(February 1, 2016 at 12:05 am)Aegon Wrote: Explain to me why believing any untrue thing about the world is inherently bad.
It may not be inherently bad but quite often it is harmful, i.e. religious people stance on abortion, or on same-sex marriages.
(February 1, 2016 at 12:05 am)Aegon Wrote: And many bad explanations and practices have been eradicated through new knowledge and technology, yes...but religion has always been there through all of it.
Religion lasting that long means only that it is good in surviving not a positive force. Also when one consider indoctrination, tradition and last but not least alliances between throne and altar religion continuous survival isn't something surprising.
The first revolt is against the supreme tyranny of theology, of the phantom of God. As long as we have a master in heaven, we will be slaves on earth.
Mikhail Bakunin.
The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance.
Socrates.
Mikhail Bakunin.
The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance.
Socrates.
