Hi y'all - I believe religion contains a lot of superstition. I well remember as a child being told not to walk on the cracks. I equate this with the religious who are afraid to say "hit me with a bolt of lightning if you dare, god." As they have no evidence for the existence of god, and I had no evidence for the bad luck that would follow standing on a crack, I conclude superstition. Is there a superstition index? There is a fear of the unknown and an unwillingness to explore it - just in case. Perhaps there is an index from 1 - no superstition to 10 - afraid to stay on the 13th floor. I am a negative one!
On Oct 5, 9:59 am, Aaron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Edwards: Why the big secret? People are smart. They can handle it. > Agent K: A person is smart. People are dumb, panicky dangerous animals > and you know it... > -Men in Black > > I think Taylor and Orn's criticisms are on the money. The study does > not support Hemingway's conclusions. The column does highlight an > interesting quirk among people of faith. They don't see religion as a > form of superstition. I recall my High School English teacher saying > something about "religion and other superstitions" once. I > immediately objected, "Religion isn't a superstition!" "Yes, it is." > That rocked my world. Of course it is. > > But think of it this way. Suppose there is a kind of "baseline" > irrationality to humans - a "superstition" index that doesn't change > much. An individual may not need it, but a well-organized society > must provide an outlet for this deep-seated impulse. Are strong > Churches (especially the moderate ones) better for society than the > widespread acceptance of New Age woo-woo, dangerous pseudoscience and > all the other superstitions and belief systems that rush in to fill > the void left by traditional religion? > > Does it affect the strategy of organizations like MFA? > > Aaron --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Memphis Freethought Alliance" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/memphisfreethoughtalliance?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
