Dear Loudmouth,

You still haven't answered my question and I'm starting to think that you can't.

Dear Mr Opinion,

How about you contributing more than just asides
and questions.

The stage is yours.

Dear Foxy,

The answer is that they have a book.

Mr Opinionated,

You asked:

"So you are one of those who believe religion makes sense.

Can you explain why?"

I answered you. I'll repeat slowly:

No,
I
don't
believe
that
religion
makes
sense.

And I tried to explain why I thought so, that narratives don't necessarily match reality or make sense. As i tried vainly to explain in 2350 words, some narratives degenerate into religions. Marxism, for example.

Of course, my favourite narrative to poke fun at is the traditional Burmese conception of the earth, as a huge plate standing on the backs of four elephants, which stand on the back of a giant turtle - and it's turtles all the way down. Next door, Thailand and India are parts of a spherical body known as the Earth, with a radius of around 3500 miles. Which narrative is most accurate, Master Opinionated ? Or are both true, by virtue of being 'narratives' ?

Ask a second year student in sociology if you are still totally confused, i.e. if you believe that 'narrative' is always and everywhere true. Is that what you actually believe ? Is first-year sociology a religion in itself ?

Joe

To Mr Opinion.

You asked a question and I like Loudmouth's answer. At least to me it sounded like he was making a distinction between if a religion makes sense, and if it's true. To the people in a religion, that religion makes sense to them. It's a good answer.

To Armchair Critic.

I don't know who you are asking, (it could be Foxy or someone else). But here is my answer.

<<What aspects of your religion are malevolent and which aspects are benevolent?>>

I watch how people in my faith struggle with loving others and standing against sin. In such a way it's disheartening to see how much judgement can come within Christianity and how some are able to write off so many people, when Jesus said he came to save people. At the same time though the services and charity done by Christians is inspiring. Some do a lot for everyone in society that is just plainly left behind by everyone else. The positive side of the message to turn from your sins is that people are encouraged to become better. Continually challenged and encouraged.

Why can't people just be decent ? Don't they know what decency is unless someone tells them ? Are things really that bad ? Why do they need Superstition to scare them into being reasonably decent ?
What's wrong with people ?