(April 19, 2016 at 9:54 pm)Maelstrom Wrote: Theists love claiming that atheists converted on their deathbeds. It makes them feel better about the lie in which they already believe by producing more lies.
Well, lying is evolutionary too, literally, we see examples of deception in evolution, like the angler fish. No it does not excuse buying or selling lies, but explaining why humans lie. The unfortunate reality of evolution is both compassion and cruelty work, lying and telling truth also both work. But fortunately for humanity at the same time we have many times learned to overcome our worst instincts which has made us more civil even if not perfect.
Religion is a lie, it is a needlessly self inflicted self deception, but even in saying that it is still an unfortunate result of our species notoriously flawed perceptions. The best we can do is manage it to a more civil degree, but there will never be a 100% delusion free planet.
They do this because humans don't like the thought of being wrong, that insecurity leads them to lie, both intentionally and unintentionally. Our species likes control over their environment, and when we don't have that it upsets us.
