RE: Is Religion an Attempt to Understand the World?
December 13, 2019 at 9:35 pm
(This post was last modified: December 13, 2019 at 9:37 pm by Fireball.)
My take is that religion is a con. Maybe someone tried to explain something at some point by pointing at a deity, but seriously, the rate of prediction had to have been dismal. Al Posteriori reasoning is always 20/20. I'm reminded of a History Channel episode where ancient machines were discussed. In ancient Egypt, a person could drop a coin into a figurine while asking a question that required a "yes" or "no" answer. Unbeknownst to the poor questioner, a "holy" man was the one who actually caused the device to spin, one direction for "yes", the other for "no". It isn't any different today, just the spin is different.
My real objection to religion (besides there being no deity) is that it gives people a way to check their brains at the door. Willful ignorance then follows, and is supported by the church. That is a crime against humanity.
My real objection to religion (besides there being no deity) is that it gives people a way to check their brains at the door. Willful ignorance then follows, and is supported by the church. That is a crime against humanity.
If you get to thinking you’re a person of some influence, try ordering somebody else’s dog around.
