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Basing one's philosophy on magic beliefs and unquestionable appeals to authority (book or person) is building a castle on reclaimed land. Religion is a fanciful

• detourdog 4y ago
  This is my point illustrated. I can't decide if I should upvote you for helping me prove it. There are no magical beliefs and from a certain point of view the only authority is one's peace of mind. Obviously your thinking is why to sophisticated for thoughts on human existence evolved over thousands of years. The only people I see in prisoned by their minds have closed minds. They also like to insist others conform to their narrow view.
• lukas099 4y ago
  The human struggle with authority or tradition is a part of the Hebrew Bible and Jewish scholarship itself. Off the top of my head, 'Israel' was the name given to Jacob after he wrestled with God. The Book of Job was a reaction to realization that good/evil did not necessarily correlated with prosperity/failure. These are things that the faithful openly talk about.
• marshmallow_12 4y ago
  In the words of Gimli the dwarf; 'You speak evil of that which is fair beyond the reach of your thought, and only little wit can excuse you.'