thread: 2005-06-06 : Happenings
On 2005-06-07, Clinton R. Nixon wrote:
The Krakauer book is really amazing. I'm glad you read it, and you know I'm glad when the discussion turns to religion around here.
Here's two contentious religious statements from me:
1) Religion is a fundamental method for self-therapy. Confronting the idea that there's nothing in charge of you, nothing bigger than you, is something most of us - me well included - can't handle without fraying. It's psychological sodium in the water of our minds. Religion is a coping method, and therefore the capacity to believe in it in the face of reason - that is, faith - is probably evolved.
2) Modern Christianity - like many modern religions - in no way reflects its textual underpinnings. I see modern Christianity as focusing only on details and missing the big picture. Gay marriage? Abortion? De-fucking-tails. Let's see about that "love your neighbor," and, hey, "find the Holy Spirit within yourself" and then we can discuss details. I say concentrate on the big stuff first.
