Does this make sense?

[kalm]

Would hear something similar in a church, synagogue, or mosque?

Kalama Sutta..

The people of Kalama asked the Buddha who to believe out of all the ascetics, sages, venerables, and holy ones who, like himself, passed through their town. They complained that they were confused by the many contradictions they discovered in what they heard. The Kalama Sutta is the Buddha’s reply.

. Do not believe anything on mere hearsay.

. Do not believe in traditions merely because they are old and have been handed down for many generations and in many places.

. Do not believe anything on account of rumors or because people talk a a great deal about it.

. Do not believe anything because you are shown the written testimony of some ancient sage.

. Do not believe in what you have fancied, thinking that, because it is extraordinary, it must have been inspired by a god or other wonderful being.

. Do not believe anything merely because presumption is in its favor, or because the custom of many years inclines you to take it as true.

. Do not believe anything merely on the authority of your teachers and priests.


. But, whatever, after thorough investigation and reflection, you find to agree with reason and experience, as conducive to the good and benefit of one and all and of the world at large, accept only that as true, and shape your life in accordance with it.

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[CAA Flagship]

I find that hard to believe.

[JohnStOnge]

No, because of the last bullet.

[SDHornet]

No, because of the last bullet.

This...he had me up until that last bullet...

[Chizzang]

What's interesting is that approximately 84% of humans on this planet have a Religious Faith (Wiki)
I won't dispute the Wiki answer - but I actually think it might be higher

Of those 6 Billion humans (of the total 7 billion on earth) the vast majority believe precisely the opposite of the bullets posted above

But if they were able to actually meet a human from 2,000 or 3,000 years ago
they would laugh their asses off at what else those ancient humans believed
the list of stuff humans believed back then is frankly shocking (and) Hilarious

Yet, we have carefully curated gibberish from back then that seems to be immune to logic and common sense


Oh well...
As one of my favorite historians points out
Humans from just 1,000 years ago weren't wrong about everything - but
They were wrong about almost everything...