(July 10, 2016 at 6:55 pm)Maelstrom Wrote: There is no doubt that a theist can be intelligent in other areas of life, but what I fail to understand is how they can absolve themselves from that intelligence when it comes to religion.
Perhaps because even though humans are inherently logical and investigative, religion satisfies the cravings of human emotion. A lot like the addict, the religious flee to churches to receive their opiate messages of promise and safety. You cannot derive this sort of band aid comfort from the cruel facts of the natural world.
"Just call me Bruce Wayne. I'd rather be Batman."