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Showerthoughts

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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

Here are some examples to inspire your own showerthoughts:

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[–] harambe69@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Hindus and Buddhists would be dying left and right. Wait, actually, we (Hindus) do believe that if your life's ruined beyond saving, then ending it so your soul can go back to the universe/come back in a better form is a sensible thing to do. At least, we have legends and stories to that effect.

Heck, the Bhagvat Geeta has God saying that killing others or getting killed is not something to be afraid of, since the essence of a being can never be created nor destroyed.

[–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I think this is why the Catholic Church declared suicide a sin, to keep people from killing themselves to get to heaven

[–] daniskarma@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

They promised this superduper ultra happy afterlife.

If it were not a sin offing yourself as a would be a no brainer.

[–] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 week ago

the first religious leader coming up with the idea, watching all his followers off themselves: "well, should have seen that one coming"

[–] WorldsDumbestMan@lemmy.today 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Wait till Rocko's basillisk comes online, and we will see about that.

[–] Soggy@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Ugh. Pascal's Wager for technophiles.