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religion is such a touchy subject. It's really great that people talk about it and share ideas though, it's the only way we grow.
it is not touchy! We make it touchy which is different! Ever since man started to reason, probably one million years ago, man has felt the need to believe in something supernatural to explain what he was doing down here.
personally i don't believe in practicing religion. It's an aspect of a culture and society, not a given law of existence.
it is not a law of existence but un undeniable need of mankind. For every person who does not feel that need there are thousands who just do and must, somehow, satisfy it.
christianity is the norm in western society, just as buddhism would be in asian societies, or islam in the middle east (very generally speaking). Does this mean that we have the adacity to think that we are better than these people too? We are not any better and we know no more.
i do not think that religions based on love one another (most of them) claim any priority amongst themselves. In any case, true christians do not claim to be better persons than those who are not.
in the way of spirituality we should still have a lot to learn from islamic or hinduism... it’s a terrific demonstration of sheer faith when one can witness in the middle of cairo, when the muedzin at noon calls to prayer and hundreds of people, until then peacefully minding their own business, kneel down in the squares interrupting traffic to pray with their face looking at mecca.
religion is not something universal; it is a product of our environment.
sorry to dissent. Religion is absolutely universal.
what is not universal, eventually, is the lack of religion.
one thing i think is really upsetting is that some try to claim that religion brings people together. Religion causes a lot more distance and separation between people than it brings together.
i agree with you here. But that is not the fault of religions. It is the fault of those who impart the religions and use them to suit their unqualifiable goals and purposes by taking advantage of the faith (and in many cases superstition) of their followers.
it's rare that someone would find a religion if they are happy and productive.
you are obviously thinking in terms of what is going on in the western world where we have been flooded by a deluge of materialism. But even so, your statement does not correspond to reality. The usa is supposed to be one of the countries with a higher standard of living and productive and, yet, it is possible the most religious country of the western world.
it's only after some kind of distress.
with all due respect to your statement, allow me to say that i know more distressed people among those who do not believe in anything than amid those who believe in some sort of reward in another life.
if we all, everyone in every belief, took a step back and saw how completely the same we all are, many things in the world would be quite different.
again this is not the fault of mankind but of its eventual leaders. i’ve had to travel for 0ver 40 years through the whole world because of my job.
i have never had any problems with people of different cultures, colours or religions. All the problems i had to fight against were the outcome of laws and behaviours imposed by the rulers of such countries.
i think it's fascinating how willing we are to believe something so unconditionally without delving deeper into it.
some may not delve enough, because they are satisfied without having to look into any further. Still, many do investigate and research! i, for one!
some believe that homosexuality is wrong because the bible states it is wrong. And everything the bible states must be completely true, correct?
as seem to be the fashion –which never ceases to dumbfound me – you take only the bible to criticize.
but, speaking only of homosexuality practically all religions consider it a sin and in many places is punished with the death.
" (judges 19:24-25)
according to the logic that the bible is a guidebook, complete truth, then apparently the rape of man's daughter is acceptable (i apologize if i step on any toes here).
the bible also says that the universe was created in 6 days! The bible can be interpreted in many ways –depending on who reads it and when it was written – when the book of judges was written (probably over 4000 years ago) women were just third class citizens, and in many cultures they still are...
since you are obviously reading the bible perhaps you will be kind enough as to quote me some verse of the new testament who encourages the rape of any woman!
we have to have the strength to look deep within ourselves and be honest about the difference between what we want to be true and what is actuality;
you are right here, except that many os us, all over the world, we believe in what we want. But i cannot describe what is actuality unless you refer to what we can see and touch. But this is only real at earthly level. Nobody can say what will be real after our short stay over here...
or at the very least to think more clearly, openly, and intelligently about how we judge and treat others and view our wonderful universe.
here you are defintely right, in my opinion, at least. If we should understand that there should not be differences amongst us and we should look more often to our firmament, perhaps we should avoid a lot of problems.
zeitgeist - the movie - watch the original at the bottom of the page first. A worthwhile 2 hours.
it is obvious that peter joseph is just another atheist. The part where he describes the horrors of the war and terrorism and the wonders of our universe is fine although not new. When he starts speaking about religion in my opinion he is just talking rubbish. But as i say, this is my opinion and he can say what he wishes. But i will not waste any time commenting on his line of thought. To caesar what belongs to caesar...
