Weird and Religious
In ancient Greece, there were curse tablets where people scratched the names of enemies onto thin sheets of lead and buried them in graves or wells. They asked gods or spirits of the dead to harm rivals in love, business, or court cases. Religion functioned as a supernatural legal weapon.
Religious image of the day.
In the name of religion
2022, Pakistan, Peshawar mosque bombing. An Islamist militant attacked a mosque, killing Muslim worshippers linked to security forces. The group justified the bombing as jihad against those seen as supporting an un-Islamic state, even when victims were fellow Muslims.
Fact
In Zoroastrianism, belief centres on one supreme deity called Ahura Mazda, and Zoroastrianism teaches that this being represents truth, light, and wisdom.
Inconsistent
The inconsistencies at the heart of religion are not puzzles awaiting clever solutions. They are signals that indicate the claims were never derived from reality but assembled to protect authority, soothe fear, and avoid responsibility. Once reason is allowed to operate consistently, the contradictions do not deepen, they dissolve.
Quote of the day
“Religion is like a glowworm. It needs darkness to shine.” Arthur Schopenhauer.
Ask the right question
If religious law is timeless, why do believers quietly ignore many old rules while insisting others remain binding?
Religious Crooks
Ryuho Okawa founded Happy Science in Japan, claiming to channel spiritual entities and producing a large catalogue of paid books, seminars, and films, with critics describing the organisation as driven by monetised revelations and centralised authority.
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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.
If a real God existed, would he allow crooks to act on his behalf?