King@blackneon.net to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 9 days agoWhy do you personally believe in your religion?message-squaremessage-square142linkfedilinkarrow-up170arrow-down19
arrow-up161arrow-down1message-squareWhy do you personally believe in your religion?King@blackneon.net to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 9 days agomessage-square142linkfedilink
minus-squareseathru@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·9 days ago Either smart men from all over are running the same scam — or there are common bits of wisdom in most religions and there may be something to that. Or C: There was an original scam that not so original humans copied over and over through the years.
minus-squareYappyMonotheist@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·9 days agoThe scam of hedonist-denying self-restraint, says the Western man. The scam of purpose and belonging beyond the scope of the party, says the anti-religious commie.
minus-squareCerebralHawks@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 days ago“Religion is true to the poor, false to the rich, and useful to the powerful.”
Or C: There was an original scam that not so original humans copied over and over through the years.
The scam of hedonist-denying self-restraint, says the Western man. The scam of purpose and belonging beyond the scope of the party, says the anti-religious commie.
“Religion is true to the poor, false to the rich, and useful to the powerful.”