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With all due respect, we do not understand all things.PBAsydney wrote:
I strongly believe it's because we Humans are afraid of the things we don't understand. "God" is (was) simply filling the gaps of things we didn't understand.
Now, that we understand all the things, why do people still believe in God?
Religion talks about creation. Regardless of how ridiculous I believe some of religion's ideas about it are, we do not understand "All the things" about the universe.PBAsydney wrote:
I said "All the things", referring to the things that religion covered.
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It was made inside a giant chamber on Magrathea, jeez, and by mice! How hard is it to understand!-Solv3r- wrote:
Because they were too lazy(dumb?) to find out, f.ex how the Earth was created!
Kind of a flattering thought for a techie like me that I am a part of a giant computer designed to decipher the meaning of everything.PBAsydney wrote:
It was made inside a giant chamber on Magrathea, jeez, and by mice! How hard is it to understand!-Solv3r- wrote:
Because they were too lazy(dumb?) to find out, f.ex how the Earth was created!
Big bang.unnamednewbie13 wrote:
Religion talks about creation. Regardless of how ridiculous I believe some of religion's ideas about it are, we do not understand "All the things" about the universe.
If we did, we'd be pushing stars and planets around like tinker toys as easily as cooking waffles in toasters.
Don't forget those Norwegian fjords by Slartibartfast.PBAsydney wrote:
It was made inside a giant chamber on Magrathea, jeez, and by mice! How hard is it to understand!-Solv3r- wrote:
Because they were too lazy(dumb?) to find out, f.ex how the Earth was created!
Thank you, Einstein. Now that you mentioned the Big Bang, perhaps you could fill us in on the rest of the technical details, including the undiscovered.Bubbalo wrote:
Big bang.unnamednewbie13 wrote:
Religion talks about creation. Regardless of how ridiculous I believe some of religion's ideas about it are, we do not understand "All the things" about the universe.
If we did, we'd be pushing stars and planets around like tinker toys as easily as cooking waffles in toasters.
Word. We created Gods to fool ourselves into believing there was something more than our pathetic existence. It really wasn't humans, the people, that created the ideal of Gods, I believe it was the kings, or whatever they were, who did it as a way to control their population and keep peace between them.Bubbalo wrote:
To explain that which they couldn't, and comfort themselves.
I wrote:
I think I some kinda theory about how religion came about. This is merely an anecdotal example - others may be thought of along similar lines.
Tens of thousands of years ago, when tribes were all-important, and stone was the pick of the day, pigs were no-no animals.
The problem is that pigs, in their stomachs and other places, contain all kind of nasty stuff like roundworms. Stuff that can make you very sick. To get rid of these bugs and whatnot, yo have to cook it reaaal slow and reaaaaly long. However, they didn't/couldn't do that. Therefore, eating pig was a surefire way to get ill.
Now the tribal wisdom guy knows this. He doesn't know WHY, of course - that wouldn't be found out until thousands upon thousands of years later. So when he goes to 'spread his knowledge' to the kids:
Wise man: 'Children, don't eat any pig meat.'
Kids: 'Why?'
Wise man: 'It will make you very sick.'
Kids: 'Why will it make us sick?'
Wise man: 'Because God will be angry if you eat pigs and will punish you for eating such a dirty animal.'
Kids: 'Who's God?'
And so a religion is born.
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