Weird and Religious
In some strands of Hindu belief, the universe is created and destroyed in repeating cycles that last billions of years. Time is not linear but cosmic and circular, with countless worlds appearing and vanishing long before modern astronomy spoke of deep time.
Religious image of the day.
In the name of religion
1998, Maluku Islands in Indonesia. Christian and Muslim militias clashed in communal warfare, burning villages and killing civilians. Both sides justified violence as defence of their Christian or Muslim faith communities, protection of churches or mosques, and resistance to domination.
Fact
In the Baháʼí Faith, belief centres on one God, and the Baháʼí Faith teaches that this divine reality is the source of all major religions.
Dead and wrong
Perhaps the most telling feature of religion is that its ultimate cost is never felt by the believer. Those who die believing in heaven or hell will never know they were mistaken. The illusion collapses only for the living, who bear the consequences of belief in this world. Religion can make life feel easier and more meaningful, but it achieves this by trading truth for comfort. The exchange may soothe the individual, yet it keeps humanity tied to illusion, and that is a trade no longer worth making.
Quote of the day
“The way to see by faith is to shut the eye of reason.” Benjamin Franklin.
Ask the right question
If moral conscience is from god, why do people feel moral conflict about commands attributed to god in scripture?
Religious Crooks
Nithyananda is a Hindu self proclaimed guru accused of sexual abuse, fraud, and financial exploitation of followers, later fleeing India while continuing to present himself as a religious leader.
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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.