Trial of God Options

[Hey Hey]

Anyone seen this?

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1173494/

[trojan_libido]

That's a pretty sad statement coming from you T_L. If religion was benefitial in some way, I'd like to see the prove, other than maybe the holocaust; or the dark ages.

The fact it exists is enough for me. Nature doesn't do things inefficiently; inefficiencies are destroyed almost as soon as they appear.

And if religion was of benefit at some point in history, what is its purpose now?

Religion arises because we have questions that we can't answer about our origins, purpose etc. Its possible biological benefits are unknown, and I'm sure you knew that!

Did you even watch the movie before you pass judgement yet?

Unfortunately not yet although I have downloaded 'Religulous' since hearing about it. I will give it a watch when I get a chance, but I was simply replying to the quote: 'religion is the number one problem in the world, and the one most dangerous threat to human existence' Personally I suspect an impact event to be much more dangerous to our species than religion. You can at least put up a defence against an army full of zealots. Theres not a lot of defence against a 100km asteroid!

What is your definition of faith, by the way?

Believing in something:

Faith is the confident belief in the truth of or trustworthiness of a person, idea, or thing.[1] It is also used for a belief, characteristically without proof

If we don't have belief, how can we achieve anything?

I watch someone juggle knowing I cant do it. I believe it can be done because I've seen it. I believe I can't do it because I've not learnt the skill. I learn the skill, gain the belief in myself, and can then juggle.

Simply learning requires faith and belief. In some cases we only need faith that we can do something before we can do it. e.g. Singing in front of people - easy if you believe in yourself - nightmare if not!

Apologies for the tangent! I shall keep my nose out until I've seen the material.