Aut-postius
Registered Senior Member
I figured this would be a great place to discuss this. And I'm truly sorry if this discussion offends anyone. It surely will.
But, maybe some people need to be offended. Maybe some people need to realize the rediculous concept of religious belief.
This discussion can go in many directions, I'd like to make a comparison of two things:
1. The current global state of affairs.
2. The nature of our understanding of "God."
Certainly, we're living in terribly troubled times. Globalization is taking place quickly, cultures are clashing - and extreme religious beliefs are being imposed in extreme ways. Cough, middle-east, *cough...
It is overtly apparent that modern religion is an easy way to control the ebb and flow of any societies world view. It's also an easy way to turn the poor into rebel fighting groups. However, it is ultimately the individuals fault (in my opinion) for not thinking freely.
Then there is modern man's perception of God. I'm not a religious person, I used to be. I know how easy it is in every day life to use your god as a crutch to get through life's troubles.
We have become smarter. I think about 4,000 years ago, understanding God was probably a lot easier. Without concrete knowledge of science and technology - it was easy to beleive that there was some "Puppet Master" controlling the cosmos. But, nowadays - it's become a bit harder. God is now an invisible little prankster - guising himself in many different forms and people really believe that this being exists - dispite all the evidence that suggests otherwise.
Even if there was a being that governed and created the universe, it is my feeling that our minds are still too undeveloped to even fathom it's existence. And a being of this magnitude would surely not concern itself with the moral decisions of persons on earth.
So my question to you, my peers is, why do we put up with this behaviour? I think it's time to begin a real campaign to end religion for good. We'd all be a lot happier - in my opinion.
And it sure beats nuking everybody.
But, maybe some people need to be offended. Maybe some people need to realize the rediculous concept of religious belief.
This discussion can go in many directions, I'd like to make a comparison of two things:
1. The current global state of affairs.
2. The nature of our understanding of "God."
Certainly, we're living in terribly troubled times. Globalization is taking place quickly, cultures are clashing - and extreme religious beliefs are being imposed in extreme ways. Cough, middle-east, *cough...
It is overtly apparent that modern religion is an easy way to control the ebb and flow of any societies world view. It's also an easy way to turn the poor into rebel fighting groups. However, it is ultimately the individuals fault (in my opinion) for not thinking freely.
Then there is modern man's perception of God. I'm not a religious person, I used to be. I know how easy it is in every day life to use your god as a crutch to get through life's troubles.
We have become smarter. I think about 4,000 years ago, understanding God was probably a lot easier. Without concrete knowledge of science and technology - it was easy to beleive that there was some "Puppet Master" controlling the cosmos. But, nowadays - it's become a bit harder. God is now an invisible little prankster - guising himself in many different forms and people really believe that this being exists - dispite all the evidence that suggests otherwise.
Even if there was a being that governed and created the universe, it is my feeling that our minds are still too undeveloped to even fathom it's existence. And a being of this magnitude would surely not concern itself with the moral decisions of persons on earth.
So my question to you, my peers is, why do we put up with this behaviour? I think it's time to begin a real campaign to end religion for good. We'd all be a lot happier - in my opinion.
And it sure beats nuking everybody.
