Weird and Religious
The Aztecs believed certain eclipses were signs that cosmic balance was failing. Pregnant women wore obsidian blades or amulets to protect themselves from supposed harmful forces released during the event.
Religious image of the day.
In the name of religion
1948, Jerusalem and surrounding areas. Irregular Jewish militias and Arab Muslim forces fought during the war surrounding Israel’s creation. Combatants used religious language about sacred land and holy duty to justify expulsions, killings, and control of areas tied to faith identity.
Fact
In Buddhism, suffering is not seen as punishment, and Buddhism treats it as a natural part of conditioned existence that can be understood and reduced through practice.
Resolving Uncertainty
Uncertainty is an enemy of the human mind. Not knowing creates discomfort, demands effort, and threatens control. Religion offers certainty in a universe that provides very little of it. Clear answers feel better than honest ones, and the brain often prefers a wrong explanation to no explanation at all. Gods provide instant causes, purposes, and outcomes. They turn randomness into intention and complexity into plan. This is emotionally satisfying, even when it is intellectually empty. The relief is real, which makes the belief feel real.
Quote of the day
“Faith is the great cop out, the great excuse to evade the need to think and evaluate evidence.” Richard Dawkins.
Ask the right question
Why would an all knowing being test humans when the outcome of every test is already known in advance?
Religious Crooks
Aleister Crowley was an occult religious figure who founded Thelema, presenting himself as a prophet while attracting wealthy patrons, with critics in his time accusing him of manipulating followers for money and status under a spiritual banner.
For more information, google the name.
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.
History tells us that wherever fools gathered, there was always a religious crook to take advantage of them. The best way to stop the crooks is not to be a fool.