While what you are saying does really make a lot of sense, I get the feeling that getting rid of religions might be a first step towards a more rational world.
Indeed, pseudoscience and "new religions" will be obstacles in the way. The only thing we can do against them is to improve our education systems and to get everybody to have a better understanding of science.
That said, nutjobs will always be somewhere, but at least they might be fewer.
Indeed, pseudoscience and "new religions" will be obstacles in the way. The only thing we can do against them is to improve our education systems and to get everybody to have a better understanding of science.
That said, nutjobs will always be somewhere, but at least they might be fewer.
"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."
