Weird and Religious
In Shinto belief in Japan, natural features such as rocks, trees, and waterfalls can be treated as the dwelling places of spirits. Sacred ropes are tied around certain trees or stones to mark them as spiritually inhabited.
Religious image of the day.
In the name of religion
1983, Beirut, Lebanon. A suicide bomber linked to Islamist groups attacked US Marine barracks, killing many soldiers. The act was justified as jihad against foreign forces in Muslim lands, framed as religiously sanctioned resistance and martyrdom.
Fact
In Sikhism, humility is praised, and Sikhism teaches avoiding pride and recognising dependence on the divine.
Why religion survives
Religions like to present belief as a thoughtful commitment, a position reached through reflection, study, and understanding, yet in practice most believers know remarkably little about what they claim to believe. Their faith is inherited, not examined. It is absorbed through family, community, and repetition, not through reading or analysis. Religion survives not because its followers understand it, but because they do not.
Quote of the day
“Men would never be superstitious if they could govern all their circumstances by set rules, or if they were always favoured by fortune.” Baruch Spinoza.
Ask the right question
If the human mind is damaged by brain injury, what does that suggest about the idea of an independent soul?
Religious Crooks
Sergei Torop, known as Vissarion, founded the Church of the Last Testament in Siberia, claiming messianic status and leading a remote community where followers gave up property and income, later detained amid allegations of financial and psychological exploitation.
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Almost all of the crooks appearing in this section have their own wikipedia page.
If a real God existed, would he allow crooks to act on his behalf?