Pope's official prayer app commits cardinal sin, leaks 700K+ users' info
www.theregister.com
(Security) hole-ier than thou

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/68752761 which was cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/64103917

I thought about saying “you know it’s a grift when they collect personal information and leak it.” According to their Bible, you don’t need an app to pray. They say church (or a covenant, I forget, it’s been 30+ years since I read the KJV) is when any two people come together to talk about Jesus (sorry!). So, where does an app fit in? And why does that app need your personally identifiable information (referred to as PII in industry). Wouldn’t an all-knowing God already have it?

But you don’t have to know it’s a grift… I feel like this is proof the Vatican (or whoever made this app on their behalf, and thus speak on their behalf… and the Pope allegedly speaks on God’s behalf) themselves know it’s a grift. Because why would they need your PII?

I know, fools and their money are soon parted… just saw this on /all and figured the Fediverse’s top Atheism comm should have it.

  • SnoopSqueak@lemmy.todayEnglish
    1·
    5 days ago

    No, he doesn’t. He is of a different nature.

    Special pleading.

    Why do you think its ok to eat chicken but not human flesh? Because we of a different nature than chickens.

    Because a society that tolerates needless cannibalism is unsustainable. And because prions. But also, I don’t think it’s okay to eat chicken.

    Thus, God is also of a different nature than us.

    Special pleading. Aren’t we each of a “different nature”, as individuals? Define “nature”.

    • root@lemmy.wtfEnglish
      11·
      5 days ago

      Its not special pleading if its ACTUALLY special.

      We are not of a different nature. For man has the nature of man, and a pig the nature of a pig.

      2. the basic or inherent features, character, or qualities of something

      Example: helping them to realize the nature of their problems

      • SnoopSqueak@lemmy.todayEnglish
        1·
        5 days ago

        Its not special pleading if its ACTUALLY special.

        But it’s not actually special, evidently. Evidently, it does not exist, and special pleading is your excuse for believing it.

        We are not of a different nature. For man has the nature of man, and a pig the nature of a pig.

        I have the nature of me, you have the nature of you. It’s arbitrary, meaningless.

        1. the basic or inherent features, character, or qualities of something

        Example: helping them to realize the nature of their problems

        You haven’t answered anything. I can just say the nature of the universe is the universe. The nature of god is that he does not exist.

        Try getting more specific.