The Amazonian Pirahnã tribe defined as "atheists" and referred to by many secular people as a primitive society without religion are an example of how incoherent supernatural beliefs become when aired to an audience who has never held them:
http://ffrf.org/publications/freethought...ithout-god
They don't have a creation myth, and they don't have gods. They dismiss the very idea of such things not because they're "ridiculous," but because they're incoherent with observable reality.
Quote:I couldn’t wait to hear what the Pirahã creation myth was, so I asked them: “What was the world like long ago, before there were Pirahã? Who made the trees and who made the water?” The guy just looked at me and said, “What?” I repeated, “Who made the trees and who made the water?” He answered, “Nobody made the trees and nobody made the water; they’re just trees and they’re water.”
I said, “But you know, a long time ago, when there weren’t any trees.” He said, “You saw a time when there were no trees?” I said, “No, no, but didn’t your fathers . . .” He said, “No. “We don’t talk about that. No, the trees were always here and the water was always here, unless you know that they weren’t.”
http://ffrf.org/publications/freethought...ithout-god
They don't have a creation myth, and they don't have gods. They dismiss the very idea of such things not because they're "ridiculous," but because they're incoherent with observable reality.
