It has long occurred to me that some of the most hypocritical, judgemental, and maniacal behavior that humans are capable of is often done in the name of some god. Here we are in the year 2003, and our world is embroiled war, racism, and hatred, again (still). As it has been since the Crusades, The Inquisition, and the witch trials, religion is in the middle of today's atrocities. Is the human race ever going to grow up?
I understand that death is hard to accept. It would be great to meet some supernatural entity who could promise eternal life and thwart death itself (OK, not for me, really, but I can understand why other people would want that). But at what cost, this life lived for an afterlife? It seems that religion itself promotes racism. After all, if I'm praying to my god, and you're praying to a different god, there is an implication that someone has it wrong. Great! The war is built right in!
Why do we continue to tolerate people who want to tell us that we are all bad people, inherently evil, and doomed to burn for eternity? Talk about your depressing companions!
Wouldn't the world be a much better place if religion just went away? Imagine! People would have to do the right thing for the right reason! People would have to be moral because they understood why, not just because an invisible mean guy will light them on fire.
Am I the only person who sees how destructive and pedestrian religion really is for our planet? Am I the only person choking to death on the fumes of religious laws, religious money, religious politics, and religious fervor? Is there anything anyone is doing to remedy humanity's worst ailment?
I understand that death is hard to accept. It would be great to meet some supernatural entity who could promise eternal life and thwart death itself (OK, not for me, really, but I can understand why other people would want that). But at what cost, this life lived for an afterlife? It seems that religion itself promotes racism. After all, if I'm praying to my god, and you're praying to a different god, there is an implication that someone has it wrong. Great! The war is built right in!
Why do we continue to tolerate people who want to tell us that we are all bad people, inherently evil, and doomed to burn for eternity? Talk about your depressing companions!
Wouldn't the world be a much better place if religion just went away? Imagine! People would have to do the right thing for the right reason! People would have to be moral because they understood why, not just because an invisible mean guy will light them on fire.
Am I the only person who sees how destructive and pedestrian religion really is for our planet? Am I the only person choking to death on the fumes of religious laws, religious money, religious politics, and religious fervor? Is there anything anyone is doing to remedy humanity's worst ailment?