Waldo Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 To my mind, religion is essentially a form of mental illness; albeit, a mild and often benign one. Is it time we stop pretending otherwise / pandering to it's irrational ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinfoilhat Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 Can we do it after Christmas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotrock Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 Can we do it after Christmas? HAhahahaha that comment just made me laugh so much i went dizzy, lol, cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joojoo Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 Each to their own I say, just don't make it compulsory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Cid Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 To my mind, religion is essentially a form of mental illness; albeit, a mild and often benign one. Is it time we stop pretending otherwise / pandering to it's irrational ideas? Its a club that some people like to join. You can go just once a week and benefit from the social aspects of the club, or get carried away and let it take over your life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy266 Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 To the believer though, these ideas and beliefs are rational Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waldo Posted December 3, 2016 Author Share Posted December 3, 2016 Each to their own I say, just don't make it compulsory. Well yes, I agree, each to their own. However, as a society, should we make special allowances or extend privileges to individuals who hold certain unfounded irrational beliefs; and not afford those privillages to others? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martin6 Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 Unfortunately clubs with opposing beliefs often clash, especially when sharing the same space. Left, right, blades, owls nit just race and religion! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waldo Posted December 3, 2016 Author Share Posted December 3, 2016 To the believer though, these ideas and beliefs are rational I would think, their beliefs may seem 'right', but I'm not sure they themselves would consider their beliefs to be 'rational', as they are not arrived at through a rational process. If they had been more rational, then perhaps they would be less inclined to mass participation belief systems? ---------- Post added 03-12-2016 at 20:58 ---------- Unfortunately clubs with opposing beliefs often clash, especially when sharing the same space. Left, right, blades, owls nit just race and religion! This is another interesting (and telling) dynamic. Why do people get upset or even aggressive if other people hold opposing views to them? I wonder if some people feel more validated in their beliefs, when more people share them. Almost as if, more people believing a thing, adds to it's credibility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna B Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 Can we please separate 'religion' from being 'spiritual.' The first causes division, the other brings them together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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