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Kali Yuga: The Dark Age Prophesied in Many Religions

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This is a fascinating video. At 7:00, Tom Rowsell (SurviveTheJive) reads out some excerpts of the Srimad Bhagvatam(an important hindu scripture) where many if not every single prophecy comes true. The higher values are replaced by lower ones. Ones only worth in society is based upon their level of affluence and sex, people have no loyalty to their own family, culture or values. The only thing people will satisfy will be their genitals and bellies.

Everything will decay but there is a glimmer of hope. Just taking the name of Krishna would help one escape life and attain moksha.

Tom makes references from other indo european religions as well, this is not a culture war or culture war adjacent thing, mostly just something I found super fascinating given that they all were faiths that were very similar for the most part and got many things about the future right. The issue with kaliyuga is that of values, we have seen astounding technological and economical growth, the truth in many places is that many have lost values that were considered important by those who appreciate antiquity (I do at least). Many will not agree but even then, would appreciate any thots on this.

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The thing is though, we pretend we are so much smarter than our ancestors for being enlightened rational atheists, but there have always been atheists. God even gives them shit about it in the bible - The fool has said in his heart that there is no God. Atheists have existed forever, and the benefits of atheism have existed forever, all the enlightenment did was make them sound cooler than the benefits of faith. Hedonism and narcissism (two attributes commonly present in depictions of Satan btw) which sound much better to the atomised westerner/rootless cosmopolitan/globohomo bugman than a strong and safe community, the same way they sound better to every teenager. Of course religions will predict they will consume a society if unchecked, it's what the religious always say is the problem with atheism.

Or does it just seem that way to me because the religious I know have been parroting the prophecies of the ancients?

The fool has said in his heart that there is no God.

I like Isaac Asimov's reply to this:

"And anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be in danger of the fire of hell." -- Matthew 5:22.

Just nitpicking a little bit, but Matthew 5:21-22 says:

"21 You have heard that it was said to the ancient ones: 'You shall not murder, he who murders will be subject to judgment'. 22 But I say unto you, Everyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgment, and he who says to his brother 'raca!' will be subject to the Sanhedrin and he who says 'fool!' will be subject to the fire of Gehenna".

In context it seems clear that this text is meant to generalize the commandment against murder to acting angry and contemptuous, which if unchecked and allowed to fully come to fruition, will end in murder. It's pretty obviously not intended to be a literal rule about a specific word. In fact, Jesus himself in the end of the same speech in Matthew 7 describes those who hear his words but do not heed them as being like 'a foolish man, who built his house on the sand'.

I'm pretty sure the OP was being angry and contemptuous.

OP was quoting Psalms 14:1