"He thinks religion is on the rise at the moment. One question he raises is about what people turn to when they face a crisis in life."
Well why is religion on the rise? Are more people finding religion OR is religion being pushed on them? If it is being forced upon a people that is a problem. Do these missionary's actually think they are doing a service to the world? They run on fear just like a certain government I know.
They have WMD and we must stop them now.
If you don't go to church you will be struck down and spend eternity in hellfire.
When you face a crisis in life, you deal with it. It is just how your life turned out. Some events may be directly caused by you or they could be from an external source. Either way it happened and you can't change it no matter how much you pray or how much you drink. The difference is alcohol or your drug of choice actually has an effect on the body, whereas praying has no effect on anything besides the solace you may get by praying, but you are praying to nothing so you might as well do something that can have an effect.
It is in effect lying to yourself. After praying for years and years you must realize nothing has come true, so why do they continue to pray? I think it has a correlation with astrology, I can read my horoscope and find some small connection between it and reality. Our brains try to make patterns and make things fit. So perhaps prayers do get answered all the time, but if you pray everyday for things that can and will happen it is hardly anything special.
Well why is religion on the rise? Are more people finding religion OR is religion being pushed on them? If it is being forced upon a people that is a problem. Do these missionary's actually think they are doing a service to the world? They run on fear just like a certain government I know.
They have WMD and we must stop them now.
If you don't go to church you will be struck down and spend eternity in hellfire.
When you face a crisis in life, you deal with it. It is just how your life turned out. Some events may be directly caused by you or they could be from an external source. Either way it happened and you can't change it no matter how much you pray or how much you drink. The difference is alcohol or your drug of choice actually has an effect on the body, whereas praying has no effect on anything besides the solace you may get by praying, but you are praying to nothing so you might as well do something that can have an effect.
It is in effect lying to yourself. After praying for years and years you must realize nothing has come true, so why do they continue to pray? I think it has a correlation with astrology, I can read my horoscope and find some small connection between it and reality. Our brains try to make patterns and make things fit. So perhaps prayers do get answered all the time, but if you pray everyday for things that can and will happen it is hardly anything special.
"...the illegality of cannabis is outrageous, an impediment to full utilization of a drug which helps produce the serenity and insight, sensitivity and fellowship so desperately needed in this increasingly mad and dangerous world."
- Carl Sagan
