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> It feels as though our society has collectively forgotten that mental illness can be socially transmissible I mean, that's what religion is. It's a shared de
by electrondood 4y ago
> It feels as though our society has collectively forgotten that mental illness can be socially transmissible
I mean, that's what religion is. It's a shared delusion that functions as a mind virus, where the conceptualization of deities that are on your side (but not the other side's) is mistaken for there actually being such a thing. The fact that it's normalized doesn't change the fact that it's a delusion.
- mensetmanusman 4y agoReligion is a contemplation of free will, e.g. it’s a central ethos of Christianity. If free will is an illusion, none of this matters anyway :)
- peoplefromibiza 4y ago> I mean, that's what religion is. It's a shared delusion that functions as a mind virus, I don't believe in anything super human or God like, but that's a very strong assumption People do know that God might and probably does not exist I mean, ancient Greeks knew that gods did not exist, it was never intended literally. Religion is simply a set of rule that defines the identity of a community. I don't like or follow them, but if religion was really a threat for humanity, we would be all dead by now. Most religious people, the vast majority of them, are perfectly capable of living a normal life.