Weird and Religious
In certain Buddhist stories, the historical Buddha is said to have had hundreds of past lives as animals, kings, and ordinary people. Moral lessons are told through these previous existences, treating identity as something that stretches across many forms rather than one lifetime.
Religious image of the day.
In the name of religion
1991, Algeria civil conflict. Islamist groups targeted civilians, intellectuals, and foreigners during insurgency. Violence was justified as jihad to overthrow a secular state, enforce Islamic rule, and punish those seen as enemies of Islam.
Fact
In Taoism, simplicity is valued, and Taoism often presents a simple, modest life as closer to natural balance than ambition and excess.
Poor logic
Religion claims that morality comes from god while simultaneously claiming that god’s morality is beyond human understanding. This makes moral reasoning impossible. If humans cannot judge god’s commands, then morality is obedience, not ethics, yet believers routinely judge actions as good because god commanded them. This assumes moral understanding after denying it, and the logic contradicts itself at every step.
Quote of the day
“God is a concept by which we measure our pain.” John Lennon.
Ask the right question
Why do religious conversion experiences occur in every religion and point in different directions?
Religious Crooks
Lesego Daniel leads Rabboni Centre Ministries in South Africa and became known for unusual miracle demonstrations, with critics accusing him of using spectacle driven religious claims to attract followers and donations.
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That was just a tiny case in a vast ocean of religious crooks.