RE: What human purpose does religion fill?
September 7, 2015 at 12:11 am
(This post was last modified: September 7, 2015 at 12:36 am by kramazeek.)
(September 6, 2015 at 11:56 pm)vorlon13 Wrote: In a world devoid of;
germ theory of disease
continental drift theory
handbook of of chemistry and physics
me
etc.
it can get pretty tough on people beset by continuing inexplicable calamities and mysterious properties of matter, nature, energy, weather etc. to have a fucking clue as to WTF is going on. If some cretin pops up and says, "God did it, and for a few donations we can get some answers and some control over shit", there you are.
I'm okay with I don't know. If a woobie helps me sleep I'm good; I don't need one to exist for the duration I am allotted. Off topic, did you know you are being referenced in another thread referencing butt plugs? Pleased to meet you just the same!
Is it as simple as filling gaps? In the time of the concept of Christ you would be lucky to reach the age of 40; death would be painful and the daily application of law horrendous. One most likely did things against ones inner definition of decency to survive and one would certainly want more then life had to offer? Poof; there it is?! I want it so I create it? I want a better of rule of law as well and here it is? Government, forgiveness, eternal life all in one? Is it as easy to learn what is lacking from the time of Christ to see what man would invent to fill the holes?