The Folly Of Religion And The Value Of Faith

Dan Pedersen
Nov 3 · 2 min read

Throughout the ages humankind has created myths and many of those myths blossomed into religions. For thousands of years this was our primary way of trying to make sense of things we didn’t understand.

Myths also make their way into politics and become the basis for ways of organizing society. Sometimes a particular ideology takes hold and acts like a religion within politics. Religions and political ideologies both seek to implement absolute ways of living and leave very little room for contrary views.

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