First, I would like to dedicate this post to Jordan Peterson. He is an important writer, thinker and intellect of our time who can cover everything from physics, evolution, psychology, morality to religion in a single narrative. He seems to have a wide and deep understanding of all the subjects he takes covers. I had this notion that I don’t need any belief system in order to act morally and my moral values are rooted in rationality and scientific thinking. It turns out that my moral values aren't rooted in rationality. I could provide rational arguments to some of my moral principles but even they fail after some level of questioning. In this post I have tried to capture some of my views on science and religion after this transformation. I have not provided detailed explanation for each of the points I have put forth. I encourage the readers to ponder over the points before dismissing it as meaningless or confusing. Religion served two purposes to human: one is to explai...
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