EPISODE · Aug 21, 2019

Jan Cox Talk 3082

Religion Is Entertainment, to Keep the Mind From Having to Think PREV – NEXT Summary = See below Condensed News = See below News Item Gallery = None Transcript = None Key Words = Summary 12/15/03: Notes by TK There is something men have never thought of about religion and the mind: the purpose of religion (as well as politics and all other such cultural dynamics save science) is to keep the mind from having to think! When the mind is not dealing directly with information—problems to solve—it defaults to the entertainment mode. The mind dislikes having to think: it prefers entertainment. Why…

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