Origin of prejudices

The brain of man is, especially in infancy, like a soft wax, ready to receive all the impressions we wish to make on it; education furnishes nearly all his opinions, at a period when he is incapable of judging for himself. We believe that the ideas, true or false, which at a tender age were forced into our heads, were received from nature at our birth; and this persuasion is one of the greatest sources of our errors. – Jean Meslier (1664-1729)

The Sin Scam

It is the ultimate scam. Think about it: You pay the church to insure you for imaginary crimes against an imaginary being, so that you won’t go to an imaginary hell, as well as insuring you to go to an imaginary heaven. It’s a billion dollar industry established by charlatans and funded entirely by the stupidity of our speices.

Michael Sherlock

You believe in a book that has talking animals, wizards, witches, demons, stocks turning into snakes, burning bushes, food falling from the sky, people walking on water and all sorts of magical, absurd and primitive stories, and you say that we are the ones that need help?

Mark Twain

Cognitive Dissonance – A religious disease

Cognitive dissonance is a psychological concept developed by Leon Festinger in 1957. It refers to the discomfort or tension that arises when a person holds two or more contradictory beliefs, attitudes, or values, or when their behavior conflicts with their beliefs or values. This discomfort motivates individuals to resolve the inconsistency and bring their thoughts,… Continue reading