Religion & Ethics: Content from Across the ABC




Date/Time 29 Dec 2014 1:43:28pm
To spend a lifetime studying ANYTHING will igve that subject a level of subjective importance out of proportion to its real value. Hence the importance of logic and critical thinking to help avoid years of wasted time and effort.

The positions taken at the core of religious belief don't stack up - they have no evidentiary or logical support and can be explained fully via evolution, social cohesion, and basic psychology.

To spend a lifetime becoming a 'serious educated theist' (quote from an earlier post) is more akin to a star trek fan learning klingon than it is to a serious pursuit of knowledge (i.e. it can still be fun, but it isn't important).