Sublime

1 Aren’t We Better Off without Religion?

Carter noted that the roots of the contemporary skepticism of religion are essentially modern, beginning with Freud perhaps, who viewed religion as a sort of obsessive impulse.

It may be that, subconsciously, we all settle for explanations we are predisposed to accept, and reject those we are predisposed against.

But perhaps the sociobiological account undermines, not the truth of our moral beliefs, but our justification for holding such beliefs.

There is zero scientific evidence that in contrast to pigs, Sapiens have souls.

Some of the most interesting thinking on this topic comes from David Livingstone Smith, who explores dehumanization from the standpoint of psychological essentialism. He draws on research suggesting that people usually think of themselves and those close to them as possessing a special human essence. But not everyone is seen this way.

Objektive Wahrheiten – Wahrheiten, die für jeden gelten – werden im Streben nach persönlicher Freiheit immer mehr geleugnet.

the fact that we exist as the fundamental awareness ‘I am’ cannot reasonably be doubted by anyone.