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How is this not an argument that the masses are too stupid to handle themselves and need to be brainwashed for social control and stability? That's essentially
by xxpor 6y ago
How is this not an argument that the masses are too stupid to handle themselves and need to be brainwashed for social control and stability? That's essentially what religion is, especially Abrahamic religions based on nothing but completely made up stories.
- jazzyjackson 6y agoWe're talking about purpose, not control. It seems true to me that most individuals (myself included) are not up to the task of inventing a reason to exist. You can moan about how the stories are made up til Kingdom come, the point of it is practicing the belief. Otherwise you get what we're talking about in this thread, billions of people growing up believing nothing, having no rational reason to believe they are valuable, no reason to think the future warrants their contribution.