Are religions like the matrix; and we are the unplugged?
Why do so many people choose the blue pill?
2007-11-25 14:21:39 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
sortega- LOL you kind of got a point there
2007-11-25 14:29:59 · update #1
Half-unplugged; there are many other illusions besides religion.
2007-11-25 14:29:54 · answer #1 · answered by Black Dog 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nobody wants to die thinking there is absolutely nothing after this. Religion is a comforting mechanism; a child's binky.
It is also an attempt to keep order in this world by a list of laws.
And lastly, it is an excuse for men to justify their superiority over women. I am glad to have had the red pill.
2007-11-25 14:42:45 · answer #2 · answered by psyco-lab-rat 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When I saw those words "Fellow atheists..." I got a little scared. I thought that a revolt was going to happen. Glad that it is just a question, because I can't find my bible. Hopefully a christian lives next door to me.
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Well, feel the back of your neck. Is there a plug there? If not, don't worry. I don't have a plug either, just the right to have my own opinions
2007-11-25 14:30:23 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm sorry I don't follow the Matrix. Keanu Reeves acting makes me want to overdose on any kind of pill just so I can stop watching.
2007-11-25 14:25:40 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
It does seem like that doesn't it. I sometimes think that believers are under some mind control mechanism, that some how does not effect me and other non believers.
That so many people can believe in some unseen/uneccessary magical entity that is reading their thoughts, is so surreal that it blows my mind.
2007-11-25 14:34:20 · answer #5 · answered by Ny Sass 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good analogy. Who knows, it could be real,too. People will always take the easy road, where they are most comfortable. The familiar appeals to them. Fear is a big christian holding pen, also.
2007-11-25 14:26:30 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because ignorance can be bliss. :) Remember the bald dude with the steak? Yeah, he represents religious people.
Good question.
2007-11-25 14:30:58 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I guess I'm an atheist that chose the blue pill then, eh? :P
--Buddhist.
2007-11-25 14:32:42 · answer #8 · answered by ✡ 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They really believe that non-belief will lead to an eternity of torment. From their perspective, questioning their beliefs is too dangerous too consider.
2007-11-25 14:30:33 · answer #9 · answered by Pull My Finger 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gosh you couldn't have picked the worst movie for comparison
2007-11-25 14:32:09 · answer #10 · answered by Bellisima 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋