i_have_no_enemiesA Muslim-American woman is murdered on the beach by her boyfriend. /r/MuslimCorner debates whether or not she deserved it.
originaluciferbecause life is less important than 'honor' or some such nonsense.
religion is a vestigial trait that must be culled. a crutch of the weak mind humans no longer require
It seems a lot of humans still require it though, that’s the whole problem imho. If everyone was on the same page it would have disappeared or be no more than folklore same for the rest of legends and such like.
But a lot of humans still have a long way to go and waaaayyyy too many are preying on them while too little of us are steering towards betterment…
a lot of humans require it, or a lot of humans are raised in an environment where they have no choice?
i suspect the number of people that require religion for psychological reasons is quite small. the rest are just indoctrinated
emptyotherI dont think theres so few. A lot of people have a need to be led. And if it isnt religion and gods it is something else. Like “leaders”. Like the golden(-ish) cow the US’ republicans are worshiping.
do they have that need because they have an inherent psychological dependency based on the way they were raised, 'or other'?
I believe MOST people have such a strong need to follow something that they will ignore or invent justification for the morality of it. And I dont think one can learn that, rather one has to learn NOT to follow. But I’m no psychiatrist.
we are social beings, we require each others company. that some will lead and others will follow is a natural, psychological state of our species. that said, at no point is religion or spirituality required for that process.
It’s just better if it’s there because if it isn’t then people start following ideas like they’re gods, and ideas are inflexible and inhuman.