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submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by bedwyr@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

What are some of your favorite communities that feature topics like literature, science, ecology, aerospace, technology, politics, history, arts, culture, theory, and debate?

Where do responsible, respectful adults go for discussions and for substantive, high quality posts and comments by decent human beings?

(Not just limited to academic/intellectual topics, could be anything from hobbies to defense contracts to careers to skills. Just looking for respectful, reasonably intelligent, informed, relatively engaged communities.)

Also, are forum aggregators like Lemmy and Reddit even the best places to find such communities outside of listservers, universities, and academic conferences?

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[-] littlebluespark@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

looking for... reasonably intelligent...

Fair question, sure, but then you reply with?

...theology...

You're why we can't have nice things. ๐ŸคŒ๐Ÿผ

[-] Materiogorath@lemmy.eco.br 17 points 7 months ago

Maybe we should allow all kind of discussion in online communities? Theology is a valid discussion topic.

[-] littlebluespark@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago

Allow it, sure, but insinuate is anything more than the study of systemic superstition that's hobbled the species and upheld exploitation since the dawn of mankind? That's irresponsible at best.

[-] Nemo@midwest.social 10 points 7 months ago

Bruh I listed it alongside "wild theorycrafting", calm down.

[-] littlebluespark@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago

"Bruh", by that logic: you listed it before philosophy. Simmer, child.

[-] pmk@lemmy.sdf.org 8 points 7 months ago

Maybe theology is discussions about OpenBSD founder Theo de Raadt.

[-] Damage@slrpnk.net 8 points 7 months ago

Linux vs BSD holy war incoming

[-] littlebluespark@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago

I like your brains, citizen. Nicely done. Please continue.

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