Originally posted by Bowser jr
does everything have to evolve around religion?
Irony.
...think you forgot an ' r ' there bud.
😉
And to answer your question, religion originated as a way to explain things, or a mythology to teach humanity to cope with various aspects of their existence. Through inherited tradition and cultural prominence, it has endured to the present day.
But it isn't the central focus of everyone's life. Or, in our widely secularized modern society, it isn't the central focus for probably the fair majority of people. Your reasoning for religious belief is a bit simplistic, as there are a wide range of reasons for beliefs beyond your metaphoric safety net. But you're right in that religion isn't the only way to find meaning in life.
Re: Im not perfect
Originally posted by Bowser jr
does everything have to evolve around religion?
Not at all but it tends to be something for people to stabilize themselves with. In fact, as Digi pointed out, it's likely that most people don't let their lives revolve around religion as it is.
Originally posted by Bowser jr
I believe that there is no such thing as a god, or Satan for that matter. We use the form of a 'god' as a safety net and people are a fared of beaning themselves.
A great number of people share your views. Don't worry about it.
Originally posted by Bowser jr
does everything have to evolve around religion?I believe that there is no such thing as a god, or Satan for that matter. We use the form of a 'god' as a safety net and people are a fared of beaning themselves.
You know, instead of bringing up something that many other unsure and insecure teenagers often spout, you could've bumped anyone of about 40% of the threads in this forum.
Originally posted by Quiero Mota
You know, instead of bringing up something that many other unsure and insecure teenagers often spout, you could've bumped anyone of about 40% of the threads in this forum.
If you think he might be an insecure teenager, is this really the best way to approach him/her? I agree with your advice, just not the tone.
Also, his post doesn't strike me as teenage angst. More like curiosity over a simple observation.
Religion has destroyed more lives than can ever be told, even nations. it's an evil that should change, yet I fear that it never will, at least not the hard ones. The only create division, not love and union. It is their way or the highway....
Maybe Jesus was talking about this. How can you have heaven within when your cup is dirty on the outside, you hypocrites.
What has religion done for the world in general, or people?
Like all other "ideals" and "beliefs", whither it be in a god or a government or anything else, it's given people hope, brought people together, changed people's lives for the better, divided people, turned them against one another, and has changed people's lives for the worse.
*shrug*
Originally posted by Devil King
What nationalism is based on religion? That idea seems a bit contradictory to the term.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindu_nationalism
For starters.
Originally posted by Quiero Mota
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindu_nationalismFor starters.
Israel
Palestine
Ireland
It might be a bit chicken and egg, but that is a really good example
Originally posted by chithappens
Why do Americans conveniently forget that is on their currency?
I'll get to the rest tomorrow. But in this case, it's not a matter of them forgetting. It's a matter of people choosing to ignore the reality of where their religin actually come into play when it comes to their choices.
What strikes me as much more interesting is when people ignore other aspects of an argument because it actually requires them addressing some measure of effort.