Personal Views: Your thoughts on Religion

[quietdon]

I think it is easy for Christians to say I believe in god and I love him (why not her I wonder!), but for we who live in a Muslim world the story is different. If you had to live in a country where you must act according to the principles a man of some fourteen hundred years ago, your idea of god would have been totally different. We have to hate those who don't believe in Islam because Allah has preached that. They are to be converted and if they show any sort of resistance they ought to be obliterated. Of course, their offspring will embrace Islam because they don't know any other ideology. Christianity was the same till the 16th and if the church was not forced to its cloisters, it was acting the same.
In my opinion, religion's fruit is nothing more than hatred and we would have been far better off without it. Sadly, it still persists, but I'm sure it is short of breath and science, love, literature, etc will replace religion and its bunch of lies.

 

[uzumakikenshin]

I'm a Christian.. actually my family is a Roman Catholic.. but i'm a Christian by faith... All i know that GOD cares for everyone..

BUT i personally believe that we must be responsible for our own actions and decisions, though GOD may give us the whole situation, it's our decision on how we react...

don't blame others about your fate

we are still the master of ourselves...

:worshippy:

 

[ShadowstepNL]

I don't believe in god. I believe religion is a disease that causes a lot of problems in this world.

Humans do not have souls ... It's all in the mind. The brains. People just asume and draw conclusions that there is some divine being that's watching over them.

When you die . You just die , you cease to exist. Everything you've ever known or felt is just gone. So don't go wasting your precious life praising an imaginary abcent father figure that has done nothing but cause war and hate

 

[Pesh]

Well, basically, I believe that religions, a lot of them, are frauds and the church, as an institution, has as an objective to control the masses. However, I don't reject the possibility of the existence of a higher power, a God.
I don't understand why do people who believe in that higher power would need a religion to give them examples, as that "God" has created us and given us the chance to make decisions and live the way we consider the best.

 

[Xylon]

I don't think there's any head or toe of this topic, look back on how religions starts, what happens of them and what they are as of now
even if religion are a fraud you can't deny that they thought up well, they're religious answers to different questions, some guides to a claimed proper way to life, they strengthen as time passes and eventually weakens and loses all its customs. Look at the human nature its not possible for religions to spread like they have in such a way you can't deny there's a guiding existence either
all you can do is respect everyone whether they believe in religion or not, its not your say that who is right or wrong or who is better then the other
and yes i do believe in religion, im a Muslim and a proper one at that though my opinions are strictly based on what i have experienced in life so far, not on what i was taught by ppl about my religion, i believe in One God

 

[Pesh]

I don't think there's any head or toe of this topic, look back on how religions starts, what happens of them and what they are as of now
even if religion are a fraud you can't deny that they thought up well, they're religious answers to different questions, some guides to a claimed proper way to life, they strengthen as time passes and eventually weakens and loses all its customs. Look at the human nature its not possible for religions to spread like they have in such a way you can't deny there's a guiding existence either
all you can do is respect everyone whether they believe in religion or not, its not your say that who is right or wrong or who is better then the other
and yes i do believe in religion, im a Muslim and a proper one at that though my opinions are strictly based on what i have experienced in life so far, not on what i was taught by ppl about my religion, i believe in One God

Was that a reply to my post?
If so, then, I do agree that religions have created the moral basis of the world as we have it nowadays, but people had moral even before religion was invented. It's discussable wether it's all good actually, mainly because of religions there's so much sexism in the world, as an example I'd use your religion, in most of the Muslim societies women are treated as objects, they have much less rights. And I don't say it's not this way in Christianity. Roman church has always put women underneath men.
Furthermore, religions have been, are and will be the reason of so much conflicts, by that I don't say that there wouldn't have been conflicts if there weren't religions, which are never good.
And yes, religions have spread so fast, but that doesn't prove they are all truthful, I believe, that this happened mostly because people didn't have a scientific explanation of the natural phenomenon.


You mentioned traditions and I think that it's so annoying that most of the traditions in the modern world are based on religions. Instead of basing our traditions and holidays celebrating some of the greatest men or events in history, we celebrate, for example, the death of Christ....

Oh, and I don't mean to offend or judge any religious person, I judge the religions themselves.

 

[Typhon]

I was raised Catholic, but I haven't been to church in a while. I believe there is some sort of higher power, though it may not be the idea of God many of the main religions have thought up. I think that major religions all forget one very important fact, the Bible, Old Testemant and Quran were all written by man. While they describe themselves as the word of God, we're being told about it in second hand. I believe a large portion of these books are riddled not with God's word but the opinions of those who wrote them. Religion has the potential to control many people, and I believe some recognize this and use it to their advantage. From time to time religions become hijacked by those who wish only to use it to gain power. While organized religion in its idea is a good thing, the execution of those religions fails.

 

[Trowen]

Organized religion is the root of all evil.

 

[Scary Yamato]

Organized religion is the root of all evil.

Religion is nothing but a Life tool. It can be used for either good or evil. Like all tools, how people use it is up to the people themselves. Some people find religion is a source of peace and it makes them want to be a better person. Others use it as a way to form prejudices and judge others.

A hammer can help build things up or tear them down. The tool itself doesn't change, however the user and purpose does.

 

[Olorin]

religion is a part of our culture, it dictates how we ought to live, it started thousands of years ago and every religion thereafter just altered to their own design, basically every religion is the same for the most part, or the main concept

as for my thinking (no offense) but religion proves that it its wrong by itself

 

[Hyperion]

Encyclopedias were written by men too, that's what people use these days for a reference.

But the thing I have a problem with is the attitude of religious people. You're going to hell if you don't do your tithing. Stupid shit like that.

I believe in God, I've read almost cover to cover in the Bible [@LD - The Old Testament is part of The Bible], although I don't remember verse like those idiots on TBN, I do believe that the Bible speaks truth. I don't want to get into a debate about it, I actually like what I'm reading**

@Naruto is a Homo
Nah I actually am pretty firm, its just the people I can't stand hahaha. But I find by being open minded, every religion is the same just different methods, God Names, Views of the World etc.

I actually understand the perspective of Atheism. They want things to be logical through common thinking and... how do I put it, Science I guess? Some thing like that.

EDIT:**From you guys, not The Bible

 

[Scary Yamato]

Encyclopedias were written by men too, that's what people use these days for a reference.

But the thing I have a problem with is the attitude of religious people. You're going to hell if you don't do your tithing. Stupid shit like that.

I believe in God, I've read almost cover to cover in the Bible [@LD - The Old Testament is part of The Bible], although I don't remember verse like those idiots on TBN, I do believe that the Bible speaks truth. I don't want to get into a debate about it, I actually like what I'm reading.

@Naruto is a Homo
Nah I actually am pretty firm, its just the people I can't stand hahaha. But I find by being open minded, every religion is the same just different methods, God Names, Views of the World etc.

I actually understand the perspective of Atheism. They want things to be logical through common thinking and... how do I put it, Science I guess? Some thing like that.

agreed. The whole "holier than thou" stuff gets old.

 

[shadedcrow]

Well, basically, I believe that religions, a lot of them, are frauds and the church, as an institution, has as an objective to control the masses. However, I don't reject the possibility of the existence of a higher power, a God.
I don't understand why do people who believe in that higher power would need a religion to give them examples, as that "God" has created us and given us the chance to make decisions and live the way we consider the best.

I think its runs along the same lines of thought that people have to make up the person Santa Clause to justify rewarding their childrens behavior once a year, and as a means of controlling the dumb portion of the population who cant do a good deed in the name of just doing a good thing for someone.

Was that a reply to my post?
If so, then, I do agree that religions have created the moral basis of the world as we have it nowadays, but people had moral even before religion was invented. It's discussable wether it's all good actually, mainly because of religions there's so much sexism in the world, as an example I'd use your religion, in most of the Muslim societies women are treated as objects, they have much less rights. And I don't say it's not this way in Christianity. Roman church has always put women underneath men.
Furthermore, religions have been, are and will be the reason of so much conflicts, by that I don't say that there wouldn't have been conflicts if there weren't religions, which are never good.
And yes, religions have spread so fast, but that doesn't prove they are all truthful, I believe, that this happened mostly because people didn't have a scientific explanation of the natural phenomenon.


You mentioned traditions and I think that it's so annoying that most of the traditions in the modern world are based on religions. Instead of basing our traditions and holidays celebrating some of the greatest men or events in history, we celebrate, for example, the death of Christ....

Oh, and I don't mean to offend or judge any religious person, I judge the religions themselves.

Whats wrong with judging people who judge, treat people the way they threat others, If they didnt want to be judged why judge others in the first place?

I understand and have seen your thoughts and views within myself. If you look back in history usually only the monk,religious leaders, and the royal and rich had any type of decent education. Sicence was pretty much out lawed during the Dark Ages of man kind (it was called Hearacy by the chuches) and wasnt till the rennisance where education and sciences started to take off again/at all.

Organized religion is the root of all evil.

How can the product of a Creative force be the force of evil? In my head thats kind of like saying Cheeseburgers are the root of all hart disease, or bullets are the cause of war.

If the creative force in the universe created everything including free will, or even the devil. Wouldnt that make the creative force of all things the root of all evil, and or good in the world/universe?

 

[Abysmal.]

I am religious ( Muslim to be specific ). As much as i love being Muslim, There are many aspects of Religion ( in general ) that don't make sense to me. I am the type of person who likes to either have a Logical explanation or Scientific explanation to more or less everything and religion doesn't provide me with those explanations.

But i never question Religion.

Can i ask how many of you was born into a Religion ?

 

[Hyperion]

I am religious ( Muslim to be specific ). As much as i love being Muslim, There are many aspects of Religion ( in general ) that don't make sense to me. I am the type of person who likes to either have a Logical explanation or Scientific explanation to more or less everything and religion doesn't provide me with those explanations.

But i never question Religion.

Can i ask how many of you was born into a Religion?

I was born in a Hospital jk

I was born into Christianity, but my parents gave me every chance to explore and be open minded about other religions.

 

[Nara Yako]

i don't believe in god, i'm not religious at all. but i do believe that there are some higher being than us out there.

I agree.. I think theres some cosmic/spiritual power out there. I call it Fate, but thats just me

 

[Scarface]

Gods and deities are just imaginary friends for adults. Im against being weak minded enough to believe in that mess. And im really against bringing children into it. Its just a sophisticated form of brain washing/mind control to make your kids do what you want.

 

[Professor Sarutobi]

Gods and deities are just imaginary friends for adults. Im against being weak minded enough to believe in that mess. And im really against bringing children into it. Its just a sophisticated form of brain washing/mind control to make your kids do what you want.

wtb NB like button lol and my thoughts exactly (with the santa claus comparison post as well)

 

[gamahiro]

 

[Misaki Naimata]

I'm Atheist, and you have NO idea how much descrimination because of that!!! Everyone's always, "Oh, hey, you're that dude that doesn't believe in god, right?? I hate that!!! "Oh, you should believe!" SCREW HATERS!!!!!!!!!