Actually it noted a state of mind associated with spirtuality occuring more in people with brain cancer before their operations to remove said cancer than after. Or something rather closer to that than what you said.
I thought I recalled an article about that not long ago, but my statement still stands.
that said, I agree that religion is absurd. None are free from being silly (though some are sillier than others). But I also don't mind if someone digs a religion (I certainly like mine) provided it doesn't turn them into a hateful, fearful, ignorant turd. And it seems clear that there are some religions that tend to attract people who are happy to leave other people alone and let them live their own lives, and other religions tend to attract people who want to moralize, control, and rule others.
See, my problem isn't with anyone's religion. it's with their behavior and their expectations. It just seems that much of that is fueled by their religion. I don't personally care if someone digs gay marriage, for example, as long as they don't use their religion as an excuse to prohibit it. At that point, that guy can go screw himself.
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Date: 2010-03-08 11:01 pm (UTC)I was making a flat statement.
(If it wasn't stupid, they'd use a word other than "religion" to describe it.)
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Date: 2010-03-09 03:58 am (UTC)that said, I agree that religion is absurd. None are free from being silly (though some are sillier than others). But I also don't mind if someone digs a religion (I certainly like mine) provided it doesn't turn them into a hateful, fearful, ignorant turd. And it seems clear that there are some religions that tend to attract people who are happy to leave other people alone and let them live their own lives, and other religions tend to attract people who want to moralize, control, and rule others.
See, my problem isn't with anyone's religion. it's with their behavior and their expectations. It just seems that much of that is fueled by their religion. I don't personally care if someone digs gay marriage, for example, as long as they don't use their religion as an excuse to prohibit it. At that point, that guy can go screw himself.