ReanuKeeves@lemm.ee to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · edit-28 days agoAre there people that are otherwise logical but drop their skepticism when it comes to religion? How do they consolidate those 2 sides of themselves?message-squaremessage-square115fedilinkarrow-up187arrow-down17
arrow-up180arrow-down1message-squareAre there people that are otherwise logical but drop their skepticism when it comes to religion? How do they consolidate those 2 sides of themselves?ReanuKeeves@lemm.ee to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · edit-28 days agomessage-square115fedilink
minus-squareteawrecks@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·8 days agoHistorically/anthropologically, conforming to the beliefs of the society you live in is the most logical thing a human can do for their survival.
minus-squareReanuKeeves@lemm.eeOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 days agoIn the sense that people who aren’t really religious go to church to conform?
minus-squareteawrecks@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·8 days agoIn the sense that people who aren’t actually being watched by a higher power will legitimately believe they are because believing anything else can be hazardous to their health.
Historically/anthropologically, conforming to the beliefs of the society you live in is the most logical thing a human can do for their survival.
In the sense that people who aren’t really religious go to church to conform?
In the sense that people who aren’t actually being watched by a higher power will legitimately believe they are because believing anything else can be hazardous to their health.