So just as we think we could make some progress on getting rid of the old religions, all this new age bullshit turns up. Things like you have a third eye, we ourselves are gods from atlantis before it sunk, scientology and all that crap. Maybe the human race is just inclined to believe in and be apart of something bigger than reality. I honestly don't think we will ever get rid of this trait.
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Society in general has started to make a trend towards being more secular and less and less people are identifying as religious. Well, maybe not so much in 'Murica but most of Europe and the rest of the first world is going down the secular route. I don't see religions or cults dying any time soon but I do think there'll come a time in the future where people are educated well enough to understand that religions for the most part are completely pointless.
 (April 8, 2014 at 8:39 am)Napoléon Wrote: Society in general has started to make a trend towards being more secular and less and less people are identifying as religious. Well, maybe not so much in 'Murica but most of Europe and the rest of the first world is going down the secular route. I don't see religions or cults dying any time soon but I do think there'll come a time in the future where people are educated well enough to understand that religions for the most part are completely pointless. Yep, I live in england, and where I went to school, I think there was only about 100 religious students out of the 2000 there. I am as you say, talking more about america, it's worrying that the leading country of the world seems to not be able to shake old religion, and then we constantly hear over here about all these other batshit crazy new religions that are taking a hold of people in mass numbers over there. Mainly through celebrities endorsing them I would suppose.  (April 8, 2014 at 8:20 am)cromwell Wrote: So just as we think we could make some progress on getting rid of the old religions, all this new age bullshit turns up. Things like you have a third eye, we ourselves are gods from atlantis before it sunk, scientology and all that crap. Maybe the human race is just inclined to believe in and be apart of something bigger than reality. I honestly don't think we will ever get rid of this trait. Humans do have the ability to accept information (whatever the source) without evidence, if we did not then when our ancestors were told (or shown) 'don't eat the red berries, they will kill you' they would have died off from seeking to discover the truth of the matter first-hand. There are good evolutionary reasons for having the ability to take some information as it is given to be truthful without the need for supporting information. (Just ask any parent how much they rely on that particular trait). This mechanism has not vanished, it is still part of our psychology and can be accessed. I'm not suggesting for a second it's that simple, it's not, but it gives us some idea that there are likely to be evolved mechanisms behind the behaviour that was most probably useful for our survival once upon a time. The likelihood is we will never rid ourselves of these tendencies, there will always be something like religion to plug the psychological gaps and prevent us from falling into delirium. MM
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"I think I use the term “radical” rather loosely, just for emphasis. If you describe yourself as “atheist,” some people will say, “Don’t you mean ‘agnostic’?” I have to reply that I really do mean atheist, I really do not believe that there is a god; in fact, I am convinced that there is not a god (a subtle difference). I see not a shred of evidence to suggest that there is one ... etc., etc. It’s easier to say that I am a radical atheist, just to signal that I really mean it, have thought about it a great deal, and that it’s an opinion I hold seriously." - Douglas Adams (and I echo the sentiment)   (April 8, 2014 at 8:39 am)Napoléon Wrote: Society in general has started to make a trend towards being more secular and less and less people are identifying as religious. Well, maybe not so much in 'Murica but most of Europe and the rest of the first world is going down the secular route. I'd agree that most of the rest of the developed world is going that route. I've heard that theism is growing in the undeveloped countries. Also, America is becoming more secular; it's just behind Europe by a long shot and the opponents are supremely vocal about their "persecution". (April 8, 2014 at 10:23 am)Napoléon Wrote: Is it really a surprise that Vatican observatory staff describe themselves as religious, when they work at the fucking Vatican? Why would physicists and astronomers be Jesuits if they weren't religious? After all, the Vatican Observatory isn't the only observatory in the world?  Where are the snake and mushroom smilies?
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