wyrdsister
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So in direct your refering to the maxim of the faith is fine it's just the faithful are idiots? Sounds about right for most religions IMO.
I've found a few people who do seem to understand the forces at work in their religion, they're generally the intelligent ones, but yeah there are far too many who just sing along blindly. Mind you though, is that really a fault of the faith itself or is it more the failings of those who try to follow it?
It becomes a problem when it is taken literally and not metaphorically and that all other religions apart from your own are *false*, instead of realising that all religions have some moral foundation even though based on personality cults, myths and legend.
Myths and Legends can tell us a lot about how to live our lives. Doesn't make them *fact* though.
As I said I'm asking why *in particular* we still need religion when we have a new story.
The new story being that our universe is inflating, we are a part of the creative process and we want to *know* what our reality is.
Perhaps we still need religion to answer the questions that science can't, like what is after death, but again it's not logical it's not fact it's just a story to tell yourself to make yourself feel better.
What's wrong with saying *I don't know what comes after death but I sure as hell am going to make the best out of this life*???
It's a more rational stance to take is it not?
But then humans haven't got the best track record for being rational have we?