I just got back from watching Rush - Beyond the Lighted Stage
In one of the scenes, Alex Lifeson is reading God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything
It makes me happy when well-known people like musicians, artists, actors etc try and use some of their fame to promote worthwhile causes. Also when they come out as skeptics. Seeing the lead guitarist from one of my favorite bands reading this book made for a happyfuntime moment.
If we really were intelligently designed, this version of the process makes sense.
Why is god preoccupied with useless stuff?
Why does the prayers she answers always involve something that might have fixed itself? Why won’t she cure amputees?
When she chooses to reveal herself, why does she give us “revelations” that are about as useless as a one-legged man in a butt kicking contest?
This very funny video asks these questions, and more.
(Safe for viewing at work)
I wanted to write a blog post about astrology. But theres already a lot of material out there that talks about it taking the same approach and viewpoint that I would. So I’m just going to direct you to this website, which is a really good place to start:
http://www.badastronomy.com/bad/misc/astrology.html
Oh, and to sum up what I would have written: Astrology doesn’t work. And in many cases actually causes harm.
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