A Prominent Actor Bashes Religion

Actors, athletes and politicians often stand before cameras and carry on about their god and their book, the Bible. It is unusual for any celebrity to use an interview, especially on a conservative site, to bash the foolishness of religion and highlight all the problems it has caused.

Scottish actor Brian Cox was interviewed on a podcast call "The Starting Line." He said religion has sold humans a false story and contributed to their stupidity. Religion is contributing to events which could bring an end to humans being able to live on earth.

The examples he gave are well known. Religion is at the heart of the killing going on in Gaza and Ukraine. It is deep in the college campus conflicts.

How could anyone believe, as was widely believed after World War II, God had given the land now called Israel to the Jews. There is plenty of evidence Jews have lived in the area now called Israel continually since recorded history, but, apparently, so have Arab people of various religions including Islam. To use the force of wealthy governments like the U.S. to push Jews into the area and defend them was a mistake which has never been corrected. Mostly, it appears, it cannot be corrected. The problem was started by a religious theory. Jews should be allowed to live in peace wherever they can acquire property. So should every other group including Muslims. 

In the interview, Actor Cox pointed out the problems which could be solved if humans allowed themselves to evaluate themselves. They do not look at their own failings because religion creeps into their brains and mucks up their thinking. 

An example is superiority given to men and withheld from women. In Western society, dominated by Christianity, this was started my the mythological story of Adam and Eve. Adam was made from mud and God breathed live into him. Eve, on the other hand, came from Adam's rib and was needed to please Adam. That humans can believe such nonsense, they even teach it to their children, turns out to be harmful to women. The religious opposition to abortion harms women in ways we have discussed here before. 

Perhaps Actor Cox's willingness to blast religion will encourage others.