RE: Why are you (still) a Christian?
September 5, 2023 at 1:49 am
(This post was last modified: September 5, 2023 at 1:52 am by The Grand Nudger.)
OFC, we often refer to superstitions to explain our religions but the superstitions are not actually the cause of our religions. Just as you make references above that are not at all important from a factual perspective - they serve only to tell the story you wanted to tell.
Perhaps, one day, both you and the christians will just be able to say your shit without the fantasy overlay - but I doubt that. I think our inability to accurately express this stuff is the main reason for the creation of those fantasy worlds in the first place. You're saying something you think is true, just like the christians are - but neither of you can sell that truth by reference to mere reality - and so we get distinctly motivated narrativization instead.
Perhaps, one day, both you and the christians will just be able to say your shit without the fantasy overlay - but I doubt that. I think our inability to accurately express this stuff is the main reason for the creation of those fantasy worlds in the first place. You're saying something you think is true, just like the christians are - but neither of you can sell that truth by reference to mere reality - and so we get distinctly motivated narrativization instead.
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