On Sat, Apr 21, 2018 at 6:31 AM, Telmo Menezes <[email protected] > wrote:
> *> Religions play a multitude of roles. For example to relieve suffering* With the exception of death itself religion has caused more misery in the world than anything in human history. > *> and provide meaning.* Religion tells us that the meaning of our existence is to flatter God, it does not say what the meaning of God's existence is. > *> Science can help relieve many types of suffering, but it cannot relieve > existential angst* Sure it can, you just need the right chemicals. > *> I like to define God, sometimes, by what you still believe in when you > understand that the physical reality is a persistent illusion. quots* I don’t know if you said that or Bruno or somebody else, the endless sea of quotes of quotes of quotes of quotes seen on this list has stumped me, but only somebody who has abandoned the idea of God but not the English word “God” would like that definition. I like Mark Twain’s definition of faith: “*Faith is believing what you know ain't so.*” John K Clark -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
