It starts with a neurological view.
Do you have any comments or questions about the book, or are you just letting us know it exists?Wiliam James' Verities Of Religious Experience
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It starts with a neurological view.
If that's your schtick, you want to pick up Marx and Freud rather than James, methinks!Do you have any comments or questions about the book, or are you just letting us know it exists?Wiliam James' Verities Of Religious Experience
The Varieties of Religious Experience - Wikipedia
It starts with a neurological view.
Although I haven't read the book, I understand that it discusses the psychology of religious belief. Almost all religions are based in strong emotions especially the fear of death. Although an emotional basis to religion doesn't make religion factually or morally wrong, an emotional basis to religion does make morals and facts unnecessary to religion. In other words, a person can accept the beliefs of a religion no matter how immoral and false that religion's claims are as long as that person is emotionally involved in that religion. In fact, I think religious experiences are typically like that a person fearing the religion's claims being wrong to the point where that person will lie or become violent to maintain faith.
I've noticed that people seeing religious belief as purely emotional or even pathological is increasingly common. For example, most of the people in my building are religious, but if any one of them is outwardly religious, then the other tenants see that tenant as eccentric or even a bit looney.
Methinks you need to think and make your own arguments rather than rely on others you hope can pull your position out of the fire. You can start by examining my comments checking them for fallacies and factual errors. Your reaction to my comments only serves to prove them right. I haven't failed to notice that when I say religious faith induces dishonesty, anger, and spite, the religious very often object dishonestly, angrily, and spitefully! LOL
What's spiteful? I don't take reading recommendations lightly, the idea of religion being an expression of anxiety is key to the writings of the two theorists I mentioned.
.Why the thread? A profound and deep question, which I leave for the student.Do you have any comments or questions about the book, or are you just letting us know it exists?Wiliam James' Verities Of Religious Experience
The Varieties of Religious Experience - Wikipedia
It starts with a neurological view.
Although I haven't read the book, I understand that it discusses the psychology of religious belief. Almost all religions are based in strong emotions especially the fear of death. Although an emotional basis to religion doesn't make religion factually or morally wrong, an emotional basis to religion does make morals and facts unnecessary to religion. In other words, a person can accept the beliefs of a religion no matter how immoral and false that religion's claims are as long as that person is emotionally involved in that religion. In fact, I think religious experiences are typically like that a person fearing the religion's claims being wrong to the point where that person will lie or become violent to maintain faith.
I notice you don't deny anger or dishonesty.
I've found I need to be cautious when trusting religious persons. They often lie which is a result of their having a faith that is a lie to themselves. If they claim that a pack of lies is true, then they have little respect for the truth.
