We marvel at
the blatant ignorance of the Tea Party crowd, which later transformed into the
MAGA cult. These are the extremes, but all
humans are ready to believe in anything that sparks their fancy.
The God
delusion is the perfect example. From Homo
heidelbergensis who buried their dead with implements for the afterworld, to Hale-Bopp
comet worshipers committing mass suicide, the human race has been extremely gullible
in the search for something to worship.
Each culture has had its superfluity of gods. Egyptians,
Greeks, Romans, Israelites, Vikings, Christians, Moslems, Hindus, Buddhists and indigenous cultures in combination have invented and worshiped thousands of gods. In reality, who you worship and how you
worship is determined by the culture you are born into. Gods are an invention
of mankind to deny the finality of death. No religion holds up to logical scrutiny.
We are an
intelligent species only because we declare ourselves such. Yet, large portions of our population have
believed in Yeti, Big Foot, fairies, angles, demons, the devil, vampires, shape-shifters,
witches, gods, alien abductions, zombies, and a plethora of scary monsters;
without a modicum of proof.
MONSTRUM on YouTube
Gullible people: No wonder a charismatic
conman like Donald Trump can build a cult following.
the Ol’Buzzard
Yes, people have believed all sorts of nonsense since the beginning of time and slaughtered each other joyfully because of it.
ReplyDeleteWell, at least the myth of the Windigo makes sense. It originates with indigenous peoples whose history includes periodic famines. It's an obvious manifestation of people's fears that starvation will push them into an unthinkable choice: cannibalism.
ReplyDeleteAs for the gullible MAGAts, I am continually astounded by their capacity for complete cognitive dissonance. In one sentence they'll manage to completely contradict themselves but they're incapable of seeing it.