RE: The terror of religion
February 12, 2012 at 1:33 am
(This post was last modified: February 12, 2012 at 1:34 am by Bgood.)
The researchers of the new paper concluded: "Outward displays of belief in God may be viewed as a proxy for trustworthiness … believers may consider atheists' absence of belief as a public threat to cooperation and honesty."
An atheist is a dissenter. They go against popular, public opinion. Mob mentality drives the belief in God. God has strength in numbers and for someone to test that "cooperation" is ostracized from the group. Even though most believers deep down inside have their own doubts and skepticism toward their religion, they prefer to suppress it in order to 'fit in' and be socially accepted. This situation also appiles to political issues. That's why 'religion and politics' is something that most people don't talk about because there are deep seated emotional conflicts within themselves that are waiting to explode and manifest in potentially violent ways. Everybody knows that politics and religion are both fucked up, but we don't want to address them directly, because they rule our lives. We feel helpless and small in the face of such mass ignorance. People just don't realize that the belief in a Christian God is a terrible hindrance to everything. A Buddha on the other hand, who is only human, can bestow much better wisdom and peace than any other imaginary symbol of divinity. God is dead, which is a good thing, because he has always got in the way of social and personal progress.
An atheist is a dissenter. They go against popular, public opinion. Mob mentality drives the belief in God. God has strength in numbers and for someone to test that "cooperation" is ostracized from the group. Even though most believers deep down inside have their own doubts and skepticism toward their religion, they prefer to suppress it in order to 'fit in' and be socially accepted. This situation also appiles to political issues. That's why 'religion and politics' is something that most people don't talk about because there are deep seated emotional conflicts within themselves that are waiting to explode and manifest in potentially violent ways. Everybody knows that politics and religion are both fucked up, but we don't want to address them directly, because they rule our lives. We feel helpless and small in the face of such mass ignorance. People just don't realize that the belief in a Christian God is a terrible hindrance to everything. A Buddha on the other hand, who is only human, can bestow much better wisdom and peace than any other imaginary symbol of divinity. God is dead, which is a good thing, because he has always got in the way of social and personal progress.
You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.
There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way, and not starting.
Buddha
There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way, and not starting.
Buddha
