RE: Is one of the reasons people believe in God is a need for a father figure?
June 14, 2012 at 9:22 pm
(This post was last modified: June 14, 2012 at 9:23 pm by Oldandeasilyconfused.)
'One of the reasons' is making the unfounded assumption that there are rational reasons for religious belief,rather than rationalisations.
My view is that religious belief is almost always due to an accident of birth. "The reason" is simply that children are inculcated with their parents' personal superstitions and world view before the age of reason.They rarely question, then or later. If they did atheists would be the majority world wide.
If a non believer dares question dogma, he is presented with a form of mental masturbation called 'apologetics' and/or its pretentious brother, 'theology'.
My view is that religious belief is almost always due to an accident of birth. "The reason" is simply that children are inculcated with their parents' personal superstitions and world view before the age of reason.They rarely question, then or later. If they did atheists would be the majority world wide.
If a non believer dares question dogma, he is presented with a form of mental masturbation called 'apologetics' and/or its pretentious brother, 'theology'.
Quote:If you could reason with religious people,there wouldn't be any (Greg House)
