Religion & Ethics: Content from Across the ABC     Date/Time 29
Dec 2014 1:43:28pm To spend a lifetime studying ANYTHING will
igve that subject a level of subjective importance out of
proportion to its real value. Hence the importance of logic and
critical thinking to help avoid years of wasted time and effort.
The positions taken at the core of religious belief don't stack
up - they have no evidentiary or logical support and can be
explained fully via evolution, social cohesion, and basic
psychology.  To spend a lifetime becoming a 'serious educated
theist' (quote from an earlier post) is more akin to a star trek
fan learning klingon than it is to a serious pursuit of
knowledge (i.e. it can still be fun, but it isn't important).