well i'm not surprised at how dizzy people are about religion, its always impressed as some sort of invisible friend. but i see how pissed people get when their team loses or insult their favorite band. i guess stupidity is standard equip.
@mistereveready I am so glad you brought that up; "how pissed people get when their team loses or insult their favorite band. " I see it daily from people in Pittsburgh - they worship the Steelers, just because of home town affiliation. It's quite sad to see an entire city of dizzy sports team worshipers pay hundreds for game tickets souvenirs and stadium food, then complain about high taxes and gas prices.
You are right, stupidity is standard for religious people and sports fanatics.
I think PZ should have mentioned Dan Dennett's suggestion that we teach what we do know to be true about the world's major religions as a normal part of primary education. The theory being that it could help to inoculate kids against any particular religion's ultra-rigid mindset.
We have minds that evolved to outwit and are happy to prey upon each other in almost every sense. I don't see what more is required to completely explain religion.
Learning about other religions is part of what set me on the road to atheism a long time ago. Just the realization that there are hundreds of belief systems that all refute each other (with no basis in reality) showed me that religions are just a made up set of "answers" to questions about the natural world that couldn't be explained at the time.
well i'm not surprised at how dizzy people are about religion, its always impressed as some sort of invisible friend. but i see how pissed people get when their team loses or insult their favorite band. i guess stupidity is standard equip.
mistereveready 1 year ago 2
@mistereveready I am so glad you brought that up; "how pissed people get when their team loses or insult their favorite band. " I see it daily from people in Pittsburgh - they worship the Steelers, just because of home town affiliation. It's quite sad to see an entire city of dizzy sports team worshipers pay hundreds for game tickets souvenirs and stadium food, then complain about high taxes and gas prices.
You are right, stupidity is standard for religious people and sports fanatics.
ShawnsterVideos 8 months ago
I think PZ should have mentioned Dan Dennett's suggestion that we teach what we do know to be true about the world's major religions as a normal part of primary education. The theory being that it could help to inoculate kids against any particular religion's ultra-rigid mindset.
We have minds that evolved to outwit and are happy to prey upon each other in almost every sense. I don't see what more is required to completely explain religion.
ananiasacts 2 years ago 13
Learning about other religions is part of what set me on the road to atheism a long time ago. Just the realization that there are hundreds of belief systems that all refute each other (with no basis in reality) showed me that religions are just a made up set of "answers" to questions about the natural world that couldn't be explained at the time.
Masher88 2 years ago 16
ditto masher88
WisdomVendor 2 years ago