RE: What does religion have to offer?
July 18, 2019 at 12:52 pm
(This post was last modified: July 18, 2019 at 1:01 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
Costs about as much as reciting a sutra or leaving flower petals at an altar. There’s something to be said for greater acts of devotion and how that plays into human notions of reciprocity.... but the lower floor is compelling for the same reasons. We imagine that by doing alot we’ll receive a lot, and we like to hold out hope for getting our wishes fulfilled...essentially, for free.
I really can’t comprehend why you imagine that I’m a winnable soul, that hell would be the way to win me, or that this thread is the place for that even if the preceding two bits of fantasy weren’t as ridiculous as they are. I’ve told you countless times, it just doesn’t matter to me whether your god exists, and more specific to the thread....any benefits conferred by s religion exist regardless of whether or not that religions claims are true or false.
Meditation does what it does, even if it will never help a person reach nirvana. Hope is hope even if the wish is never fulfilled. A routine is still a routine even if it centers around singing the praises of pixies who paint morning dew on every flower.
I really can’t comprehend why you imagine that I’m a winnable soul, that hell would be the way to win me, or that this thread is the place for that even if the preceding two bits of fantasy weren’t as ridiculous as they are. I’ve told you countless times, it just doesn’t matter to me whether your god exists, and more specific to the thread....any benefits conferred by s religion exist regardless of whether or not that religions claims are true or false.
Meditation does what it does, even if it will never help a person reach nirvana. Hope is hope even if the wish is never fulfilled. A routine is still a routine even if it centers around singing the praises of pixies who paint morning dew on every flower.
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