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Lovastra

Are any other deconverts reflexively mindful of language?

I'm taking a diploma course right now, and the coursework language is riddled with these nonsense words that remind me of my childhood indoctrination. I might be overthinking this, but I'm hyper aware of it and it's continuously upsetting for me to read them being used this way.

"believe" vs "think"

"create" vs "make"

"world" vs "planet"

"kind" vs "type"

Maybe other Exvangelicals can relate, but this reminds me of the simplistic, fluffy language used by church fundies to destroy contrary thoughts.

Posted Sep 8, 2026, 4:58 PM UTC

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