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Why in 2024 do people still believe in religion? (serious) (lemmy.world)

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Objective reality doesn't matter to you if you close your eyes, cover your ears and insist on living in a fantasy world.

Let's put it this way, if I went around basing my entire understanding of reality on Greek gods, people would rightly think I was fucking nuts.

Do it with the bible though...

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Or Islam, Judaism, Hinduism or any other major religion.

But no, suddenly I am the maniac for believing that – in reality – we are pink elephants, hopping on the moon and imagining life as we believe it to be true. No one can prove I am wrong. But uh oh, sky grandpa mad.

(/s I don't believe anything. Just making a sarcastic point.)