Why the hell do we need relgion ?.

[Rick O'Shez]

Anyway, religion has been cancelled with effect from Monday.
My boss Doctor Evil will be available for "counselling"....

 

[FearGod]

Yes they do, and they also believe that a god did it all lol.

Do donkeys think ?

 

[psychoslice]

Do donkeys think ?

They do, but their not very intelligent lol.

 

[Rick O'Shez]

Do donkeys think ?

Of course they do....

 

[psychoslice]

Sure. Clearly you don't believe in anything.

You hit the nail on the head, I don't, especially things like demons lol.

 

[FearGod]

They do, but their not very intelligent lol.

And because donkeys aren't very intelligent they don't have a religion.

 

[Rick O'Shez]

And because donkeys aren't very intelligent they don't have a religion.

We humans aren't that intelligent at all.

 

[Riverwolf]

Yes that may be true, but they are belief systems no the less, and I would also say that there are many clinging to those beliefs also.

Belief plays very little role in a lot of them, actually (I won't say most, because I am unfamiliar with most of them beyond their name and rough geographic home). I can speak for Heathenry: belief in the Gods is mostly tangential, compared to how important behavior is. I've seen similar attitudes in Shinto and other indigenous traditions I've looked into.

The Buddha encouraged his followers to question his teachings, and to discard anything that didn't measure up to scrutiny.

Also, regarding them as not religions goes against Academia's Comparative Religion consensus. You're certainly free to do so, but that's akin to going against the general scientific consensus on matters.

At a superficial level perhaps, but at a deeper level? I'm not sure.

They do. Most religions aren't like Christianity.

 

[Riverwolf]

We humans aren't that intelligent at all.

Compared to what?

 

[Rick O'Shez]

Compared to what?

Whales and space aliens.

 

[FearGod]

Of course they do....

Do they think who created the universe ?

 

[Riverwolf]

Whales and space aliens.

Riiiiiight.

I grew up at the tail end of that whole cetacean-worship thing from the 80s and early 90s, so I share some of that wonder, as well. But I understand that while bottlenose dolphins have intelligence that's fairly comparable to ours, large whales... don't. Or at least don't seem to; they're nearly impossible to study.

 

[Riverwolf]

Do they think who created the universe ?

There's a lot of humans who don't, so I'm not sure of the relevance.

Granted, we tend to have most of our "deep thoughts" when we're bored, so maybe they do.

 

[psychoslice]

And because donkeys aren't very intelligent they don't have a religion.

Ha, good try donkey lol.

 

[psychoslice]

There's a lot of humans who don't, so I'm not sure of the relevance.

Granted, we tend to have most of our "deep thoughts" when we're bored, so maybe they do.

I think its more intelligent to ask how the universe was created, not who created it.

 

[Riverwolf]

I think its more intelligent to ask how the universe was created, not who created it.

I don't think either is "more intelligent" than the other. Intelligence, on top of not actually being a single thing, isn't measured by how accurate a question is to modern scientific consensus.

 

[FearGod]

I think its more intelligent to ask how the universe was created, not who created it.

And do you think the donkeys think how the universe was created ?

 

[FearGod]

Ha, good try donkey lol.

Welcome donkey lol.

 

[Sees]

I feel like watching Shrek now

 

[Demonslayer]

And do you think the donkeys think how the universe was created ?

Perhaps they don't have to wonder, perhaps the Great Donkey created the universe and modern donkeys are akin to guardian angels on Earth. How many times did #7 save Grizzly Adams? I rest my case.