RE: Why is religion especially Christianity so widely practied?
February 12, 2019 at 11:38 am
(This post was last modified: February 12, 2019 at 12:18 pm by Acrobat.)
(February 12, 2019 at 11:17 am)Gae Bolga Wrote: Well..yeah, sure. We're very susceptible. That's more a con than a pro. A reason to take extra care, not a reason to believe or assume that there is some validity to the belief.
The OP was about why people believe, not about the validity of those beliefs. Susceptibility is a pro and not a con, when it comes to the believing vs non-believing.
Quote:Sure. Though it's unclear what fairy tale beliefs are fundamental to some other positively valued concept, or even how they would be so.
It depends on what you mean by fairy tale beliefs. Beliefs in eternal values, life anchored in intrinsic purpose and meaning, in a love that can transform even the most dire of situations, a sense of something sacred, in a hope the can’t be taken away, are fundamental to who my mother is. Someone absent of such beliefs wouldn’t resemble my mother all that much.
Quote:Your image of secular humanism is thoroughly inaccurate. That you arrive at inaccurate conclusions by starting with an inaccurate premise is hardly surprising..but it's a common habit of the religious...so...seems like another con.
Who is an accurate reflection of a humanist? Would Sam Harris, Daniel Dennett, Richard Dawkins, Neil Tyson, Carl Sagan in your view be good representatives of humanist?
Quote:Case in point. What value or fundamental belief of your mothers leads you to present yourself as you do on these boards, or to make the statements you post?
None really, my mother wouldn’t be the type to be on internet boards. Though I tend to bust people’s ball on here, and be harsh on some of them their cherished beliefs, I try and avoid making it personal. I don’t harbor any real dislike for anyone here, including you. I’m sure you’re a decent dude, who I could tolerate getting a beer with.
