tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post8731987524354107035..comments2024-03-28T05:04:12.280-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: Yet again, ignorance and superstition become deadlyPeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-62838488864255664792012-02-23T09:10:59.134-06:002012-02-23T09:10:59.134-06:00@Antibubba: Not much, at least not while the curr...@Antibubba: Not much, at least not while the current corrupt politicians rule the roost there. The problem is to find non-corrupt politicians to replace them . . . although, come to think about it, we have the same problem in the USA, don't we?Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-29592306824026992552012-02-22T19:32:30.889-06:002012-02-22T19:32:30.889-06:00Do you really hold out hope for Africa, Peter?
An...Do you really hold out hope for Africa, Peter?<br /><br />AntibubbaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-47959918095082279862012-02-21T13:17:49.407-06:002012-02-21T13:17:49.407-06:00I've seen plenty of such beliefs among modern ...I've seen plenty of such beliefs among modern Navajos; there are a surprising number of educated Diné who still believe in witches. I've known more than one who would hire a singer to counteract curses made with ghost bones.BobGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405172215849046373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-68161858091686441112012-02-21T11:41:01.026-06:002012-02-21T11:41:01.026-06:00It is my belief that people that are pre-disposed ...It is my belief that people that are pre-disposed to believe strongly in a "religion" do so because of certain connections in the brain. Whether that person ends up a muslim, christian, or witch burner is purely dependent on locally available persuasions. To me, assigning un-provable, mystical reasons to why the unexplained happens is what any religion is about. I find Christianity and every other religion equally as absurd as the beliefs of these witch burners. We know so little about the human brain as it is, it's a shame that people fall victim to the repercussions of belief. Someday Christianity will seem as silly as the belief in witches. But it will just be replaced with some other plausible doctrine that is widely socially accepted, because, that wiring in the brain will always persist in someone. At least Christians aren't hurting anyone, (anymore)yankeerenaissancemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16789796001740003597noreply@blogger.com