What a fantastic analogy! Also reminds me of “bloatware” that often gets installed on Windows PCs and 3rd party Android phones - pre-installed, difficult to remove, typically has a negative effect on the overall performance of the system.
Organised religions rely on hijacking our natural impulse to venerate and worship Mother Earth and the biosphere that created us, using them to serve the needs of those in power rather than nature itself.
What a fantastic analogy! Also reminds me of “bloatware” that often gets installed on Windows PCs and 3rd party Android phones - pre-installed, difficult to remove, typically has a negative effect on the overall performance of the system.
I have viewed religion as a parasitic virus that’s sole purpose is to spread and infect others.
Organised religions rely on hijacking our natural impulse to venerate and worship Mother Earth and the biosphere that created us, using them to serve the needs of those in power rather than nature itself.
It took me 50 years to fight through the malware my parents installed, goddamn it.
Speaks to why the church likes to get the children on board early.
Same thing happened to me; “God made you, loves you, has a plan for you”.
I was 6. I didn't know what a god was.
It is always adults who tell children that deities exist.
Brilliant modern framing of an old truth! As with any malware, some is more damaging than others.