Nah. Food was a bad example, though, since it's a basic survival need. Insert "the color orange is important to me" in that sentence instead.godix wrote:I think shazzy is saying that God is as much a requirement for humans as food is therefore you don't need any more justification for believing in god than you do for eating a Big Mac. Which means athiests and agnostics are performing a miricle by living a full healthy life without God cause you certainly couldn't live long without food. Kinda ironic that the only miricle God has performed for the last couple thousand years is to aid those who don't believe in him.Otohiko wrote:I'm not quite sure I followShazzy wrote:I have a functioning digestive system, and I consider food to be pretty important. I don't need any justification for it.Otohiko wrote:"As for me, I am a Christian, and I consider my faith to be pretty important. I don't need any justification for it." That's cultural-ingrainedness right there, perfect example.
Or, perhaps, the analogy is deeply flawed.
Basically saying that religion can be important because someone decides it is. If I like the color orange or believe in a certain religion it's not necessarily an example of cultural brainwashing.
