Comments by "Peter deWolf" (@StoneShards) on "The Occult #261: Religion-Lovers Love to Conflate Irreligion with Atheism" video.

  1. I think a main difference between a "religion" and a "philosophy" is evangelism: "philosophies" don't require their adherents behave POLITICALLY in a prescribed way; "religions" invariably do require their "believers" to ACT IN THE WORLD.
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  2. People define themselves by the groups they belong to. And it's nicer to belong to a more/most powerful group. Organized religion is a powerful political force, not unlike a "nation". That's a huge reason to join organized religion...participate in the flow of power...fun...feels good. But, then there's a few, always a few, for whom that's just not good enough. hehehe If you are compelled to tread your OWN path...god have mercy on your soul...uh, no, just kidding...eh..., you either go ahead and DO THAT WORK, or, failing, fall back to the defensive position: Atheism. I have a hint: the work is finding a way for everything to be TRUE. Falsity, itself, is a Lie, a Distortion of Awareness, a Self-Deception...if you see the "false", you're missing the "truth"...From the viewpoint of physical nature, only the TRUE is able to be manifested; the FALSE is simply not included in REALITY (except as a phenomenal distortion of the TRUE). Reality isn't illusive; it's the perception of reality that generates Illusion. The process of perception/apperception is the ever-present battleground of the psyche...find the decision-maker...
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