Post Religion
December 8, 2013 at 4:46 pm
(This post was last modified: December 8, 2013 at 4:47 pm by FreeTony.)
Even if religion were to eventually die out, will it just be replaced by similar superstitions?
For example conspiracy theories. In the UK I've met more conspiracy theorists than Christians and they are just as impossible to convince they are wrong. They could potentially do just as much damage to other people as religious people can/have.
Are people any more skeptical nowadays than they were in the past and, if so, is this the reason for falling religous numbers?
I was reading the reviews of the "Ancient Aliens" DVD online, and people were making comments like "I used to be a Christian, but this makes much more sense". I'd say "Ancient Aliens" is actually more plausible than religion, purely because there are no supernatural claims, so possibly someone going from Christianity to this are making a slight step forward??
From what I've read there are certain phenomena that the brain experiences, such as Sleep Paralysis, that are responsible for many Alien Abduction claims, and could well be responsible for some of the older religious claims. These are not going to go away, though maybe better education would help. There are many many more examples of the brain not being perfect, leading to all sorts of strange conclusions (e.g. seeing faces in random patterns)
What do you think, is there any hope?
For example conspiracy theories. In the UK I've met more conspiracy theorists than Christians and they are just as impossible to convince they are wrong. They could potentially do just as much damage to other people as religious people can/have.
Are people any more skeptical nowadays than they were in the past and, if so, is this the reason for falling religous numbers?
I was reading the reviews of the "Ancient Aliens" DVD online, and people were making comments like "I used to be a Christian, but this makes much more sense". I'd say "Ancient Aliens" is actually more plausible than religion, purely because there are no supernatural claims, so possibly someone going from Christianity to this are making a slight step forward??
From what I've read there are certain phenomena that the brain experiences, such as Sleep Paralysis, that are responsible for many Alien Abduction claims, and could well be responsible for some of the older religious claims. These are not going to go away, though maybe better education would help. There are many many more examples of the brain not being perfect, leading to all sorts of strange conclusions (e.g. seeing faces in random patterns)
What do you think, is there any hope?
