Religion is too influential and powerful to be called a scam. Can a part of society that is symbiotic to it be a "scam"? What if religion IS the society like in the early Mesopotamia?
Does it even matter if it never falls apart?
Humans are inherently ritualistic. Deprive us of that, deprive us of what made us build societies in the first place
Does it even matter if it never falls apart?
Humans are inherently ritualistic. Deprive us of that, deprive us of what made us build societies in the first place
>Does it even matter if it never falls apart?
No, I guess, but I think it can fall apart one day >Humans are inherently ritualistic. >Deprive us of that, deprive us of what made us build societies in the first place
Deprive us of what? Rituals and religion? I don't think religion is what built societies in the first place.
Religion is too influential and powerful to be called a scam. Can a part of society that is symbiotic to it be a "scam"? What if religion IS the society like in the early Mesopotamia?
>give me money or you'll burn in hell >"wtf no that's an obvious scam" >give me money of you'll burn in the climate apocalypse >"YES XIR MX. GOVERNMENT SCIENTIST XIR HERE'S 40% OF MY INCOME"
Give me $100 dollars anon. I promise I'll get you back after youre dead!
Admit it, every fiber of your being is in line with your better judgement not to hand over any money.
All “systems of beliefs and practices centered around questions of ultimate meaning” are scams? Why?
Yes, because they are based on lies
Maybe you could call it a huge scam
Does it even matter if it never falls apart?
Humans are inherently ritualistic. Deprive us of that, deprive us of what made us build societies in the first place
I don’t believe Jesus is a liar.
religion is fine, the church is a scam
The church is religious
yes but you can be religious without the church
I'm talking about any religion
>Does it even matter if it never falls apart?
No, I guess, but I think it can fall apart one day
>Humans are inherently ritualistic. >Deprive us of that, deprive us of what made us build societies in the first place
Deprive us of what? Rituals and religion? I don't think religion is what built societies in the first place.
Religion is too influential and powerful to be called a scam. Can a part of society that is symbiotic to it be a "scam"? What if religion IS the society like in the early Mesopotamia?
>give me money or you'll burn in hell
>"wtf no that's an obvious scam"
>give me money of you'll burn in the climate apocalypse
>"YES XIR MX. GOVERNMENT SCIENTIST XIR HERE'S 40% OF MY INCOME"
>science is gay and fake libtard
>of course trannies can't be real women, it's basic science libtard!
>it's basic science
Not everything is Basedence®. You're only proving my point, you worship Basedence® as a creator deity.
Mostly they worship soience as a knowledge deity. The Science is the atheist equivalent of Egyptian Thoth.
Mom, I posted it again.
>oh look religion says doing bad things is bad. this is oppression. i must be free to commit any evil i want
The concept of hell is cruel
Scam for what?
Power, cultural influence, money etc
Give me $100 dollars anon. I promise I'll get you back after youre dead!
Admit it, every fiber of your being is in line with your better judgement not to hand over any money.
i agree, scientism is a scam