Sickle Cell Anaemia is a half-arsed arational evololutionary response to malaria. We figured out draining the swamp and and eradicating anopheles mosqitos was far more efficasious. Religion is a similar half-arsed irrational response. The "cure" for Communism and Wokery isn't to retreat into an earlier batshit response to the so-called "…
Sickle Cell Anaemia is a half-arsed arational evololutionary response to malaria. We figured out draining the swamp and and eradicating anopheles mosqitos was far more efficasious. Religion is a similar half-arsed irrational response. The "cure" for Communism and Wokery isn't to retreat into an earlier batshit response to the so-called "ills" of the world. Figure out the teleos and address that. You will find some of the things religion does are efficasious; but they need no gods to "explain" those rituals.
Evolution happens as an existential reaction to the environment. We figured out that DDT killed the mosquitos. We had nearly rid the world of the disease. But, eagle eggs reacted poorly to DDT so in order to save thousands of eagles we allowed millions of people to die.
People need something more, greater than themselves to be fulfilled. For many this comes through achievements, family, service, faith, etc. The problem with atheism is that the need gets filled with irrational belief systems that frequently rely on catastrophizing to fuel the faithful's needs. Environmentalism is a religion with crazy worshippers who chose birds over people. They choose impractical methods of producing energy and condemn highly efficient and zero greenhouse gas emitting sources. Etc. Same telos, very different causes.
Ritual is ritual. It is an act or function. It is not God. It is a way to acknowledge, worship, etc. To suggest that ritual, is a requirement to be recognized by God reduces Christianty, and other religions, to spell casting nonsense. Of course one's conscience is free to believe whatever one chooses including mocking religious faith. What's the telos in that?
Sickle Cell Anaemia is a half-arsed arational evololutionary response to malaria. We figured out draining the swamp and and eradicating anopheles mosqitos was far more efficasious. Religion is a similar half-arsed irrational response. The "cure" for Communism and Wokery isn't to retreat into an earlier batshit response to the so-called "ills" of the world. Figure out the teleos and address that. You will find some of the things religion does are efficasious; but they need no gods to "explain" those rituals.
Evolution happens as an existential reaction to the environment. We figured out that DDT killed the mosquitos. We had nearly rid the world of the disease. But, eagle eggs reacted poorly to DDT so in order to save thousands of eagles we allowed millions of people to die.
People need something more, greater than themselves to be fulfilled. For many this comes through achievements, family, service, faith, etc. The problem with atheism is that the need gets filled with irrational belief systems that frequently rely on catastrophizing to fuel the faithful's needs. Environmentalism is a religion with crazy worshippers who chose birds over people. They choose impractical methods of producing energy and condemn highly efficient and zero greenhouse gas emitting sources. Etc. Same telos, very different causes.
Ritual is ritual. It is an act or function. It is not God. It is a way to acknowledge, worship, etc. To suggest that ritual, is a requirement to be recognized by God reduces Christianty, and other religions, to spell casting nonsense. Of course one's conscience is free to believe whatever one chooses including mocking religious faith. What's the telos in that?