eye exaggerate
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...do you go by the typical description to define it for yourself?
...what does the term really mean?
...what does the term really mean?
Religion
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VICTORYGARDENSHYDRO
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the funny thing about religion is Jesus Christ was about abolishing all religion, yet the worst and biggest religion bares his name.
eye exaggerate
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...great point. I think the base of religion is neutral. People, on the other hand...not so much
i believe in God a higher power but not in the "Church" as a building. I enjoy nature, enjoy a swim when its warm, I enjoy my pets, etc..etc...that to me is religion, it cant be defined by one person or organization but we hold it inside ourselves and its our choice to do good for another or do nothing,
eye exaggerate
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...I think the church was a model. Its (archaic) structures were built to mimic a body. People gathering there was a way to get people to strengthen their head and heart (maybe even join the two - the actual purpose of religion). If it's all about the mind being well, then (to me) it follows that a human's body would have positivity gathering in it as a result.
Beefbisquit
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How can any religion be neutral when essentially they're telling you you're not complete without their teachings? That's the complete opposite of neutral, it's biased....great point. I think the base of religion is neutral. People, on the other hand...not so much
eye exaggerate
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...I've yet to be told I needed to adhere only to this and that. See, I've actually sat with clergy members who say the opposite. I guess my experience must be unique, or, current.
I see comments like this a lot. I have to wonder if someone from a church that you attended for any period of time told you that? Did you experience it for yourself?
Don't get me wrong, I see the negatives to church as well as the positives.
Zaehet Strife
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religion- believing in something because you want to or have been told to, not taking any viable evidence into consideration, in an attempt to give oneself some sort of sense of meaning or purpose, in an existence without any. but mainly, trying to get others to believe the lie (made up truth) as well, because the more people believe in the lie, the easier it is for the original liar to believe it as well.
no one really knows if there is or isn't a god, but if you need to, you can tell yourself you know so you can feel better. aint nothing wrong with that, except for the whole lying to yourself thing.
no one really knows if there is or isn't a god, but if you need to, you can tell yourself you know so you can feel better. aint nothing wrong with that, except for the whole lying to yourself thing.
Beefbisquit
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The entire point of Christianity is to acknowledge that you are incomplete without The Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ.
The bible not only tells us how we're inadequate, but how we need certain teachings, principles, or other messages to become 'whole'.
Even religions like Buddhism tells you how you can 'be better' using a bunch of unsubstantiated woo-woo....
eye exaggerate
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...psychology says that very same thing. Your lord and saviour is within. That's all that they are really saying. I wonder if the rest of the shtstorm was culturally oriented? "Born fallen" to me just means that your true self (Christ in Gnosis) is deep within.
ChronicObsession
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Religion is a noun that falls under an umbrella terminololgy that erroneously groups different things together for the ignorrant masses to pick apart and destroy.
Anybody that believes in a creator is automatically a religious person.
Anybody that believes in anything that isn't nothing, is a religious person.
Anybody that knows that science is a don, where only truths are important and not theories, may also be religious.
The thing with science is, the facts are of God. All the sheeple that ignorrantly bow down before Satan, they like to laugh at us religious folk because subjectively, he is a tyrant douche god. Well that's another lie right there. Religion is like Politics. There are good political things, and bad political things. Both of the things are made by US, the HUMANS. Religion is also made up by humans, with good and bad concepts brought upon ourselves by ourselves. Many retarded rocket scientists fail to grasp this.
ChronicObsession
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I'm religion's Ron Paul. Thank you very much and Good Night
WileyCoyote
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Religion perpetuates because parents teach their children about religion. And children are VERY impressionable.
When I was in the Christian church, the pastor continually reminded us that we should redouble our efforts to "witness" to those 18-years-old or younger...because older teens and people don't have a high rate of accepting Christianity.
How did the majority of German citizens in the 1930's come to hate Jews? Because a very dynamical, convincing leader inspired them to do so, from his own perverted feelings.
How did the "Reverand" Jim Jones convince many people to drink poisionous Kool-Aid? Hell, I don't know. Because they were stupid? Was it evolution in action? My guess is "yes"; it was evolution in action. And thank goodness.
When I was in the Christian church, the pastor continually reminded us that we should redouble our efforts to "witness" to those 18-years-old or younger...because older teens and people don't have a high rate of accepting Christianity.
How did the majority of German citizens in the 1930's come to hate Jews? Because a very dynamical, convincing leader inspired them to do so, from his own perverted feelings.
How did the "Reverand" Jim Jones convince many people to drink poisionous Kool-Aid? Hell, I don't know. Because they were stupid? Was it evolution in action? My guess is "yes"; it was evolution in action. And thank goodness.
JustCoasting
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Men introduce their biases when they preside over whatever religion. And I don't mean "men" as males but as our species.
ChronicObsession
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Thanks for clarifying that up for us Jim Coasting, I would like to say that although popular myth, it is not true that RELEGION is used against the people by the government. They use money against us. All hail Money
Beefbisquit
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It's the 'sheeple' that follow Jesus, that let him be their shepherd.
Whoa, whoa, whoa.... You're essentially correct on the first part, that anyone who believes in god is religious.
But your nonsense about believing in nothing is bullshit. Atheists still have lots of beliefs, they're just based on physical things, not invisible (or imaginary) things.
Beefbisquit
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...and anyone that didn't drink the Kool-aid was shot.... lol
Zaehet Strife
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beliefs are nothing but thoughts you put truth to... foolish humans.
WileyCoyote
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I was raised in a very loving Christian family. I held very strong, conservative Christian beliefs through my 40's. But finally, I could no longer ignore the inconsistencies and downright contradictions of the Christian Bible. Now, I very much doubt the existence of God. Not because I find Creation Theory hard to believe, but because I find the "absent nature" of God completely STUPID!!!...I have a son, and would NEVER DREAM of completely leaving him to his own, without trying to help him in any way I could. Yet God is somewhere else besides here, physically, with his "eternally loved" ceations? Just waiting to send anyone to HELL FOREVER who dies with even the most minor of sins in their life?
Sorry. I apologize to you God. But you are a complete failure. I could have designed a better Existence than You did.