Public The craziness of 50,000 religions

[Lori Jane]

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This zoo of supernatural worship has one common quality: It’s all based on fictional fantasy and untrue claims — in other words, lies. Gods, devils, heavens, hells, visions, prophecies, saviors, blessed virgins, angels, demons, apparitions, miracles, holy visitations — none of this stuff is real. It’s all concocted by the human imagination. (Exceptions to note: Some Asian religions such as Buddhism, Jainism, Taoism and Confucianism are mostly philosophical, with few supernatural claims.)

What does it all mean? I think it means that supposedly logical humans have a streak of lunacy, of pure irrationality. Why on Earth do people invent magic tales and declare them real — even turn violent to defend them?

All supernatural religions are absurd because they proclaim “truths” that aren’t true. As educated modern people become more knowledgeable, the absurdity grows more obvious.

 

[LeeB]

In Christianity alone there are about 55,000 church denominations . All of these autonomous churches claim to be true Christianity. These all claim things to be true that are not true. They invent doctrines concocted by carnal minds and declare them real and have been known to turn violent to defend them.

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Nonreligious Questions

Whether you’ve been turned off by religion in the past or have a question about one of the world’s religions, check out what Patheos has to offer.

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