'We are so thankful to god': Man who was supposed to travel on missing AirAsia flight

[JDDavis]

48. So people that affirm a belief in something need no common sense?

That is what you are asking/saying?

No wonder the Roman Catholic church has succeeded for almost 1800 years. It relied upon people who didn't think common sense, (a phrase often used to mean basic logical thinking based upon evidence available, like don't stay out in the rain if you don't want to get wet, that kind of common sense, etc. etc.), was as important for people as was believing that they would burn in Hell if they didn't believe in Jesus.

No wonder this mythology lasted so long into the 21st century when the premise was that blatant.

By the way, can anyone answer why or how or under what circumstances religion is different than mythology? I think the person I am responding to made that statement yesterday or today, I don't know, but I think that bold statement was made quite recently.

So my questions are two:

1)Why would we believe in something that superceded common sense 1800 years ago, versus science today, and the lack of evidence for any virtue in religious teachings over the last 1800 years? Remember 1800 years ago, no universal education, no trains planes, even books, electricity, TV, or internet.

2) What exactly did someone who posts here mean by stating religion is different than mythology, (without giving anything like a substantial rational differentiation between the two)? No explaination given. I'm surprised that atheists here didn't challenge that assumption. Perhaps we can talk more later, but right now I have to feed two young children who are very hungry.