RE: The church to end all churches
May 26, 2014 at 2:17 am
(This post was last modified: May 26, 2014 at 2:21 am by Lucanus.)
(May 25, 2014 at 12:39 pm)Lek Wrote:(May 25, 2014 at 3:30 am)oukoida Wrote: You've basically just said that religion is founded on rational premises
My comment was directed more to "functional to society's existence and well-being", but ok.
In that case, religion is unnecessary or even damaging to social structures. Irrational beliefs hold people back and, in the long run, they tend to slow down progress.
Also, if you have two or more religions, both of which count a good number of the population, stay sure that religious tensions will arise because of the fundamentalists on each side.
Besides, secular societies are often richer and generally offer a better standard of living than more religious ones. You don't need a religion for your society's well being!
For what I can see, religion is something we have invented to make sense of the world and to make sense of death. And it's fucking poor at that since it's so clear that it is all made up.
"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."