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Author Topic:   Must religion be logical?
Phat
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Message 5 of 164 (338691)
08-09-2006 9:14 AM
Reply to: Message 4 by Brian
08-09-2006 9:01 AM


Even snake oil needs to be convincing
Robin of Rohan writes:
In another sense, religion doesn't "have" to be anything in particular. Somebody could just make up something if they wanted to and call it their religion.
Brian writes:
Like that guy Saul from Tarsus did you mean?
Scientology was extremely illogical to me, yet many of its adherants are quite well known.
I would think that in order to have a large following, the religion either needs a convincing orator, lots of smoke and mirrors, or numerous pretty women who have already joined.
Or maybe...just maybe a group of people who will accept you just as you are.
Of course, the local pub provides such an atmosphere, and requires only fair payment and never a lecture about necessary economics!
Some would argue that the very idea of a God beyond our capacity for understanding is itself illogical.
If religion were too neat and tidy, it would be human derived versus the alternative possibilities----which are the bedrock of faith.

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