Because a belief system that tells people to avoid doing certain things can actually be beneficial to the overall population.
Like not eating pork or shellfish. Not only is the allergy thing a potential factor in saving lives but if these meats aren’t cooked properly they can straight up kill you.
Or things like banning homosexuality (I’m not homophobic by any means this is me trying to explain it in the basest way I can). If you’re gay you’re not gonna be having children of your own (most of the time, I know gay people who are closeted can and will have children to hide their sexuality) which could potentially end a bloodline which could end a population.
Not every part of a belief system is based on stuff like this but a lot of them are. They were used as a method of keeping the human population as strong as possible especially during times of crisis.
With all this said imho religion needs to die. We’re no longer apes hiding in caves with no way of understanding what’s happening around us. They were useful when humanity was in it’s early stages of development but hold no value in the modern age
I agree with you but with things like nuclear waste dump sites scientists have thought about creating a religious style belief system to prevent future generations from digging in those areas.
Unfortunately religions can span for millennia so a religion that includes staying away from dangerous radioactive waste is a potential way of keeping future humans from giving themselves/each other radiation poisoning/cancer.
The point being religions usually have good teachings that keep humans alive. They just get muddled by bullshit because people want control.
Well, I think they came from some material event. “The water was making people sick so anyone that doesn’t boil their water is an ‘abomination’ in the eyes of the Lord”. That kind of reasoning.
Not that the entire premise was correct. But more that the conclusion was beneficial for the conditions of the time and was never revised based on new material circumstances. It became dogma instead.
I guess quoting me like that I do sound silly. But, I had hoped my comment in context implied what I meant.
I was also joking at the end about the homophobic shit if that wasn’t obvious too.
why?
Because a belief system that tells people to avoid doing certain things can actually be beneficial to the overall population.
Like not eating pork or shellfish. Not only is the allergy thing a potential factor in saving lives but if these meats aren’t cooked properly they can straight up kill you.
Or things like banning homosexuality (I’m not homophobic by any means this is me trying to explain it in the basest way I can). If you’re gay you’re not gonna be having children of your own (most of the time, I know gay people who are closeted can and will have children to hide their sexuality) which could potentially end a bloodline which could end a population.
Not every part of a belief system is based on stuff like this but a lot of them are. They were used as a method of keeping the human population as strong as possible especially during times of crisis.
With all this said imho religion needs to die. We’re no longer apes hiding in caves with no way of understanding what’s happening around us. They were useful when humanity was in it’s early stages of development but hold no value in the modern age
i mean you can tell everyone don’t eat the poison mushrooms without making a whole fucking religion around that,but whatever\
yes, religion needs to die
I agree with you but with things like nuclear waste dump sites scientists have thought about creating a religious style belief system to prevent future generations from digging in those areas.
Unfortunately religions can span for millennia so a religion that includes staying away from dangerous radioactive waste is a potential way of keeping future humans from giving themselves/each other radiation poisoning/cancer.
The point being religions usually have good teachings that keep humans alive. They just get muddled by bullshit because people want control.
yea fair enough. hail capitalism
Well, I think they came from some material event. “The water was making people sick so anyone that doesn’t boil their water is an ‘abomination’ in the eyes of the Lord”. That kind of reasoning.
Not that the entire premise was correct. But more that the conclusion was beneficial for the conditions of the time and was never revised based on new material circumstances. It became dogma instead.
I guess quoting me like that I do sound silly. But, I had hoped my comment in context implied what I meant.
I was also joking at the end about the homophobic shit if that wasn’t obvious too.