Most reasonable people have decided that everyone gets to have an unsubstantiated belief system that goes into the "Religion" slot and it's not a big deal as long as no one makes it a Big Deal. Reasonable people have decided this because trying to proactively eliminate it is way harder and god-awful than just letting it ride (once again, as long as no one makes it a Big Deal).

[–] The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

I love this explanation because it sounds silly, but it's also exactly how it works.

[–] CowsLookLikeMaps@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This was the best fucking ELI5 of religion I've ever read. Bravo.

[–] v_krishna@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 year ago

Reads like Douglas Adams

[–] Rodeo@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago

Too bad the entire thing with religions is that they think it's a Big Deal.