tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859979833954614455.post7969131617157969872..comments2012-07-26T19:24:50.739-07:00Comments on Obsessed with Reality: On Skepticism of ClaimsMethodSkeptichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05844566230083531269noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859979833954614455.post-20324271030007859942010-05-07T19:59:49.087-07:002010-05-07T19:59:49.087-07:00"Religion divides as much as it unites"
..."Religion divides as much as it unites"<br /><br />I see your point, but I'm not sure that a lack of religion would be an improvement. Intolerance and hatred divide people, but that seems to happen even without religion. For example, the Czech Republic, is a very atheist nation, but their citizens still mistreat the Roma people because they are different. Saddam Hussain was a secular leader, but he still committed mass murder of his citizens.<br /><br />Do more pluralistic religions like Hindu and Buddhism do a better job of being tolerant?<br /><br />"If a belief cannot be shown to be true, how can you say that anything is resting on solid ground?"<br /><br />I don't know. Just personally, when I was religious, I felt like I was on a path to self growth and helping others. I would visit nursing homes and play songs and share scriptures that would give people hope. Now I don't really feel like I have anything to offer to people suffering like that. I kind of think that religion is like a psychological tool to help people cope with life.marhabanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05321278261501924028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859979833954614455.post-11338583992126460362010-05-04T14:14:43.983-07:002010-05-04T14:14:43.983-07:00I just realized I totally forgot to reply to you. ...I just realized I totally forgot to reply to you. I'd probably say that, if all religions did was unify people and give them grounding, I wouldn't have a problem.<br /><br />The problem is, that's not consistent. Religion divides as much as it unites--it is the nature of religions to schism over unprovable assertions, and at last count there were 38,000 worldwide denominations of Christianity alone. To say nothing of the fact that before the separation becomes very wide, the doctrines of one become outright blasphemy to others, and wars can and do result.<br /><br />I'm not sure what you mean by "grounding." If a belief cannot be shown to be true, how can you say that anything is resting on solid ground?MethodSkeptichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05844566230083531269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859979833954614455.post-61778292364512090122010-03-17T21:36:11.864-07:002010-03-17T21:36:11.864-07:00Hi,
Just wanted to tell you I like your writing. ...Hi,<br /><br />Just wanted to tell you I like your writing. Can I ask a question?<br /><br />Do you think there is value in the religion myths even if the stories didn't happen for real? I've read that they help unify people and give them a grounding. <br /><br />Your comment on science reminded me of a quote by Joseph Campbell"Science is the breaking through into the mystery dimensions. Its pushed into the sphere the myth is talking about, the edge.. the iterface between what can be know and what is never to be discovered."marhabanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05321278261501924028noreply@blogger.com