Weird and Religious
In ancient Egypt, some gods were shown with animal heads because qualities of animals were thought to reflect divine traits. A falcon head suggested sharp sight and power, while a jackal head linked a god with cemeteries and the desert. The image was not symbolic art in the modern sense but a literal way of showing a god’s nature.
Religious image of the day.
In the name of religion
1915, Ottoman Empire, Armenian regions. Armenian Christians were deported and killed in mass atrocities. Perpetrators portrayed Armenians as traitors and outsiders, using Muslim identity politics and wartime religious division to justify removal of a Christian minority.
Fact
In Shinto, respect, sincerity, and gratitude are key attitudes, and Shinto links these qualities to proper relationship with kami and people.
The purpose of life
Religion claims it knows the purpose of life. From the scientific perspective, life possesses no built-in purpose. Humans are products of natural processes that operate without intention or foresight, and evolution explains how life changes and persists, not why it should exist at all. When perspective widens beyond this planet, even the idea of human centrality collapses. We occupy a small corner of an ordinary galaxy in a universe that gives no sign of caring whether we exist or vanish. This understanding is not nihilism but honesty, for it accepts what evidence reveals rather than what comfort desires.
Quote of the day
“Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.” Carl Sagan.
Ask the right question
Why would a god design parasites whose entire life cycle depends on causing suffering to other living beings?
Religious Crooks
Elizabeth Clare Prophet headed the Church Universal and Triumphant, promoting apocalyptic prophecies and spiritual teachings while building a large organisation funded by followers, with critics pointing to failed end times predictions and heavy financial demands.
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Every country in the world has its fair share of spiritual crooks.
Today we took a look at yet another religious crook but there are hundreds of thousands of them. You could spend a lifetime researching the topic.