What religion are you and why? [I Love Researching Religions]

@QuixoticSoul I take it you weren't raised into any religion (perhaps I'm wrong). In this case, is what seemed goofy to you were the morals and teachings? Or the people in which did bad and/or weird things in the name of religion?

@astrosandorbits Yeah, I was raised with no religion, but a decent amount of exposure. Tbh I didn't even know my parents actual religious leanings until I was almost an adult - but I've been in more churches than most.

The super contrived cosmology and creation myths, and all the supernatural shit is what never made sense to me. The morals and teachings are usually fine, if often primitive - the sort of stuff any society codifies one way or another to keep itself going. People do good and bad things in the name of pretty much anything, that doesn't bother me either.

But between "all this goofy magical shit is totes real bro" and "people made this shit up because folks need answers", option B just always made way more sense.

@QuixoticSoul Pretty much. Back then in the ancient world, a world without scientific thought or even a basic understanding of biological facts. Religion makes sense in the context of a cruel, mysterious, ancient world. But as civilization advanced, the physical facts we learned left religion in the dust. It’s outdated.

@QueenOfZaun The physical facts certainly make certain sorts of religious nonsense obsolete, but they don't really help people grapple with the human condition. There is definitely plenty of room left for spirituality in various forms.

But if you're going to make "two thousand years ago, these three dudes [i]totally [/i]saw this other dude walk on water" part of it, I will roll my eyes.