RE: Antitheism
February 3, 2016 at 5:33 am
(This post was last modified: February 3, 2016 at 5:35 am by The Grand Nudger.)
(February 3, 2016 at 5:28 am)Excited Penguin Wrote:You think that everyone filling the pews believes? Been to mass recently? The institutions and observances have a life all their own, apart from belief, as the swarms of "cultural catholics" such as myself ought to make clear.
Without the belief in the gods, the religious institutions and observances wouldn't exist(when talking about theistic religions).
Without the religious institutions and observances, the belief in the gods wouldn't make any sense.
There's a guy out there in the world, let's call him "Steve", who believes in a god named Bob, and he thinks that Bobgod loves him. He's pretty sure that Bobgod has a single command. Don't be a dick. Now, does Steve really need an institution or list of observances to make sense of his belief in Bobgod? I don't think so. He's just a guy who believes in Bobgod, Bobgod loves him, and he's trying his best to avoid being a dick.
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