RE: A simple challenge for atheists
January 27, 2015 at 2:01 pm
(This post was last modified: January 27, 2015 at 2:20 pm by SteveII.)
(January 27, 2015 at 1:07 pm)Esquilax Wrote: And paying the priests. Don't forget paying the priests, religion is a genius plan to do that too. One might say it's kinda the main thing, is paying the priests, which is much easier to get people to do when you pay lip service to a bunch of things that make them feel good.
Do you really believe that Christianity evolved and continues because of the money? My friends in Africa running a home for disabled children will not be happy you discovered their long game.
(January 27, 2015 at 1:56 pm)Xeno Wrote:(January 27, 2015 at 1:55 pm)SteveII Wrote: An honest question. Do you think the ancient Egyptians (a random example) were irrational [at the time] to believe in their gods? Generally speaking, do Egyptians today believe in the same gods? Why do you think that Christianity did not follow this common progression?
Yes, no, Roman Empire.
So you are saying that all of humanity believed and behaved irrationally up until when? How does it feel to be one of the relatively few rational humans ever to exist?