Even if we grant Belaqua that religion does actually do something
#1 demonstrably true and
#2 beneficial to humans
there still remains the issue: Is there a way to get the same effect/satisfaction of a human need, without the *unwarranted belief* part? I would prefer this.
He mentioned art in an earlier post: Could we possibly have (in the future) Michelangelos paintings without the (detrimental!) religious baggage?
#1 demonstrably true and
#2 beneficial to humans
there still remains the issue: Is there a way to get the same effect/satisfaction of a human need, without the *unwarranted belief* part? I would prefer this.
He mentioned art in an earlier post: Could we possibly have (in the future) Michelangelos paintings without the (detrimental!) religious baggage?
Cetero censeo religionem delendam esse