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Originally posted by Fletch XXX
pimplink you are an idiot
how can religion be predictive?
what has religion ever predicted?
and what does being energy particles have to do with any of that?
what a joke.
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Thanks for the conclusory statements, I'm sure there was a lot of logic and nuanced deliberation before you arrived there.
Anyway, anthropologists like Eliades view religion as predictive in that it is a set of beliefs that seeks to predict human actions.
It is not predictive in the scientific sense. It predicts in the ideological/psychological sense. For example: A Hindu believes in reincarnation (the cycle of SAMSARA). In this belief system, the 'knowledge' is that one's karma will result (PREDICTION) in reincarnation either as a lower, same, or higher being.
Same 'predictive' dynamics of religion is in play with Christians. You BELIEVE that Jesus is your savior and you live your life accordingly. Hence, there's a predictive value that you will GO TO HEAVEN.