FEAR
2006-10-03 10:15:41 · 5 answers · asked by zenbuddhamaster 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
No: just logic (for skepticism, that is)
Religion is the natural outgrowth of fear. Self righteous condemnation goes with every belief system.
2006-10-03 10:17:38 · answer #1 · answered by Blackacre 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Skepticism is withholding belief in something until sufficient evidence is present. It's also holding provisional belief in things based on available evidence.
Ridicule is a response to outlandish, unprovable, or illogical claims.
These things are not masks for fear.
Self-righteous condemnation is usually a response to one's own feelings of anger or, yes, fear. I see more religious types doing this than the non-religious.
2006-10-03 17:23:32 · answer #2 · answered by RabidBunyip 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm pretty skeptical about most claims but I have not been accused of being self-righteous or fearful for a long time now.
2006-10-03 17:19:55 · answer #3 · answered by Pablito 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"fear" is a real broad term. all 3 u mentioned do have a cause, not essentially fear.....sometimes its knowledge-on-display or satisfying one's complex or plain fun of it! Never generalize.
2006-10-03 17:26:38 · answer #4 · answered by roses_n_thorns_2 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
haha i was about to write fear till i seen your small print
2006-10-03 17:20:27 · answer #5 · answered by Peace 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋