Weird and Religious
In ancient China, oracle bones were used to ask questions of ancestors or gods. Priests carved questions onto animal bones or turtle shells, then heated them until cracks formed. The pattern of cracks was read as an answer from the spirit world, making burnt bone a decision making device.
Religious image of the day.
In the name of religion
2022, Ondo State in Nigeria. Islamist Muslim gunmen attacked a Christian church during mass, killing worshippers. Attackers invoked extremist Islamist narratives, justifying violence as jihad and punishment of Christians within a broader religious insurgency.
Fact
In Christianity, Jesus Christ is regarded as the Son of God, and Christianity teaches that his life, teachings, death, and resurrection are central to God’s plan for humanity.
Agency by default
Early humans had no concept of natural processes operating without intention, and the idea that things could happen for no reason, or for reasons that did not involve choice, was alien to them. Agency was the default assumption, for if something occurred, someone must have made it occur. Gods became the universal answer precisely because they could be applied universally. They were flexible enough to explain anything and invisible enough to avoid contradiction, and when one explanation failed, another divine motive could always be added without disturbing the underlying belief.
Quote of the day
“Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich.” Napoleon Bonaparte.
Ask the right question
If divine justice is perfect, why does it resemble ancient human legal systems with rewards and punishments?
Religious Crooks
Father Divine, leader of the International Peace Mission movement, claimed divine status and attracted donations and property from followers, with detractors arguing that his religious claims underpinned a system that channelled wealth and loyalty to himself.
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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.
Religion is supposed to bring morality but it also seem to bring a lot of crooks who take advantage of people.