FreThink

Isn’t free thinking really anti-god?

Personally, I’d like to see the world move into the 21st century without the burden of trying to accommodate 1st century thinking. Society has evolved far beyond the conditions of the 1st century, yet the majority of Americans are still trying to decide our future based on concepts appropriate for a 2000 year old nomadic band of Middle Easterners.

I’d like to see modern humans divorce themselves from all ancient myths and superstitions, not just religion. Why do people still insist on “trusting luck”, crossing their fingers, knocking on wood, wearing lucky charms? True, we’re only just starting to understand how nature works, but we already know enough to start leaving our nonsensical beliefs behind.

I have no intention of “destroying” your faith. I’m not even sure how skepticism and doubt could do that if your faith were strong. What I would like to do is present counter-proposals to all the things theists insist can only be explained by the gods so that they have another point of view to consider. Perhaps they’ll finally see that believing in gods is no longer necessary and is even unhealthy in many situations and begin to look around them with a new perspective.

Can’t  you question the existence of gods without referring to believers?

Usually not, since the gods are only kept around by the belief of their followers. It’s the believers who create the gods. We can only address their belief.

(Posted in response to questions I’ve recently been asked)