Weird and Religious
In parts of West Africa, belief in witchcraft can focus on the idea that spiritual power is inherited within families and can be used unconsciously to harm others. Misfortune such as illness or business failure may be explained through these unseen forces rather than chance.
Religious image of the day.
In the name of religion
1998, Maluku Islands in Indonesia. Christian and Muslim militias clashed in communal warfare, burning villages and killing civilians. Both sides justified violence as defence of their Christian or Muslim faith communities, protection of churches or mosques, and resistance to domination.
Fact
In Taoism, simplicity is valued, and Taoism often presents a simple, modest life as closer to natural balance than ambition and excess.
Vulnerable minds
Children are particularly vulnerable to religion because their brains are unfinished. Critical thinking develops slowly while trust in authority arrives early. When religious ideas are introduced during this period, they are not evaluated but absorbed. By the time questioning becomes possible, the belief is already fused with identity. Challenging it feels like attacking the self rather than correcting an error. This is why religion targets the young, not because the arguments are strong but because the minds are undefended.
Quote of the day
“The fact that a believer is happier than a sceptic is no more to the point than the fact that a drunken man is happier than a sober one.” George Bernard Shaw.
Ask the right question
Why do moral instincts such as empathy appear in social animals that have no religion?
Religious Crooks
Claude Vorilhon, known as Raël, founded the Raëlian movement claiming extraterrestrial revelations, building an international organisation that critics say operates as a personality centred system sustained by member donations and paid events.
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Almost all of the crooks appearing in this section have their own wikipedia page.Every country in the world has its fair share of spiritual crooks.
Religion is supposed to bring morality but it also seem to bring a lot of crooks who take advantage of people.