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originally posted by: DiaJax
a reply to: Disturbinatti
I agree that religion is not the problem.
I also agree the majority of religions help to build a moral foundation to serve as guidance.
I don't agree that there is a right/wrong religion. At the heart of all religions in a effort to be better. better as a human, better as a community, and better spiritually (whatever that means). Unfortunately this is the message that always gets lost.
People get so hung up on the literal translations and interpretations. What to believe what not to believe. Its one of the first forms of escapism. Its a way to rationalize the world around you with out every having to actually understand the world around you.
IMO religion is about groups of strangers coming together and learning how to co exist. Its the first attempt at etiquette and manners and civility. Somewhere along the way it got turned into a clubhouse and lots of fun exclusionary practices were added like excommunication, shunning, and general disgust/hatred for the other. This is the exact opposite of what religion is supposed to be.
Greed is the deadliest of sins cause even it can pervert Gods words.
Side question: could you give me a crash course on the beginnings of the Quran.
I know everything branches off of Judaism at one point but I don't know when or why as it relates to the Quran
originally posted by: silo13
a reply to: ReyaPhemhurth
I'm curious about something.
Have you ever read the bible? Gone to church?
Or?
peace
originally posted by: silo13
a reply to: ReyaPhemhurth
Ok. So after this background you're what?
Christian? Atheist?
None of my business really but knowing would dictate the wording in response to your post.
peace
originally posted by: Disturbinatti
a reply to: ReyaPhemhurth
Why do you e even think people should "let go" of religion?
Because people enjoy it?
Religion isn't going anywhere because people wish to please their Creator or demigods and what have you.
People like you might be dangerous if given the power to make people think as you do, if you think people should do what you want for any reason you are being narcissistic.
Science hasn't provided any answers regarding our origins and creation. And the Universe, life, is proof of a Creator Who if not for's Intelligent Creating, we would not exist, no life that is so unbelievably impossible without God to imagine that existence comes down to chance is true fallacy, borne of self-worship from people with the " 'God complex."
Point being that religion is a good thing until negative people show up and complain about how ridiculous it is to believe in God, causing mischief among people just living life.
It is really more ridiculous to say we exist because of a "Bang", a "Big" one. How big is impossible to tell because infinity makes determining size impossible when it is just a silly theory anyway, sounds like a L. Ron Hubbard came up with.
What they mean is "We have no idea but just believe this for now so we look like we discovered something that is impossible to discover because nobody knows how the Universe came to be.
God is a much better explanation that, "Boom."
And the b.s unverifiable crap rhetoric that is just gibberish but nobody will admit it out of fear of being outcast, in Academia that is. You don't challenge the lords of science and work.
originally posted by: Disturbinatti
a reply to: ReyaPhemhurth
To answer your question:
Because letting go of religion has nothing to do with progress and is partially a result of and depends on religion, it's culture and people like their culture and identities.
You erroneously believing that it is agreeable to progress to abandon God and religion is because you replaced it with "progress", an illusion actually.
We have regressed morally with the advance of science, we used 2 nuclear weapons, are always at war so we can use our progress to kill millions, and use poison to keep people sick but feeling good because cures aren't profitable.
That's not progress it's greed.
And sociopathic.
originally posted by: Disturbinatti
a reply to: ReyaPhemhurth
One civilization has "progressed" beyond religion.
Several actually, first the USSR.
China.
N. Korea.
Let us for sure imitate communism because it's a happy life!!!
That's what happens without God. More dead than 3 holocausts.
originally posted by: silo13
a reply to: ReyaPhemhurth
Ok well then, thank you for repsonding.
I guess there's really nothing to talk about then.
I'f you're coming at this from the standpoint no matter what all you'll get is a run around from Christians or the bible why bother?
peace