Religion is necessary.
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Well, religion s a way for some people to find a greater meaning in their life,explain things they don't understand with a higher power and comfort their selves with thoughts of a greater purpose after death etc,etc.
Faith in a certain religion or god is a necessity for some people.Not my kind of thing though,I choose to believe in less fancy,everyday things...
But everybody is entitled to believe what they want,as long as they are not fanatic and try to enforce their ideals on others or resort to violent methods to spread their religions.
Faith in a certain religion or god is a necessity for some people.Not my kind of thing though,I choose to believe in less fancy,everyday things...
But everybody is entitled to believe what they want,as long as they are not fanatic and try to enforce their ideals on others or resort to violent methods to spread their religions.
narutokage99
Active member
According to the research, religion increases happiness, mental health and physical well being. It doesn’t stop there, the research also shows that religion prevents crime, increases rates of philanthropy and altruism. There is so much research out there, so it will have to suffice to give you a few examples.
In 2000, Political Scientist and Professor Robert Putnam surveyed 200 volunteer organisations and it showed that there was a positive correlation between religiosity and membership of volunteer organisations.
The Index of Global Philanthropy, 2007 states: “Religious people are more charitable than non-religious not only in giving to their own congregations, but also – regardless of income, region, social class, and other demographic variables – significantly more charitable in their secular donations and informal giving.”
The reasons is because there is more drinving force behind the system talking about.
From atheism position we could afirme that we are in a wrecking ship, a titanic.Because we know the univers will die one day, it will suffer a heat death.So nothing will happen, we are in titanic.What's the point of helping an old women or giving a glass of milk ?
Somoene could decide to have the purpose to basecally :
" i have 1 life, i want to be full and rich,i may steal,eat as much i can, let me be like certain
hegemonic empires,take all the ressources,give none to no one else" wich i call "atheist capitalism" which has this world view that a very minority have all the ressources and most of the world, for exemple 2 billions in the planet don't have sanitation,food and water.I mean this is a disgrace.
In 2000, Political Scientist and Professor Robert Putnam surveyed 200 volunteer organisations and it showed that there was a positive correlation between religiosity and membership of volunteer organisations.
The Index of Global Philanthropy, 2007 states: “Religious people are more charitable than non-religious not only in giving to their own congregations, but also – regardless of income, region, social class, and other demographic variables – significantly more charitable in their secular donations and informal giving.”
The reasons is because there is more drinving force behind the system talking about.
From atheism position we could afirme that we are in a wrecking ship, a titanic.Because we know the univers will die one day, it will suffer a heat death.So nothing will happen, we are in titanic.What's the point of helping an old women or giving a glass of milk ?
Somoene could decide to have the purpose to basecally :
" i have 1 life, i want to be full and rich,i may steal,eat as much i can, let me be like certain
hegemonic empires,take all the ressources,give none to no one else" wich i call "atheist capitalism" which has this world view that a very minority have all the ressources and most of the world, for exemple 2 billions in the planet don't have sanitation,food and water.I mean this is a disgrace.
The Western Wheel
Active member
Look into Buddhism, and Taoism... all about truth...
and how to deal with it... same for sorrow, happiness... but mostly: how to be compassionate.
I believe only certain facets of Religion could be thought of as a necessity and those are kindness, general belief in morals, the ideals of truth. Anything beyond that would be far too constricting for the growth of any individual, as Religion or adherence to any defined school of thought hinders perception and open-mindedness. In my humble opinion people should always go for the 'fence sitting' approach and always keep their minds open for all things.
Mr Scruffington
Member
How about believing in yourself instead of some imaginary being?
When people get a job or survive a car crash or overcome the loss of a loved one and serious depression, they're quick to thank some imaginary deity for it. Yet in doing so, they rob themselves of self-confidence and credit. They're the ones who did those things. Any other thinking is straight up delusional.