RELIGION
The Dangers of Religion
Religion, science and the cosmos
Religion is a topic that’s near and dear to me. I think the conversations about the reasons we exist are some of the most important that we’ll ever have. But so often, it’s these conversations that people shy away from in life. Religion is a hot-button issue and with how widely opinions on the topic can vary, it’s no wonder that the subject has been a home to controversy.
Religion has a lot to offer. It can provide people with everything from a belief system and a sense of security to a feeling of community and a reason to be kind to others. It offers us purpose. And humans have been searching for purpose as long as we’ve walked on two feet. There are just so many features to this planet of ours that demand explanation.
But what’s truly remarkable is that, since the birth of science, we’ve actually arrived at answers to so many of our deepest questions: What causes the push and pull of our tides? Why does the sun disappear each night? How did we come to be the way we are? How large is the world and what happens when you reach the end of it? Where are we in the universe? Is planet Earth all that is?
But even as we’ve found answers to these timeless enigmas, so many of the deepest questions still remain unanswered. But in the face of…
