Weird and Religious
In parts of Southeast Asia, spirit houses are built outside homes or businesses to give local spirits a place to live. Offerings of food, drinks, or incense are made so the spirits do not cause trouble, creating a parallel unseen household beside the human one.
Religious image of the day.
In the name of religion
1984, Punjab, India aftermath. Following Operation Blue Star, Sikh bodyguards assassinated Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. The killing was justified by the attackers as revenge for damage to the Golden Temple and defence of Sikh faith and honour.
Fact
In Buddhism, personal experience is important, and Buddhism encourages individuals to examine teachings in their own lives rather than accepting them purely on authority.
Belief in the absurd
Religion does not merely ask for belief in the unseen. It demands belief in the absurd. At its core, it requires people to accept stories (like Noah's Ark and the Great Flood) that collapse under the most basic scrutiny and then treat acceptance as virtue, a demand that was not accidental or symbolic at the outset. For long periods of history, these claims were insisted upon as literal truth precisely because they astonished uneducated audiences and reinforced authority. The more implausible the claim, the greater the demonstration of power required to believe it.
Quote of the day
“The way to see by faith is to shut the eye of reason.” Benjamin Franklin.
Ask the right question
Why do religious conversion experiences occur in every religion and point in different directions?
Religious Crooks
L. Ron Hubbard founded Scientology and presented it as a religion, while critics and former members have long alleged systematic financial exploitation through expensive courses and auditing, with ongoing controversy about the movement’s structure and money flows.
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Every country in the world has its fair share of spiritual crooks.
Throughout history and still to this day, there has never been a shortage of religious leaders who were not always following their own spiritual advice.