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I, as an idividual do not beleive in any religion. Sometimes it angers me when people get offended that I do not beleive in God, its my personal choice. I just think that religions start alot of conflict and don't make any sense. Am I wrong to feel this way?
I, as an idividual do not beleive in any religion. Sometimes it angers me when people get offended that I do not beleive in God, its my personal choice. I just think that religions start alot of conflict and don't make any sense. Am I wrong to feel this way?
You are not wrong for feeling the way you do. I too do not believe in God or a higher power and I get a lot of slack from my family because of it.
I do believe that certain types of people give religions a bad name though. Some people who believe in God can do so and not let it effect people around them. Others have the need to scream it from the roof tops that all us non-believers are going to burn in hell. I use to go to church when I was younger. We were actually told by our preacher that people needed to hear the word of God whether they wanted too or not. Even if they wouldn't listen to you, at least you had tried to get the message out. I considered this ridiculous and later on gave up on religion all together.
I have learned to let their rude, judgemental comments slide (unless I am in a really bad mood that day. ha ha) and move on with my daily life.
There is religion, that is a belief system. Most religions teach that their way is the only right way. If we teach superiority, we are teaching intolerance and hate. Your religion is different? Yours teaches love? Then why, in the past 1000 years has every war been fought around intolerance, hate, selfishness and being the right ones?
There is belief in God, a great 'father in the sky.' Blind belief in this, can cause us to think that we do not have to be responsible for making choices. The sky father controls all. Most religions that recognize an earth mother are considered 'less than' and either pagan or heathen. Those are bad words. They mean wrong, misguided and untaught (not of Islamic, Jewish or Christian affiliation.) If these 'icky' folks are taught, they are no longer inferior.
Christianity does indeed allow God to reach us. The trouble is that God is already a part of us. We do not remember that we are connected. Our minds cannot grasp what we are. No wonder meditation is so effective. Our ego and intellect are useful, through them we can experience separateness. But we are not separate from, or superior to one another.
I, as an idividual do not beleive in any religion. Sometimes it angers me when people get offended that I do not beleive in God, its my personal choice. I just think that religions start alot of conflict and don't make any sense. Am I wrong to feel this way?
you are never wrong for a feeling, however in my experience, people who claim they don't belive in god - have usually not taken the time or energy to really STUDY - wether it's the bible or any other book on the subject - i am a recent convert to christianity - and had done so because of my YEARS of study on NUMEROUS religions. i wouldn't say EVERYONE who really STUDIES the bible and associated commentaries will come to the same conclusion and take the same action as i did, but at least the person would then have a much greater education on which to go on rather than that of merely an opinion.
you are never wrong for a feeling, however in my experience, people who claim they don't belive in god - have usually not taken the time or energy to really STUDY - wether it's the bible or any other book on the subject
Yea I guess you missed the part where many atheists were once christians.
not sure what the "separate" vernacular is referring to - please explain - as for being self taught - i prefer self educated! - as is true with a lot of subjects, there are those of us who prefer ignorant opinion rather than investing the time necessary to form an educated opinion - we are NOT all separate - we are however, not all inclined either, to limit ourselves to a rationale or lack thereof based upon ignorance - i'm only suggesting that having educated oneself to the extent possible would THEN enable one and put one in a much better position to discuss ANYTHING - first learn, then discuss.
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