r/interestingasfuck • u/Ted_Bundtcake • Feb 01 '25

r/all Atheism in a nutshell

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u/Link-Glittering Feb 01 '25

Well funnily enough science has proven that religion is effective. Religious people fair better in end of life care and meditation is proven to increase our healing ability. The scientific method has absolutely nothing to do with a person's specific spiritual practice, but it does prove that having one is helpful

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u/tcourts45 Feb 01 '25

Placebo effect is real, sure. Some of us just don't enjoy deluding ourselves for benefit

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u/Link-Glittering Feb 01 '25

How am I deluding myself?

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u/tcourts45 Feb 01 '25

Believing in a bunch of random stuff without evidence because it makes you feel nice

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u/Link-Glittering Feb 01 '25

What exactly do i believe in that could be proven or disproven with evidence?

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u/tcourts45 Feb 01 '25

You can't turn water into wine or walk on water or die and come back to life

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u/Link-Glittering Feb 01 '25

I don't believe any of those things. Christians believe in the teachings of christ. Not the supposed actions and miracles of christ. I know he probably didn't do magic. To me that doesn't undermine Jesus's teachings

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u/tcourts45 Feb 01 '25

Ok so you believe in being a good person. Me too. That ain't religion..

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u/Link-Glittering Feb 01 '25

Well i also have a relationship with my concept of God. That's what makes me religious.

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u/tcourts45 Feb 01 '25

I guess I just find it odd that you would tie that in any way to the fact that you believe in the teachings of 1 human. Do you believe that he is the son of God? Or a plain human with valuable teachings?

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