Religious and spiritual belief encourages people to believe in their own feelings and instincts... even when those feelings and instincts are contradicted by reality or logic. It discourages people from being aware of the fact that their feelings and instincts can be easily deceived, played on by con artists and charlatans, or just by our own wishful thinking. It discourages people from being aware of this well-documented fact, and trying to stay vigilant about it. Every unsupported belief you hold makes you that much more vulnerable to other ones... and that much less likely to value skepticism and critical thinking at all.
What's the Harm in a Little Woo?
Yes, in the US at least, you have the freedom to believe what you want but, should you?
What's the Harm in a Little Woo?
Yes, in the US at least, you have the freedom to believe what you want but, should you?