Them: Religious people get divorced as often as nonreligious people do. Proof that religion doesn't strengthen marriage. They quit just as fast as we do!
Me: That actually isn't true, once you account for religious attendance.
Them: That just means that they don't quit fast enough when they're unhappy because their religion causes them to stay together.
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This is like the "Shame so many people with young children split up, it's so bad for the kids. Also, people shouldn't stay married just for the childrens' sake." cognitive dissonance that runs wild in our society.
Are we willing to expect married adults to act like grown ups and put real effort into trying to stay married, or not?
divorce is so american tbh
It really is, tho. 😂
It's like they're allergic to living separately from someone they're married to.
my parents would always be so confused when ppl would talk about divorce. that shit is not normal anywhere but here
That's "begging the question" if I ever heard it, lol — "people who don't get divorced still want to get divorced".
But I also think of people who say "why do cars break down so often?" who don't buy good cars or maintain them.
