The Jewmanist

I have been here, there, everywhere seeking, searching, reading. I’m interested in religion and their willingness to believe. I’m interested in a lot of things. But this always gets me… If, at any time, one has to say “suspend disbelief”, you lost me. And if, at any time, you try to cross any religion with any bit of science or logic, you lost it!

What makes this specific story any different than unicorns and leprechauns. Fun fictional fairytale characters; that’s it. Religion has so many story that aren’t even good fairytales; but depressing, cruel, sexist, racist, homophobic, etc.

The mere fact that educated, well-rounded, logical, sexual beings like us could completely bypass all logic in one area of their mind baffles me. Stephen Colbert said it best. The other day while I was watching only one of the funniest shows on television these days, Colbert uttered a phrase that completely sums up it all. There’s the usual religion/society conversation he would have with the guest (forgive me I can’t remember right now), where he launches the debate with something along the lines of:

After reading a nice article on teaching children evolution, I decide to read other’s comments and perhaps comment myself. This always ends ugly. When commenting on science sites, it always feels one-sided; we’re there for that reason after all. So I went to Digg. Why? Hmmm… Of course every article on science or nature HAS to have some bible quotes strewn about with no interpretation. When I decided to throw in my two cents, it went something like: You can’t make an argument with only one reference. Circular reasoning makes one look like an idiot. I wasn’t directing it at anyone just speaking from a realistic, scientific point of view; from someone who has studied literature, debate, creative writing, and essays galore. I know what makes a good argument even if my blogs always seem like self-fulfilling vents. (I get tired after a while.) Obviously, this person responding with about 15 more quotes with no interpretation for what they could mean. In addition to the quote that the bible is the absolute authority and doesn’t need to be backed up… What kind of cult is this? No proof, reason, or understanding and one just has to be the correct one ALL THE TIME because its what Mommy and Daddy or Uncle Phil or Big Sis taught him as an impressionable young kid. In my response I had also said that believing what you want is fine, just don’t deny the wonders of science and nature. Nothing short of “I do believe evolution is silly” was the response for what I had said with back-up reasoning that was… WAIT! There wasn’t any! My only hope is that our children in future generations are taught science, nature, truth, and logic. We can only grow as a society if we focus on the truth, not what one needs to get by. People have a problem staying in order (the masses in general) and accepting the fact that this is it, so live it up!… So thereby religion grows into this cultish beast that preys on all who study science et al.