I don't think religions are a problem. However I do think the guilt, and fear transmitted through certain teachings is an unnecessary burden for people and directly opposite to the deeper teachings each religion offers. Guilt, fear, and the inevitable exclusion of others in other faiths, is not my idea of sunlight or heartlight. If one has explored their faith on deeper levels, of course religion takes on a whole different meaning. But even here as the often quoted teaching goes, "There are many worthy boats to cross the river with, but once you cross the river you have to leave the boat behind." - Chris Waller
Religion is like a boat
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I don't think religions are a problem. However I do think the guilt, and fear transmitted through certain teachings is an unnecessary burden for people and directly opposite to the deeper teachings each religion offers. Guilt, fear, and the inevitable exclusion of others in other faiths, is not my idea of sunlight or heartlight. If one has explored their faith on deeper levels, of course religion takes on a whole different meaning. But even here as the often quoted teaching goes, "There are many worthy boats to cross the river with, but once you cross the river you have to leave the boat behind." - Chris Waller
I can help the hesitant pigrajms, just srtand over there and I ill blow you into heaven, settle down we have a tech prob, OK it's solved you mght like to grip your surroindings. see you on the positive side,
If it wasn't for PAYpal I would alreay haVE OVERRUJMOST OF eUROPE
If it wasn't for PAYpal I would alreay haVE OVERRUJMOST OF eUROPE
Of course, in the holographic Universe, everything is a projection of your thoughts.
Religions can be useful to bend reality, and the way we react. Other then a brainwashing tool it's mostly unproven horse ****.
It can help shape you into a more successful person, if you use the positive attitude altering beliefs.
I like the native idea we chose our parents before birth. Can't really blame them that way :lol: forces you to own your life.
Instead of laying the blame for your failures on others.
I'd say, religion is like a psychological tool.
Gives you the ability to look at things from different perspectives. By exploring diffrent possibility of reality, and how that changes things, and how we perceive them.
But I'm not even sure you really need to truly believe in them to reap the benefits. :lol:
I just imagine they all may be possibilities.
It can help shape you into a more successful person, if you use the positive attitude altering beliefs.
I like the native idea we chose our parents before birth. Can't really blame them that way :lol: forces you to own your life.
Instead of laying the blame for your failures on others.
I'd say, religion is like a psychological tool.
Gives you the ability to look at things from different perspectives. By exploring diffrent possibility of reality, and how that changes things, and how we perceive them.
But I'm not even sure you really need to truly believe in them to reap the benefits. :lol:
I just imagine they all may be possibilities.
Drugs will do the same thing. Like Marks said, "religion is the opiate of the masses".
Religion is the delusion of the masses, there's no compelling reason to believe any of its claims are true. There is nothing even close to a consensus about faith claims. Evidence and logic can at least offer compelling reasons for believing some claim is true; religion cannot, and in fact prides itself on being unable to, as if believing something without evidence were a virtue. It's not.
You are in the minority on this one in a big way.
You have just described global warming/climate change... The virtuosity of the science behind this scam also prides itself in having no evidence as a virtue.
Interestingly enough, many describe this science as a cult
Why not have faith?
The benefits are overwhelming.
Evidence of the benefits of faith abound. Science calls it placebo and uses faith as a treatment every day.
Faith causes physical change on the cellular level.
Can atheism do that?
The benefits are overwhelming.
Evidence of the benefits of faith abound. Science calls it placebo and uses faith as a treatment every day.
Faith causes physical change on the cellular level.
Can atheism do that?
Atheism can't really do much of anything.
it always makes me wonder why this group expends so much effort to convince the majority to adopt their ideology.
it always makes me wonder why this group expends so much effort to convince the majority to adopt their ideology.
The atheist may believe following his death, when he will see the spirit world or the afterlife.
But then his belief will not avail him anything.
In fact he will believe just before death when he is in the deathbed and will then see the angels of death and the spirits.
At that time, the Arabic parable will be applicable: The ax is in the head. Is there any similar parable in English?
These are only your assertions. Who said: no evidence. The evidences are there but you deny and insist on your denial.
This is in the first bases of God's religion.
But then his belief will not avail him anything.
In fact he will believe just before death when he is in the deathbed and will then see the angels of death and the spirits.
At that time, the Arabic parable will be applicable: The ax is in the head. Is there any similar parable in English?
These are only your assertions. Who said: no evidence. The evidences are there but you deny and insist on your denial.
This is in the first bases of God's religion.