(July 10, 2015 at 3:13 am)robvalue Wrote: Even if religion gives this weird kind of high, you have to consider the cost it comes at. Much the same as drinking and taking drugs are not free highs. If you're in it deep enough for this kind of thing to happen, you've lost at least one foot from reality.
I didn't really question that - My question is merely if religion can produce some kind of irreplaceable sensation that makes people addicted - I find it strange that some believers, even smart ones, just don't stop believing even if you present 100 reasons not to - Their "way of thinking" has something about it that fascinates me - I mean, to me it makes sense to not believe, it's just basic rationality, you don't even need to read books or be very educated - Even someone who can't read can be an atheist - I want to understand better how brains of theists work, particularly devout ones, I'm not interested in liberal/moderates/spiritualists.
From my personal observations, devout religionists can perfectly get "high" from spiritual experiences but in everything else in their lives they act rationally - I just don't get it, they face reality without any problems except when it comes to religion.
Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you
