RE: The Purpose Of Religion
April 10, 2014 at 8:03 am
(This post was last modified: April 10, 2014 at 8:04 am by archangle.)
(April 9, 2014 at 6:28 pm)tor Wrote: I don't think religion has a purpose on it's own. It is used by different people in a different ways but on it's own it's a self sustaining virus which exists simply by exploiting bugs of the human brain. Self evolving, self replicating brain virus which consists of information and is spreading through media, conversations, books etc.
Like any virus it exists simply because it can.
were you popped in the arise by a religious person?
The notion you are speaking to is "memes". You are speaking to the memes of emotions we have.
Why is the "emotional connection" all bad?
It can be used in an bad way, like a gun, or even evolution (1940 ish Germany style). That is very true.
