Hi y'a clog - Yes, you have begun the process of clarifying what superstition is in order to come to an agreement. It will be a long and lengthy process I'd guess. Nice post. This said, your projection upon others as to their motivation being the same as yours as a kid does miss the point though, no? Or did you mean it as humor, being an example of superstition itself? :-)
On Oct 5, 8:36 am, Clogtowner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
