The truth will set you free

Free from what?

What are the details of how this works?

I imagine there are a lot of interesting theories as to the answer of both these questions out there.

Originally posted by ThinkOfOne
Free from what?

What are the details of how this works?

I imagine there are a lot of interesting theories as to the answer of both these questions out there.

Free from delusions, of course. Amen.

Originally posted by snowinscotland
Free from delusions, of course. Amen.

Indeed. The sooner the lies of religion are scoured from the world, the better.

Originally posted by scottishinnz
Indeed. The sooner the lies of religion are scoured from the world, the better.

Any lies, my friend, not just religious lies.

And get yourself a good drop of malt for Hogmanay...... I'll stand for that.

Originally posted by scottishinnz
Indeed. The sooner the lies of religion are scoured from the world, the better.

I'll second and third that one..

Originally posted by snowinscotland
Free from delusions, of course. Amen.

What is the source of these delusions?

Perhaps there is something deeper than delusions that one needs to be freed from and delusions are only a symptom.

Originally posted by ThinkOfOne
What is the source of these delusions?

Perhaps there is something deeper than delusions that one needs to be freed from and delusions are only a symptom.

what is there beyond truth?

Originally posted by snowinscotland
Any lies, my friend, not just religious lies.

And get yourself a good drop of malt for Hogmanay...... I'll stand for that.

Indeed. Any lies.

And you too, make sure to get yerself a wee bevvie or two!

Originally posted by snowinscotland
what is there beyond truth?

I guess I wasn't thinking of there being something beyond truth. Just that there may be a source for the delusions that keeps one from seeing the truth.

For example, I've worked with a number of people over the years that thought they excelled at their job, but objectively they were really poor performers. Somehow they were able to consistently delude themselves into thinking they were much better than they were.

Also what do you think of the idea of being freed from one's nature to sin?

Originally posted by scottishinnz
Indeed. The sooner the lies of religion are scoured from the world, the better.

Do you object to religions because you see them as having unsound principles or because their practicioners do such a poor job following the principles?

Originally posted by ThinkOfOne

Also what do you think of the idea of being freed from one's nature to sin?

Another two delusions.

Originally posted by ThinkOfOne
Do you object to religions because you see them as having unsound principles or because their practicioners do such a poor job following the principles?

Take a careful look at those who make a living from religion. And take a very careful look (if you have to) at what they say.

Originally posted by ThinkOfOne
Do you object to religions because you see them as having unsound principles or because their practicioners do such a poor job following the principles?

Religion is a way of one individual or group having dominion over another. The very fact that it's based on, hmmm, unsound data, only serves to make it worse. It's bad enough to delude yourself, but the systematic deluding of others (including members of the clergy itself) for ones own personal gain (irrespective of whether the individual who instigated the con is still alive or not) just serves to make it worse.

Originally posted by snowinscotland
Another two delusions.

Do you mean that you don't think that man has the propensity to be self-serving?

Originally posted by scottishinnz
Religion is a way of one individual or group having dominion over another. The very fact that it's based on, hmmm, unsound data, only serves to make it worse. It's bad enough to delude yourself, but the systematic deluding of others (including members of the clergy itself) for ones own personal gain (irrespective of whether the individual who instigated the con is still alive or not) just serves to make it worse.

Perhaps that is what most if not all religions have become. But what do you see as unsound?