RE: It's time
May 12, 2023 at 5:49 pm
(This post was last modified: May 12, 2023 at 5:50 pm by The End of Atheism.)
(May 12, 2023 at 5:37 pm)Helios Wrote:Quote:Wow, that's ignorant. Even assuming religious belief is factually wrong, it's certainly not pointless.Nope, it's not ignorant and yes it's totally pointless.
If you say so ?
(May 12, 2023 at 5:37 pm)Helios Wrote:Quote:Religious belief is widespread because it's evolutionarily beneficialBeing widespread and once having evolutionary benefits doesn't alter the fact it's pointless and redundant.
I'm going to pretend I didn't read that. Something beneficial can't also be pointless, you don't need more than one brain cell to realize that.
(May 12, 2023 at 5:37 pm)Helios Wrote:Quote: religious people procreate more, they tend to have a strong sense of community, which is also good for survival.And there is nothing inherent to religion that causes that. That another system couldn't equally do. So this point is redundant. Religion is pointless. There is no reason to engage in it.
This just means that other systems are also beneficial, that's not a defeater.
(May 12, 2023 at 5:17 pm)The Grand Nudger Wrote: Do they, how? Do they make you wanna fuck more than the next guy?
Probably yes, actually. I can't really explain why, but yes.