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  • shapesalad0

    Imagine you're on your regular morning run, then some guys jump you and try to cut your legs off with a chainsaw:

    https://www.bbc.com/sport/africa…

    "To this day, he still has no firm understanding of why the attack happened, especially since none of his belongings were stolen."

    "There's a belief that if you take a body part from someone and mix it with another and go to a traditional healer, you get wealthy," he suggested. "So it could be that or it could be jealousy."

    If it's the former reason, I think it shows how dangerous a belief system can be, and why religions need to be kept in check.

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