The Faith Pyramid – Crispian Jago
I’ve referred to The Reason Stick before, and it has hit the spot again.
Believing in vile nonsense requires a bit of effort. Before you can believe in something utterly ridiculous and hateful, you need to first believe in something seemingly slightly less ridiculous and hateful. The best way to believe in something slightly less ridiculous is firstly to make it a cultural norm, so we stop questioning it, and secondly to make sure you start believing in it before you are capable of fully comprehending the ridiculousness of the belief.
The Reason Stick – The Faith Pyramid
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Numpties everywhere!
They make me tired and sad.
but I like that pyramid.
Toward the bottom of Crispian Jago’s piece he mulls what might happen if organized theologies continue their decline. He figures we’ll just add another level to the bottom of the pyramid called “General Spirituality.”-)