My views on religion
Posted 11-12-2008 at 10:09 PM by Alkonium
Warning: If you're easily offended when it comes to religion, you might not want to read this, but I still strongly recommend you do, especially if you like to think.
If there's one thing that divides humanity more than anything, it's religion. People will kill and be killed for their beliefs, and to prove what? That unnecessary loss of life somehow better validates your religion? By no means can atrocities serve as evidence to support one's own beliefs.
On the topic of evidence, is there any beyond faith? Typically none in support of the most preposterous claims that any religion makes, especially when it comes to their creation myths. How can something as useless as faith be enough to explain something as important as where we come from? Is there anything to differentiate faith from baseless assumptions, or blindly going along with someone else's baseless assumptions?
If religion started as scientific theories based on limited methods of gathering information, then why can we not simply leave such superstitions in the past and move forward? Religion does not only divide us, it also impedes us. So much of scientific research that could greatly improve human life has been held back for religious reasons. If you can tell me how that is not irrational, please do so. I'd love to hear it.
If there's one thing that divides humanity more than anything, it's religion. People will kill and be killed for their beliefs, and to prove what? That unnecessary loss of life somehow better validates your religion? By no means can atrocities serve as evidence to support one's own beliefs.
On the topic of evidence, is there any beyond faith? Typically none in support of the most preposterous claims that any religion makes, especially when it comes to their creation myths. How can something as useless as faith be enough to explain something as important as where we come from? Is there anything to differentiate faith from baseless assumptions, or blindly going along with someone else's baseless assumptions?
If religion started as scientific theories based on limited methods of gathering information, then why can we not simply leave such superstitions in the past and move forward? Religion does not only divide us, it also impedes us. So much of scientific research that could greatly improve human life has been held back for religious reasons. If you can tell me how that is not irrational, please do so. I'd love to hear it.
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Alkonium,
I can agree with you on some of your reasoning. Most religions were made from people being superstitious; however, not all of them were created for that reason. There is factual elements to support a Rabi or religious leader by the name of Jesus; however, there is no solid proof of his supernatural abilities. Faith governs what is real and not real in the supernatural sense of Jesus. I was going to mention this before; however, I didn't think anyone could handle such a conversation. Here goes. Religion from my view was created by those who were afraid of the dark nature of being human. People in the past were trapped by chaos in the form of death, pain, opression, and obediance. Religion gave people a sense of meaning outside of the dark nature of just existing. |
Posted 11-13-2008 at 01:38 AM by Yar-El
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"why can we not simply leave such superstitions in the past and move forward?"
Because many people are raised in an environment that not only supports but promotes superstitious thinking and punishes critical thinking. The moment you apply critical thinking to religion, it falls apart, hence why faith (belief in something for which there is no evidence) is so important to religious people. |
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Posted 11-13-2008 at 02:31 AM by Achilles
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On the plus side, religion is a great way to scam people.
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Posted 12-28-2008 at 09:19 PM by Alkonium
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