Making men live in three worlds at once-past, present and future has been the chief harm organized religion has done.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Religion harms people by forcing them to live mentally in the past and future rather than the present.
- In plain terms
- Organized religion distracts people from today by making them worry about past and future.
- What can you take from it?
- Focus on the present moment instead of religious past or future claims.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Do you live in the past or future?
- How does religion affect your focus?
Another view
It ignores the comfort religion provides through tradition.
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