Studying world religions for decades has made me see how human it is.

Wishing for heaven betrays our mortal concerns and fears.

It is us.

The Greek Gods held petty grievances and capriciously condemned both humans and deities to eternal damnation.

Remind you of anyone?

Next.

Collect them all!

Did anybody else feel like something was wrong with them for never feeling the Holy Spirit?
In my youth, I always thought something was wrong with me. In hindsight, I suspect many of my peers parroted church behavior to fit in, leaving me alone to defend what was obvious: there is no god.

The more religions I studied, I was smacked by how obvious it is that humans weave fantastical stories to
construct order and meaning.

For one to elevate and demand respect for their own imagining over countless others is the epitome of arrogance and toxic bias.

Studying religion for years turned me into an atheist. #atheism

@mrk I recently rewatched a bunch of PWPH and enjoyed the artistry vis-a-vis contemporary children’s shows. Rip.

It is not ok to proselytize to someone’s child without their knowledge and permission.
 


While visiting a local county fair, I saw a man (who was volunteering with a permitted JW group) beginning to teach my kid “how to get to heaven.”


When I approached with my other two kids, he proceeded to start the story over! Of course, we missed the beginning of this delusional take and need to hear it from the top.


The look of sheer confusion on his face as I pull all 3 away while I tell him off.

@Avidspark that’s the kindest response the Senator deserves.

@WolfAngelNiki “causing others to sin.”
How hard is it to look away? That mindset is equally slave and slaver.

The house can be perfectly calm as I sweep and clean up. But, the second that pile is ready for the dust bin . . .

@Graci Absolutely!

@mcfate for real! For that reason and more, the Mongols easily make the cut!

More context:
I’m presently writing curriculum for early middle school. These students tend to have a limited grasp of US history and even less of world history.

In attempting to connect our present world with the late 1400s, I’m focusing on massively significant events that occurred during that time (e.g. invention of the printing press) or happened as an immediate result (the Columbian Exchange)

The aim here is to have students know US history in the context of world history.

If your audience were learning colonial US history, what are the most significant events of the medieval period (roughly 5th - 15th centuries)? Events that help contextualize Jamestown, for example.

#UShistory
#worldhistory

The teleological argument has a lot of staying power for a basic argument from ignorance.

Next Congress is going to be interesting.