But the concept of faith, with a set of never changing rules and the ability to categorize things easily into good and bad, is far more persuasive and powerful than the vague assembly of progressive values associated with a belief in rationality.
Also, a massive part of the human population is centering their life around their respective assembly of mystified guidelines and ethics, and the search for a spiritual truth is also very ingrained and inherent to the human condition.
Simply removing that wont work without replacing the void with a new belief system and ethics code.
I agree on principle, and I’m an atheist myself.
But the concept of faith, with a set of never changing rules and the ability to categorize things easily into good and bad, is far more persuasive and powerful than the vague assembly of progressive values associated with a belief in rationality. Also, a massive part of the human population is centering their life around their respective assembly of mystified guidelines and ethics, and the search for a spiritual truth is also very ingrained and inherent to the human condition.
Simply removing that wont work without replacing the void with a new belief system and ethics code.
i disagree. the thirst for religion is almost entirely because we, as children, are indoctrinated before we even have the ability of choice.
i would suspect a generation raised without religion at all would not require, or even desire religious ideals.
i disagree that a religious framework is ever required for morality or rule-creation in absolutely any capacity. its superfluous.