Belaqua Wrote:(6 hours ago)Deesse23 Wrote: Wrote: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?
It is possible to have wonderful paintings without Michelangelo's Neoplatonic Christian foundations.
It is not possible to have Michelangelo's works without that. Form and content are not separable.
You seem to avoid the issue.
Do you imply with those statments that, in order to keep having art as awesome as Michelanglos in order to satisfy a human need for *something* (which you still havent demonstrated) we should embrace irrational and detrimental religious beliefs? Yes or no. Dont deflect or avoid or *misunderstand* me please.
P.S.: and i deem you educated enough to think you purposefully have avoided the issue. Aka: you are "playing stupid", which pretty much disappoints me i have to say.
Cetero censeo religionem delendam esse