, stereotypes, etc. |
Anonymous
He is saying what he is not ("No" to question "are you an atheist?) but he is not saying he believes in God either. Saying religion is important is not same as believing in God. |
Anonymous
| Kind of like Chris Pratt. Finding religion is usually the step before espousing right-wing beliefs and political views. |
Anonymous
| I am an atheist but I also do believe religion is very important to some people who need it. |