Easter Questions

[Thorne]

we cannot be freed from fear, it is part of any life, religious or not.

True, we should be fearful of being struck by lightning. Scientific knowledge lets us deal with that fear by finding ways to prevent it from striking us. It eliminates the fear that some supernatural bogeyman will strike us down if we eat meat on Fridays, or have bacon for breakfast, or some equally inane religious prohibition gets broken.

I do not think they always do

I did say almost always.

[thir]

True, we should be fearful of being struck by lightning. Scientific knowledge lets us deal with that fear by finding ways to prevent it from striking us. It eliminates the fear that some supernatural bogeyman will strike us down if we eat meat on Fridays, or have bacon for breakfast, or some equally inane religious prohibition gets broken.

What I mean here is that fear is part of our defense system, and we need it.

[Thorne]

What I mean here is that fear is part of our defense system, and we need it.

Of course we need it. But to be afraid of imaginary things is a waste of energy. Save your fear for the things that can REALLY hurt you.

[thir]

I did say almost always.

Sorry about that, my mistake.