Weird and Religious
In ancient Carthage, there is evidence that children may have been sacrificed to gods such as Baal Hammon during times of crisis. Urns containing the burned remains of infants have been found in special burial areas called tophets. Some scholars argue over the interpretation, but many ancient writers described the practice as an appeal for divine favour.
Religious image of the day.
In the name of religion
1996, Afghanistan, including Kabul. The Taliban seized power and imposed severe punishments, public executions, and strict social rules. They justified coercion and violence as enforcing Sharia, purifying society, and restoring Islamic order after chaos, labelling opponents as un-Islamic or corrupt.
Fact
In Taoism, the universe is seen as a dynamic process rather than a fixed structure, and Taoism describes reality as constantly shifting and self adjusting.
Meaning beyond religion
Recognising that humanity is not cosmically special unsettles many people, yet it also offers liberation. Once the assumption of centrality falls away, the need for divine stories that elevate humanity above everything else disappears with it. Species have risen and fallen before, and extinction is not punishment but process. It is the natural result of change in a universe indifferent to survival. Humanity is already advancing its own vulnerability through conflict, greed, and shortsightedness, which makes the abandonment of false purpose more urgent than ever. Meaning does not vanish when gods do. It relocates into the human sphere, where purpose becomes something created through action rather than granted by authority. Meaning arises from reducing suffering, expanding understanding, protecting the future, and cooperating beyond tribe and belief. None of these goals require cosmic endorsement. They require awareness, compassion, and responsibility.
Quote of the day
“Science flies you to the moon. Religion flies you into buildings.” Victor J. Stenger.
Ask the right question
If miracles once happened openly, why do they now occur only in ways that are indistinguishable from coincidence or natural recovery?
Religious Crooks
Wayne Bent, also known as Michael Travesser, led a small apocalyptic Christian sect, claimed prophetic authority, and exercised strict control over followers’ lives and resources, later convicted on charges involving minors within the group.
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That was just a tiny case in a vast ocean of religious crooks.