(January 7, 2024 at 5:12 pm)ShinyCrystals Wrote: Here is the thing: I have, past topics of mine here, I talked about things like how God could not exist and other things. Based on what I may have said in those topics; and all of what I have said, plus some new things included; nature, reality and science, the way they are made (especially nature and reality in terms of how they are made) seemingly dictate our lives, as well as how everything works. Back when the first religion was thought of, humans did not understand much or anything about how nature, science and reality worked and did not understand much about why things were the way they were. Now, in the past on this forum, I believe I said religion and God were ways to escape reality, and by extent, nature and maybe science. Now, I am thinking there is a bit more to it than just that...
I mean, the supernatural, God supposedly answering prayers and working miracles and supposedly stepping in to help people through some divine intervention, possibly making things happen when they shouldn't because they defy physics, nature, reality; as I also may have said, humans need someone to look up to, even if they are not real. With that said, to me, it seems like looking up to such an imaginary being, a supreme being, is a way for humans to not only escape reality, but to try to get away from how reality/nature/science work or dictate things as well as avoid things that are true just because those people can't just accept the reality of things, and want some way to get out of it, sometimes desperately.
So my question is...
Do you all think God and religion are ways to say "screw you", or better yet, "fuck you" to the likes of science, nature and/or reality and how it works and all?
No.
Boru
‘I can’t be having with this.’ - Esmeralda Weatherwax
