RE: Religion and rituality
July 22, 2013 at 2:22 am
(This post was last modified: July 22, 2013 at 2:26 am by Lucanus.)
Maybe there isn't "one" reason for rituals and prayers, and actually all of the possibilities we have brought about are not mutually exclusive and can be combined to form a sort of "genealogic" theory of rituality.
Of course to "experience the supernatural" we have to alter our perceptions.
But, I think, we are all looking at this from a rational and scientific point of view. I would really like to know how religious people see the issue.
Of course to "experience the supernatural" we have to alter our perceptions.
But, I think, we are all looking at this from a rational and scientific point of view. I would really like to know how religious people see the issue.
"Every luxury has a deep price. Every indulgence, a cosmic cost. Each fiber of pleasure you experience causes equivalent pain somewhere else. This is the first law of emodynamics [sic]. Joy can be neither created nor destroyed. The balance of happiness is constant.
Fact: Every time you eat a bite of cake, someone gets horsewhipped.
Facter: Every time two people kiss, an orphanage collapses.
Factest: Every time a baby is born, an innocent animal is severely mocked for its physical appearance. Don't be a pleasure hog. Your every smile is a dagger. Happiness is murder.
Vote "yes" on Proposition 1321. Think of some kids. Some kids."
Fact: Every time you eat a bite of cake, someone gets horsewhipped.
Facter: Every time two people kiss, an orphanage collapses.
Factest: Every time a baby is born, an innocent animal is severely mocked for its physical appearance. Don't be a pleasure hog. Your every smile is a dagger. Happiness is murder.
Vote "yes" on Proposition 1321. Think of some kids. Some kids."