Religion may be made up fantasy. But it gave the whole of Western civilization the rules to live and thrive. In the absense of its' influence, literal insanity is spreading in the vacuum. Jesus is the superhero we need, not deserve - without shame, without regret, and most importantly without pennance we are doomed to tumblr.
Western Civilization existed before Christianity and thrived despite it not because of it's influence. Your argument is a knowing lie (a sin) because it should be obvious that religion is not the only nor even the best basis for a cultures psychology.
It's not like the Roman's didn't have their own beliefs and values though. Religion just serves as an easy excuse to give weight to these values to people too dumb to comprehend their true value.
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Sheitstrom ago
Religion may be made up fantasy. But it gave the whole of Western civilization the rules to live and thrive. In the absense of its' influence, literal insanity is spreading in the vacuum. Jesus is the superhero we need, not deserve - without shame, without regret, and most importantly without pennance we are doomed to tumblr.
Spacehuman ago
Western Civilization existed before Christianity and thrived despite it not because of it's influence. Your argument is a knowing lie (a sin) because it should be obvious that religion is not the only nor even the best basis for a cultures psychology.
Nationalist ago
It's not like the Roman's didn't have their own beliefs and values though. Religion just serves as an easy excuse to give weight to these values to people too dumb to comprehend their true value.