Squashed: "Religion is a crutch"
I’ve always found this criticism a bit perplexing. What do you have against crutches? As medical technology goes, they’re not terribly controversial. If you break an ankle, there’s really no substitute. It’s great to have a crutch around when you need it.
And that’s the essence of the…
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skyrite said:
I don’t think the saying is against need of medical (or psychological) assistance, the idea is that we cannot progress scientifically or logically if we allow our out-moded ways of thought to hinder us.
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I think we have more in common than our exchanges would suggest. I would certainly agree with your general theme that...
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selvenknowe said:
You may have your crutch, if you so desire something to rely upon. I shall continue to rely upon myself, rather than a celestial father figure to hold my hand because “the illusion of power and control turns out to be … illusory.”
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boskranium said:
I used to be of this position, then I learned about the genocide in Rwanda, and read the account of Immaclee Ilibagiza. Now I know what “crutch” really means. When faced with the greatest evil, we have to invent the greatest good.
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preachers-wife reblogged this from squashed and added:
Read this. So well said.
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