RE: Debunking Christianity? It's actually quite as simple as asking "why?"
June 22, 2011 at 2:24 am
A central question is not so much why does this particular belief system or that one exist - important though that is - but why religion itself ? And I believe that this has its roots in - of all things - evolution. Because at some point in our development we realised that we were the most intelligent member of the animal kingdom. We then made the logical but erroneous leap from assuming that intellectual superiority equated to moral superiority and that we deserved more than all other sentient beings. This culminated in us quite happily suspending the laws of biology for our convenience.
But what exactly is so terrifying about spending all of eternity in a blissful state of non-consciousness ? Why does that perfectly reasonable and rational proposition fill so many with dread ? So much that they have to invoke metaphysics to convince themselves that their imaginary world really exists. Try explaining to a theist that they are a biological entity, a finite biological entity that lives and dies like every other biological entity on the planet, and they will simply refuse to accept it. They cannot and will not comprehend their own mortality as it really is.
It is supremely arrogant of us as a species to demand special treatment merely because we happen to be in possession of a larger brain. As a matter of fact we probably have less right to claim superiority over others, given the fact that we have not been here all that long. Birds and reptiles were on this Earth well before us. They have a greater claim to this planet than we do. We really are incapable of seeing the bigger picture. All we are is advanced bacteria at the end of the day, because that is what we all evolved from. Such a shame that many are blissfully unaware of this and have to reference religion in order to feel comfortable about their own existence.
But what exactly is so terrifying about spending all of eternity in a blissful state of non-consciousness ? Why does that perfectly reasonable and rational proposition fill so many with dread ? So much that they have to invoke metaphysics to convince themselves that their imaginary world really exists. Try explaining to a theist that they are a biological entity, a finite biological entity that lives and dies like every other biological entity on the planet, and they will simply refuse to accept it. They cannot and will not comprehend their own mortality as it really is.
It is supremely arrogant of us as a species to demand special treatment merely because we happen to be in possession of a larger brain. As a matter of fact we probably have less right to claim superiority over others, given the fact that we have not been here all that long. Birds and reptiles were on this Earth well before us. They have a greater claim to this planet than we do. We really are incapable of seeing the bigger picture. All we are is advanced bacteria at the end of the day, because that is what we all evolved from. Such a shame that many are blissfully unaware of this and have to reference religion in order to feel comfortable about their own existence.
A MIND IS LIKE A PARACHUTE : IT DOES NOT WORK UNLESS IT IS OPEN
