RE: Church is not essential
May 18, 2020 at 11:03 am
(This post was last modified: May 18, 2020 at 11:12 am by Brian37.)
(May 18, 2020 at 8:29 am)Fierce Wrote: If god is real, he can be experienced anywhere at anytime. There does not need to be a special place for a theist to be able to experience god. In fact, church is merely a place of socialization, and nothing more.
In a physical sense I agree. But what many would argue is that that socialization acts as a coping mechanism. Humans are social animals and that is hard wired into our evolution. Some people socialize by going to holy places, I socialize by going to sports bars during NFL season. But if this pandemic doesn't clear up by September, and it is far more likely it wont, because solving these things takes time, I damned sure am going to stay at home.
I think the better argument so theists don't feel they are being singled out is to say, "They olympics were delayed, sports events have been delayed, concerts have been delayed. Nobody is singling you out based on religion." Mass gatherings regardless of content, are a bad idea right now. If they truly understand and care about others they will understand this.
