WOTM: Actionable Knowledge
I've been wanting to return to this topic for a while. This idea is central to my thesis put forth in my "The God Distraction" series. But even there, I never really talked about the fact that there is absolutely no actionable knowledge in religion — that no one genuinely KNOWS anything more about God and the supernatural realm than the shepherds in the field 3,000 years ago. And they KNEW nothing! What other field could survive such a dearth for so long?
Two more to come this month. One more fun one. And one less so. Thanks so much for all your continued support! B
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Love this one! This timeline is what happens when you ignore results and focus only on narrative.
And this very weakness of humans spills over into other areas beyond religion. Consider those who still claim, despite all the demonstrable evidence right in front of their eyes, that the climate crisis is a hoax, or that vaccines don't work. What did it take for it to relinquish their belief in Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy? Can we please get some of that same threshold of enlightenment for religion, for the environment, for medical science? PLEASE?