re: #160 cenotaphium

Ever heard of placebo? Even if you’re against homeopathy, since it’s unsubstantiated nonsense, why should you try to pry away what comfort one individual can get out of it?

I don’t see any conflict with accepting that someone can take solace from a belief system that’s entirely false and still be against the belief system as a whole. As a religious person, I assume you let people of other faiths go about their way without trying to convert them, since their way gives them solace? Even though I also assume that you wouldn’t hesitate to proclaim your religion the true one, and the others not true.

I actually kind of liked his analogy to artificial sunlight. We do seem to thrive on spiritual beliefs. I can’t think of anything that would be better about my life if I were less religious. So why would I worry?