The practical argument for religion
>>17979159It makes humanity seem weak as fuck.
>>17979219That we rely on "imaginary" principles such as heavenly goth gf may be a weakness but it's reality. Read Man and His Symbols. There are free audiobooks on youtube.Goth GF is integrated with the fabric of the universe as an archetype, the way flight is among birds and insects all the way up to comets and stars.Over time it becomes a little more subtle and sophisticated. OP's goddess is a primitive fetish. He unlocked Neanderthal mode.Question is - are you gonna pick a fight a Neanderthal?
>>17979266It sounds like more than just a fetish. She's not entirely for sexual purposes and only a small minority of the post mentions sexuality.
This sounds more like a pathology rather than a superstition.
>>17979159If u need imaginary friends just to stay alive, your genes should be bred out of existence.
>>17979565Being spooked, in the Stirnerian sense, is part of the human condition. Everyone has relied on nonphysical entities since we became behaviorally modern hunter gatherers
>>17979565You act tough now, but you're going to die when you're approximately 76. You're going to have to deal with the existential dread that comes with that as you get closer to your expiration date. As for me, I've successfully convinced myself that a powerful God exists who will love me if I love God and love others as myself. This also helps me connect with and befriend other people who are also fellow believers who have dedicated their lives to this path. And if I'm wrong and no god exists? I'll still have lived a happier life believing in it.
>>17980359Most people can't convince themselves of stuff that easily. Assuming you actually have
>>17979159But the person in that image actually acknowledges that their imaginary GF is imaginary and not real. They simply argue that an imaginary GF is a healthier coping mechanism than self-destructive behavior. Unironically what the person in OPs pic is doing is actually a far healthier coping mechanism than what theists do, since theists refuse to ever acknowledge that their imaginary sky-jew-kaiju might not be real, which does lead to more self-destructive behavior like paranoia and stress that don't need to be there.
>>17980359>no atheist in a foxholeIf you think you are at your most rational when terrified of the void you are the blackest gorilla nigger
>>17980359>And if I'm wrong and no god exists? I'll still have lived a happier life believing in it.Yeah, it be cool if that’s all religion entailed, instead of chopping up cocks, worshipping Israel, and giving 10% of your wealth to some random building ran by a weirdo virgin.Religion always demands more of you than it did 5 min ago. That’s the whole idea. It’s a slow creep. Before you know it, you’re removing your foreskin and donating $100,000 to the Church of Scientology.But you’re right, religion is ultimately a way to take advantage of people scared of death. Truly, humanity is unsalvageable.
>>17979159if everyone ascribes to the same moral standards, then everyone is on the same page and there is social cohesionadditionally the human animal seems in some part hardwired for religious practices and faith based rituals, maybe as a form of comfort when faced with the terrifying scope of the universe or the stress of everyday life. maybe as a means of purpose for existing
>>17979219Humanity IS weak as fuck. That's the first blackpill you take in any religion.
>>17979159As opposed to anon's gf, gods are real
>>17980359Quite the contrary, if you don't believe in hell and other nonsenses, there is nothing to fear in death.
>>17979159there is no practical argument
The practical argument is that God is actually, literally real. I have encountered Him in my life and am satisfied that He exists.
>>17980713No, death is in fact frightening to humans regardless of your belief in an afterlife or lack thereof. Obviously
>>17980689>>17981660God and gods are real but they're the same class of entity as the OP's gf, which is a spirit. Gods are just much bigger, more complex and more powerful than she is.
>>17979159I'd argue one should take more practical means of self-support, for example finding people who genuinely support you or building/joining structures to support you. With how often someone having a crisis of faith is it's hard to call religion reliable.
>>17980359How did you manage to convince yourself of this fact? How can I know that my faith is not just a self preserving facade to comfort me in the face of adversity, rather than true belief in the gospel?
>>17981738Then why am I not afraid? A nothingness is comforting if anything.
>>17982141Dunno. That's not typical though
>>17981884My experience proves otherwise. All recognize His name. All.
>>17979159William James type beat>>17979219You still live with your mom. You couldn't survive in the real world, kid.
>>17979159most people are stupidthere are a lot of peopleit's hard to coordinate massive amounts of stupid peopleit's easier to brainwash stupid people from birth with some sort of self-enforcing, self-propagating, and self-correcting set of rules, mores, taboos, restrictions, etc.especially if you manage to convince them that even their thoughts are being monitoredthe push back against religion was very short sighted. I think it was dawkins recently that started talking about being "culturally" christian. good luck with that. it may be too late, now
>>17980713Stupid statement, what humans fear most is the unknown, say hypothetically we die and cease to exist forever, that terrifies a lot of people simply because they can't fathom it
>>17982320That's self-evidently not true. Both in the literal sense that if you told an uncontacted tribe about Jesus they'd bel ike "huh?" and in the more literary sense of "recognize" that the majority of human beings don't consider him the king of kings.
