it's all downhill from here

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it's all downhill from here Anonymous 03/01/16 (Tue) 20:03:23 33d943 No.14356

Scary thought: what if this is the apex of rationality. Arahamic religions are so old and they are relatively easy to disprove. What if another more convincing religion gains popularity the moment people leave Christianity in droves? All you would need is for advanced aliens to inexplicably bombard the Earth twice in forty years and you would have widespread superstition as humanity forever tried to rationalize the actions of higher forces.

Anonymous 03/01/16 (Tue) 20:07:40 07ecb5 No.14357

Non-mystical ideology is the new religion, old religion being mystical ideology. It is much harder to disprove since you cannot point to a lack of burning bush or boat with animals.

Anonymous 03/01/16 (Tue) 20:11:19 07ecb5 No.14359

>>14357

It is just as nonsensical since it cages the mind in an artificial framework. But convincing people of this isn't easy. People love their prepackaged regurgitated group think.

Anonymous 03/01/16 (Tue) 20:18:58 d50285 No.14360

>>14356

If things become that bad you'll have bigger worries than superstition.

Anonymous 03/01/16 (Tue) 23:37:45 bdfdee No.14370

>>14357

Nailed it.

>>14359

There will always be religion unless something weeds out the people who are too lazy to think for themselves. Keep in mind that for a long period of history, heretics were being killed. There was powerful evolutionary pressure toward believing in the stupid bullshit coming from people in power.

Anonymous 03/02/16 (Wed) 00:55:43 18e4c6 No.14372

>>14357

>Non-mystical ideology

Any examples of this? I'm not sure what you mean. Or do you just mean dogmatic ideologies like SJWism that "fill the hole" of religion and allow for zealotry and devotion to deeply held beliefs (without proof) while not requiring mysticism?