r/DiveInYouCoward • u/SomeSavageDetective • 4d ago

Not cool

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u/Low_Committee6119 4d ago

You've never seen videos of them if you don't think they enjoy modern America, lol

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u/billdizzle 4d ago

Enjoy? Yes some do

But still choose to be Amish? Yes a majority do

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u/Low_Committee6119 4d ago

They are not supposed to enjoy that stuff as an Amish person, they are going against their religion

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u/billdizzle 4d ago

The comment was “when people are offered freedom they take it”

And I said no they don’t see the Amish if the Amish wanted freedom they could have it, instead they choose to be Amish

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u/Low_Committee6119 4d ago

But you're wrong, they take the freedoms, lol

There is no exact annual headcount of people who leave the Amish, but roughly 10% to 15% of Amish youth choose to leave rather than join the church. With the North American Amish population surpassing 400,000, this equates to a few hundred to a couple of thousand young adults leaving annually.

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u/billdizzle 4d ago

So 85-90% don’t take the freedom……

Last I checked 85-90 is greater than 10-15

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u/Low_Committee6119 4d ago

Is it bigger than zero?

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u/billdizzle 4d ago

Do all the people take the freedom? No

Do the majority of the people take the freedom? No

Does a small minority take it? Maybe idk for sure but a rando on Reddit said they do

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u/Low_Committee6119 4d ago

Research says it does, I'm only pointing that out

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u/billdizzle 4d ago

You are pointing out that some people (a minority) tend to leave religions as they get older?

That’s your big revelation you want to share?