OK, sorry about the title guys, I really don't want to take it that far but I do wish to make a point.
Can I talk about my non-religious beliefs in this forum too? Is it OK to give an opposing point of view?
I was brought up going to Cathlic school and getting my finger whacked every time I said the wrong thing. I had to study the bible everyday and the more I had to read it the more it sounded like a fairy tale. I mean.... Adam & Eve and a serpent? come on, get real, even as a kid I did not believe this. The great flood and the parting of the seas? hmmm.... maybe I'm not sooooo sure about this one.
Anyways, the only point I'm trying to make is that religion exists everywhere and it is always an almighty father. You always hear about what happens if you don't do as you're told.
Fact is, in the olden days the Roman Catholics had to control the public or there would have been anarchy. Imagine if there were no consequences to your actions. So just as a child gets told "wait till your father gets home" so do adults get told by their religious leaders in order to put the fear of god into them. For adults it is "wait until you meet your almighty father". Very much the same way we control our young ones.
I do believe in a higher power, but I believe we are all gods in our own right. We are part of the whole and when we pass our energy re-joins the whole, so therefore we are part of the energy that makes up god. The best way I can express a comparison is to compare it to the human brain, it is one single entity but it is made up of millions of separate cells making up the whole.
We are all one and interconnected, what you do to others will certainly come back to you in the end.
I am deeply deeply sorry if I offended anyone and I need to express that this is my opinion only and does not intend to take away from anybody else's beliefs, nor do I intend to belittle them in any way.
I would love to hear more non-traditional views on religion, without slandering the belief of others of course. Please respect my view in the same manner I respect yours.
Can I talk about my non-religious beliefs in this forum too? Is it OK to give an opposing point of view?
I was brought up going to Cathlic school and getting my finger whacked every time I said the wrong thing. I had to study the bible everyday and the more I had to read it the more it sounded like a fairy tale. I mean.... Adam & Eve and a serpent? come on, get real, even as a kid I did not believe this. The great flood and the parting of the seas? hmmm.... maybe I'm not sooooo sure about this one.
Anyways, the only point I'm trying to make is that religion exists everywhere and it is always an almighty father. You always hear about what happens if you don't do as you're told.
Fact is, in the olden days the Roman Catholics had to control the public or there would have been anarchy. Imagine if there were no consequences to your actions. So just as a child gets told "wait till your father gets home" so do adults get told by their religious leaders in order to put the fear of god into them. For adults it is "wait until you meet your almighty father". Very much the same way we control our young ones.
I do believe in a higher power, but I believe we are all gods in our own right. We are part of the whole and when we pass our energy re-joins the whole, so therefore we are part of the energy that makes up god. The best way I can express a comparison is to compare it to the human brain, it is one single entity but it is made up of millions of separate cells making up the whole.
We are all one and interconnected, what you do to others will certainly come back to you in the end.
I am deeply deeply sorry if I offended anyone and I need to express that this is my opinion only and does not intend to take away from anybody else's beliefs, nor do I intend to belittle them in any way.
I would love to hear more non-traditional views on religion, without slandering the belief of others of course. Please respect my view in the same manner I respect yours.