Dispatches from a Dying Empire

Dispatches from a Dying Empire

The psychology of religion, part IV

Religions and the problem of dogma

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May 28, 2022
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Author’s note: Many readers who find this article are likely to be religious. This article is not a criticism of you as a human being. It is, however, a criticism of some of the things you may believe to be true without having any valid reason for doing so. Cultures are psychologically powerful but often irrational. If you’re offended, I understand. If you want to go away and never come back here, that’s fine. I hope you wake up from your faith somewhere else because faith is also belief in the absence of any evidence.

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