Debashis Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 Do you think religion is necessary in this world? Or it would be far better if there were no religion? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Blackangel Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 Religion as a whole, is unnecessary. It creates nothing but problems that are almost exclusively born from ignorance and bigotry. One religion hating another for some whackjob reason creates nothing good. Believe whatever the hell you want, but religion is more of a problem than anything. If it was possible to eliminate religion, but keep faith/belief in something other than some meaningless title (Muslim, Jew, Hindu, xtian etc.) then the world would be a much better place. Reality vs Adventure 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shagger Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 I don't want to offend anyone, but in this thread a provocative, but straitforward question has been asked that intend to answer honestly. If you reading this are religious and sensitive about it, consider yourself warned. To me, it's very simple. Religion is for people who want to relinquish responsibility for how they behave, what they say and even how they think and feel to something else. A priest's congregation and community are often referred to as a flock for a very good reason. They are mindless, impressionable loosers who don't even want to develop a moral compass of thier own. And those are the few people doing it right, most religious people are complete hypocrites on top of that. Happy to feel good about themselves feel accredited when thier faith brings about anything positive, but would immediately blame the same faith for thier prejudices and mistakes. I'm not saying that the religions themselves are are evil or a manipulative entity. On the contrary, some archeic principles and moral stances aside, most religious scripture I've read is trying to guide people towards a positive attitude and good actions in life. It's people that are the evil, manipulative element in religion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reality vs Adventure Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 Religion isn't necessary for anything. It's just people pounding their chest thinking they are morally superior while they always call for blood. It belittles human intelligence, rationality, science and progression. Put it this way, when the world fell into the Dark Ages, it was because of religion and all the sciences, philosophy, art were oppressed from humans. Then what followed was a rebirth period or the Renaissance and look at all the great things that were accomplished. Then after the Renaissance was the Enlightenment period, known as the age of reason, where there was great emphasis on science and human ethics/individuality/rationality. Religion takes all those things away. It takes away rationality and critical thinking, takes away science and technology and healthcare, takes away philosophy and human rights, takes away the arts, takes away liberty and individuality, takes away independence/freedom of mind, it takes away the natural evolution and progression of humanity. Religion is easily infiltrated by power seekers and authoritarians who exploit religion for sinister purposes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Blackangel Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 "Organized Religion is like Organized Crime; it preys on peoples' weakness, generates huge profits for its operators, and is almost impossible to eradicate." -Mike Hermann Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight Barida Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 I see religion being used as a tool to control the masses. It has worked well for the government in power many years in the past, and it is still working. As a matter of fact, I think that the world would have been a better place without the presence of religious groups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Blackangel Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 17 hours ago, Knight Barida said: I see religion being used as a tool to control the masses. It has worked well for the government in power many years in the past, and it is still working. As a matter of fact, I think that the world would have been a better place without the presence of religious groups. I absolutely agree. Have faith in some sort of deity if you want, and interpret it how you want. But as soon as you start going for labels, is when shit hits the fan. The Abrahamic religions typically don’t like each other. Then you have other religions like Buddhism and Hindu, plus the left hand path like those of us who are Satanic. Labels cause problems. Pure and simple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight Barida Posted May 31 Share Posted May 31 On 5/23/2024 at 11:17 PM, The Blackangel said: I absolutely agree. Have faith in some sort of deity if you want, and interpret it how you want. But as soon as you start going for labels, is when shit hits the fan. The Abrahamic religions typically don’t like each other. Then you have other religions like Buddhism and Hindu, plus the left hand path like those of us who are Satanic. Labels cause problems. Pure and simple. The thing with religion is that every denomination will claim that they are serving God in the right way. It is something that is quite hilarious because I knew it is all a ploy to keep them controlled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
