venerdì 9 settembre 2011

Atti di conformità cultuale

Vorrei segnalare la lettura di questo post di Sam Harris.
Whatever else may be wrong with our world, it remains a fact that some of the most terrifying instances of human conflict and stupidity would be unthinkable without religion. And the other ideologies that inspire people to behave like monsters—Stalinism, fascism, etc.—are dangerous precisely because they so resemble religions. Sacrifice for the Dear Leader, however secular, is an act of cultic conformity and worship. Whenever human obsession is channeled in these ways, we can see the ancient framework upon which every religion was built. In our ignorance, fear, and craving for order, we created the gods. And ignorance, fear, and craving keep them with us.
Da leggere tutto, naturalmente. 

P.S.
Mi sembra ovvio che il nostro Dear Leader sia Lui.

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