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I don't think the two are mutually exclusive. It is possible to be secular and still learn from religious texts and philosophy. In fact I think that is probably
by jessewmc 9y ago
I don't think the two are mutually exclusive. It is possible to be secular and still learn from religious texts and philosophy. In fact I think that is probably something to strive for.
Perhaps I misread you, but it almost seems as if you are suggesting that this brilliance cannot be accessed by secular minds.
- aaron-lebo 9y agoReligion has a lot of deep wisdom that has been accumulated over time through hard experience, and even if you don't agree with prescriptions you can learn quite a bit about people and how they cope with loss and hope. Frankly if you ignore some of the greatest ancient texts because of a bias against religion, you're not that smart.
- JBReefer 9y agoA think a lot of it is the stereotype that religious people tend to be "dumb people in flyover country" or that they're all right wing or one of a million things. It honestly looks more like ingroup signaling to me than an honest assessment of, say, Thomas Aquinas.
- JBReefer 9y agoOh I didn't mean that at all! More that: a. Even if you don't believe, don't look down your nose by default at believers b. I agree - something people should strive for c. The kneejerk reactions (you can see some of them in this thread) to look down on believers makes me sad. The smartest 3 people I know came to be deeply religious from atheism at 30+.