(March 1, 2014 at 5:13 pm)JesusLover1 Wrote: But my parents and over half the world think there's some eternal torture after death, even after all the scientific knowledge has become readily available to people.
A large portion of the human race is gullible and never developed the critical thinking skills to determine what is true and what is false. You need the tools to discern what information means, which is why so many people can believe in nonsense. They don't know how to critically analyze the information they're given.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell
