Weird and Religious
The ancient Norse believed that warriors who died bravely in battle were chosen by Valkyries and taken to Valhalla, where they would fight each other daily, die, come back to life, and feast every night. Eternal life was imagined as an endless cycle of violence and eating.
Religious image of the day.
In the name of religion
1947 to 1948, Palestine. Fighting between Jewish and Arab Muslim forces included attacks on civilian areas and expulsions. Religious narratives about promised land, holy sites, and sacred duty were used by both sides to justify control and removal of populations.
Fact
In Zoroastrianism, spiritual beings such as angels are part of belief, and Zoroastrianism describes them as assisting divine order.
From Death to God
God emerges naturally from the fear of death. A god answers the most frightening questions without requiring evidence. Why did this person die? Because someone decided it. What happens next? Something better. Why is the world unfair? Because justice comes later. Why do bad things happen to good people? Because this life is not the point. These answers are emotionally powerful precisely because they cannot be tested and therefore cannot fail. When fear is the problem, truth is optional; comfort is enough.
Quote of the day
“Where knowledge ends, religion begins.” Benjamin Disraeli.
Ask the right question
If heaven is perfect, do people there still have free will, and if not, why was free will necessary on earth?
Religious Crooks
José Luis de Jesús Miranda was a Puerto Rican religious leader who declared himself a divine figure and built a following that contributed money and loyalty to his ministry, with critics pointing to extravagant displays of wealth and claims that religious devotion was used to sustain his lifestyle.
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Every country in the world has its fair share of spiritual crooks.
That was just a tiny case in a vast ocean of religious crooks.