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@rainbowheadsexplode it's one of the little 'society thingies' today. my God is just kickin back lettin stuff happen.
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The only honest acceptable answer is ??? And maybe this whole question about god is one we as humans should stop trying to answer. What makes us so special as to believe we are capable of understanding such a thing?
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"Hindus are vegetarian and therefore not quite right."
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"Hindus are vegetarian and therefore not quite right."
Bwaaahaa!
'Struth... but then again, neither is bacon. { ;
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"Is your God a Will, a Fate, or Nonexistent?"
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"Is your God a Will, a Fate, or Nonexistent?"
Ooooh! I really like that! But, 'fraid my god is a PLT sandwich currently, as I'm hungry and would not be ashamed to worship One, should its Tomatoey Presence suddenly manifest to my belly. Mmmmm...
As to your other question, I think religion(s) is a functional* social institution... complete with all of the foibles and social pressures of any other such (man-made/operated/organised) institution.
*by functional, I mean it enables us and all of our evil/noble human tendencies
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I'm going to stick with the customer service adage: perception is reality. Especially when other people look at your personal religious (or lack of) beliefs.
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I'm going to stick with the customer service adage: perception is reality. Especially when other people look at your personal religious (or lack of) beliefs.
Now this will probably be offensive, but before you jump to conclusions about my state of mind, please consider that I am speaking more from a marketing standpoint than what I personally consider to be true or right. I realize these two things: I am speaking in sweeping generalizations and that I in no way believe that these perceptions apply to all, if any, members of a named group
Christians are intolerant, bigoted, power hungry, and delight in psychological warfare.
Catholics, while also being Christian, have a history of abuse of power and of participating in genocide.
Jewish people, particularly the nation of Israel, is considered an ally of the United States and Christians, but is not completely trusted.
Muslim fundamentalists are actively militant and probably terrorists.
Atheists are intellectual bullies.
Hindus are vegetarian and therefore not quite right.
Mormans are cult members best represented by the women in the blue dresses with the bad hair.
Scientolgists are, well, crazy because of the bad behavior of celebrity adherents.
The ones who have positive perceptions, in my view, are the Baha'i and the Bhuddists, again probably due to the good behavior of their celebrities. Other religions, we just don't know that much about to care, although pagans are probably devil worshipers.
Is any of this accurate? No. Are these answers what the plethora of questions on this topic are really looking for? Maybe. But, it comes down to this: IF WE EXPECT TO BE ALLOWED TO HAVE OUR OWN PERSONAL BELIEFS, WE NEED TO HAVE THE COURAGE TO STAND BY THEM ON THEIR OWN MERITS INSTEAD OF TRYING TO MAKE THEM STAND BY TEARING ANOTHERS DOWN.
This is in answer to the actual question more than the commentary. And any generalization will of course have exceptions. But so far, all these kinds of questions have asked for general agreement to an individual belief.
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religion is about as useful as kicking babies god isn't real and if he is he doesn't care at all otherwise we wouldn't have earthquakes in Haiti and hurricanes in the south
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I think religion made sense in prehistoric times, when no one had the knowledge to explain the scientific miracles of life. Now, when we have modern technology and greater knowledge, I don't really think we need it, seeing all religions were invented to explain things that, at the time, could not be explained. I am perfectly happy just living without having to have the vague idea of a God to explain what I already understand. You don't need a God to b happy, as long as you can find light in the dark and know who you are. As for heaven, I can think of no better place than where I currently am; Earth.
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I think religion made sense in prehistoric times, when no one had the knowledge to explain the scientific miracles of life. Now, when we have modern technology and greater knowledge, I don't really think we need it, seeing all religions were invented to explain things that, at the time, could not be explained. I am perfectly happy just living without having to have the vague idea of a God to explain what I already understand. You don't need a God to b happy, as long as you can find light in the dark and know who you are. As for heaven, I can think of no better place than where I currently am; Earth.
But to those who practice a religion, I am sure it has emotional and physical benefits. I know people who would have died from an OD or by their own hand if not for a God. So, though I don't need it, there are plenty of people who do.
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I have lived my life both apart from God and in a relationship with God. I'd hands downs say I'm a much happier person in a relationship with God.
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