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Maybe the religions that we are familiar with today, but new religions will take their place. Why? Well, explain where the universe came from. Explain conscio
by meri_dian 9y ago
Maybe the religions that we are familiar with today, but new religions will take their place.
Why?
Well, explain where the universe came from. Explain consciousness. Explain what happens after we die. Can you?
I didn't think you could. There are no human accessible answers to these questions. Humanity will forever be confused when we ponder them.
I love the scientific method but it in principle cannot answer these questions.
- bpizzi 9y agoI fully agree on what you said. But the question is, as always, about proportions and statistics: how many people adhere to a religion today because their parent told them they would go to hell otherwise, versus how many choosed actively by seeking a spiritual answers in questions not answered by science?
- pasquinelli 9y agoi can't answer a lot of questions, some of which i'm actually interested in, but what's religion got that i don't?
- jungturk 9y agoI'm not convinced that folks would defer to new religions to address those questions. I don't have data to support it, but I think the modern mind is better equipped to accept uncertainty and ignorance these days so some might just allow those questions to remain presently unanswered. Even if the scientific method doesn't directly answer a question, it models the approach of using a placeholder for things not yet known rather than demanding someone make shit up to eliminate the unknown.