It’s the liver as the source of willpower, like the ancients believed. Roughly: "they claim to believe in it, they find rational excuses to believe in it, but they never act on their belief, and it makes no practical difference to their daily lives. This sort of religious person is not really a problem; they won’t try to convert you, they won’t bug you for not following their [IMO outdated] morals, etc.
I think I got this from Huxley? Frankly I was half-asleep when I wrote the comment you’re replying to.
Meaning that they’re less likely to spit bile in their defense of religion, or is this a reference to some religious belief?
It’s the liver as the source of willpower, like the ancients believed. Roughly: "they claim to believe in it, they find rational excuses to believe in it, but they never act on their belief, and it makes no practical difference to their daily lives. This sort of religious person is not really a problem; they won’t try to convert you, they won’t bug you for not following their [IMO outdated] morals, etc.
I think I got this from Huxley? Frankly I was half-asleep when I wrote the comment you’re replying to.