Supernaturalism and threats to reason
Supernaturalism and religion create a climate of unreason, where we are allowed to hold unchallenged beliefs that may not prove advantageous to our survival or flourishing. It does so by allowing individuals to believe propositions that are not supported by evidence, or ones that are supported only by “evidence” provided by theoretical paradigms that are themselves supernaturalistic.
Another victory for the hypersensitive?
It is, however, more likely to be the case that it’s only posts that offend the religious that will attract censorship, as they apparently have special needs – or are at least deserving of extra-ordinary protection. One would have thought that having a heavyweight such as “god” on your side is protection enough, but apparently she chooses to not intervene in these matters, nor to guide her flock in terms of learning ways to deal with offense. This is a case in which the religious may do well to remember that they are also regular folk, leaving aside the issue of their bizzare beliefs.
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