I just got done reading an article that I totally disagree with. An excerpt (with the statement that set me off) and the link are below:
The statement:
The less religious people are, the more likely they are to endorse empirically unsupported ideas about U.F.O.s, intelligent aliens monitoring the lives of humans and related conspiracies about a government cover-up of these phenomena.
Opinion | Don’t Believe in God? Maybe You’ll Try U.F.O.s
The article itself tries to draw a direct link to people becoming less religious and turning to the paranormal as a replacement for spirituality.
In my experience here on the forum, I have found that our members are some of the most spiritual and/or religious people I have ever met. In fact, most of those I have encountered over the years are looking at the paranormal in an attempt to explain it from a religious viewpoint!
Before I send a seething message to this author who obviously has not a clue, or facts to back the claim, weigh in here for me. Do YOU think the claim in the article is valid?
The statement:
The less religious people are, the more likely they are to endorse empirically unsupported ideas about U.F.O.s, intelligent aliens monitoring the lives of humans and related conspiracies about a government cover-up of these phenomena.
Opinion | Don’t Believe in God? Maybe You’ll Try U.F.O.s
The article itself tries to draw a direct link to people becoming less religious and turning to the paranormal as a replacement for spirituality.
In my experience here on the forum, I have found that our members are some of the most spiritual and/or religious people I have ever met. In fact, most of those I have encountered over the years are looking at the paranormal in an attempt to explain it from a religious viewpoint!
Before I send a seething message to this author who obviously has not a clue, or facts to back the claim, weigh in here for me. Do YOU think the claim in the article is valid?