> indeed, that's why it is necessary to check whether what they say still makes any sense.
The never did make any sense. It's just that now we can use knowledge to point out many specific places that we know are wrong.
> independent investigation (and not letting others tell you) is the only way to find out.
You definitely should let others tell you about the world we are living in. But those others should be the ones that posess knowledge. And since science is the only way to get actual knowledge about reality then you should probably stick to what science says and ignore everything else.
If you want to investigate religions be my guest. Just start with atheism. It will save you a lot of time and a lot of mistakes.
You definitely should let others tell you about the world we are living in
oh sure, but every individual still needs to judge for themselves what they learn.
science doesn't help us solve our social problems. and as far as i can tell, neither does atheism. none of the mainstream religions are capable of that either, but the answer is out there.
i'll leave it at that because i don't want to promote a particular belief here. that's a topic for another time and place.
The never did make any sense. It's just that now we can use knowledge to point out many specific places that we know are wrong.
> independent investigation (and not letting others tell you) is the only way to find out.
You definitely should let others tell you about the world we are living in. But those others should be the ones that posess knowledge. And since science is the only way to get actual knowledge about reality then you should probably stick to what science says and ignore everything else.
If you want to investigate religions be my guest. Just start with atheism. It will save you a lot of time and a lot of mistakes.