Religion, all religions, were created by humans, mostly males. They're out of date, sexism and racism abound in the "Holy Book".
Religion was created by some guy who decided to make everything that happened in the world, some all powerful beings ding- "god did it". thats the answer to everything! he has a divine plan. right. religion was created to control the weak minded with lies of salvation and when they do something wrong then they get smited. i think that's causing pain, oh the hypocrisy of religion.
all religions are man made myths, myths that people choose to believe because they feel better, "i am a Christian, so i am a saint" or "i confessed my sins, now i'll get into heaven". no matter what you do you'll always do something bad, get over it.
religion is a state of mind, EVERYTHING is a state of MIND. if people get you to believe enough in something then it becomes true in your eyes, it's the same with cults you know?
Nothing exists outside the mind, it is all in translation, god is a state of mind and even if there was one then he has a lot of explaining to do.
theres no all powerful thing controlling everything, that everything is inevitable. it's not, if it were my destiny to get that A in math do not study because "god" will do it for me? NO. i dont. if everything is predetermined then why bother getting out of bed in the morning?
of course i suppose that there is an upside to the myth and untrueness of religion - if people think that there is god to be accountable to then maybe they'll modify their behaviour. it's all just a controlling mechanism. no divine power. like cults.
Faith means not wanting to know whats true, hospitals are way more helpful than churches, and with good reason considering that more people get healed there.
i do believe some what in god, only i call it NATURE.
Samuel Clemans (and atheist) once said: A man is accepted into a church for what he believes and he is turned out for what he knows.
too true
It's a con job, to make people believe something now in exchange for something after death, even reward system don't make it posthumous. just saying.
"Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful." said by Edward Gibbon. which supports my view that religion is a control mechanism.
i believe that life is what you make it and how you interpret it, no-one controls our destiny or our world. it's evolution of the body, technology and mind. we are own god, our minds are our own god.
You say religion, but it is very obvious you are blatantly referring to Christianity.
ReplyDeleteI believe you are a little confused - a Christian (a REAL Christian) becomes a Christian not because they want to be (or think that they are) perfect but because they know they're NOT perfect. I'm not trying to sound preachy and rude, but you're being a little bit judgmental to spout that.
In every myth, there is an element of truth - there are tons of "religions", (heck, atheism in my humble opinion is a RELIGION too) but there ultimately is ONLY one truth. It is an equation, but in the end, there is only one true answer.
Haha, and what do you mean "hospitals are more helpful than churches"? That is a broad-sweeping generalization, might I add. It might be true in some cases, but in others, not.
The World Vision organization, for example? It's Christian, and it's the LEADING organization that offers the most relief after natural disasters and so forth, and it's not a hospital.
And just so you know, the Bible has prophesied about people like you that have your point of view (wanting to believe in nature, science, knowledge/technology and forget/reject God) and it is still very relevant today. It is still one of the #1 best selling books of all time, and has been very well preserved over thousands of years. There is also a lot of archaeological, scientific and historical evidence of the Bible's accuracy.
It only seems less and less possible in our minds, because of our knowledge of good and evil. We are a broken, fallen world. We want to refuse God and rebel because of our sinful nature, but at the same time, we seek a God.
Why is Christianity still around? Why didn't it fade out like all the other religions? And WHY is it the most despised religion to non-believers? I believe that that is the first indication it is the truth.
There is a spiritual realm that is just beyond our senses. One day you'll know, but I wish you knew now.
You are probably rolling your eyes and very annoyed by this comment, but I want you to know that I do care about people like you.
I don't even know who you are, but I want to take some time out of my life to just write this comment.
You are a gifted writer, and I encourage you to keep up though. Don't think you will go through life unheard, because people will hear you and listen to what you have to say. Just be patient, and don't give up.
i am listening (or rather... reading) what you have to say, and am not rolling my eyes, it's an opinion with some constructive criticism. you've given me some stuff to think about there, in some ways i believe in higher powers, in others not, i suppose i was greatly influenced the day i wrote this post by the latter side. possibly due to a debate my friend and i had while we weren't doing our art assignment
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