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In reply to the discussion: Johm Lennon wrote 'no religion' in Imagine [View all]Scootaloo
(25,699 posts)If all religions are true, then we live on the back of a giant turtle, people sometimes turn into pillars of salt, gods rape women while disguised as swans, and lightning is caused by a four-armed blue man shooting arrows at demons. You can have good luck by leaving food under the skull of your grandpa, getting naked and dancing widdershins makes plants grow, and you've certainly done everything before. Humanity is the result of mud and spare ribs being possessed by the souls of dead aliens, and the world is only six thousand years old - well, this world, there have been six or seven before this one where everyone died. Everything you do is predetermined by a god somewhere, who you can face in single combat and kill - you might need to use mistletoe for this. And when you die, you will walk under a lake guarded by swans, where you'll sleep forever. Unless you were unable to walk a tightrope, in which case you are devoured by a critter that's equal parts crocodile, hippopotamus, and baboon. You can avoid this by being wealthy and being buried with all your sacrificed entourage. Assuming of course, you have either accepted or rejected Jesus Christ as your personal savior.. which is it? Well, they're still working that one out in the middle east, give 'em about three more centuries and we might have an answer for you.
If none of them are true, then reality functions just like we currently experience it.
Sooooo...