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Why do people insist on letting the idea of God control them?
Even though people understand, or at least I am hoping, that religion(God) causes more pain then it brings good. Don't try to rationalize that fact. Religion(God) has been causing wars ever since people saw the power it held. Too many wars, too many deaths, and too much pain but still it continues till this day. It also helps people feel doing bad things is okay because they are doing it in the name of God. Ill sympathize with the people who only take religion for its moral values. Sure, religion was from start to control people but in some what of a good way, teaching morals and such. But the Bible for example advocates genocide, slavery, treating women like crap, etc. I do not know much about other religions so I won't try to ******** that. But isn't it time to forget about magical crap and try to logically focus on life?
I should also say, the bible considers being gay to be a sin. Which is like considering being ANYTHING is a sin as you do not get to choose your sexual preference nor do you get to choose whether your eyes are green or brown.
To the guy who said it wont hurt me, as you can clearly see, it will hurt me because religion is such a big part of everyone's life; whether they like it or not. Stop lying to yourself and try to understand that God is imaginary and will always be no matter how much faith you have in it.
I am not saying religion is the only cause of war. Anyone that answered so far just completely ignored the fact that the bible advocates those things that are considered immoral in our time. This is what faith does to you. Makes you blind.
Those things were completely okay in those times. We should learn from our mistakes and leave the past where it belongs.
I understand the bible is not the only spiritual thing, but like i said, i don't know much about other religions so I won't try to buIIsh1t them. Learn to read? I am focusing on the bible for the reasons that it advocates such insane behavior like slavery.
To flask: I loved the way you answered "What are 5 things that pop in your mind?"
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- Anonymous1 decade agoFavorite Answer
Got it all figured out huh?
- scrubbagLv 71 decade ago
For one thing....there were many many wars that did not concern religion. But you chose to pick those that did. Do you honestly think that if religion was not around, there would be no wars?
Perhaps, it would be the other way around. and maybe there would be even more then there was.
Wars are caused by greedy people. Those wanting more then what they already have. And yes, there was religious wars, but for much of the same reason. Those wanting more then they already have.
The Holocaust was not really caused by a religous war, but by a maniac who hated Jews. So I guess that makes it a religous war.
Being Christian or any other form of religion, does not make a person immune to wars or causing them. They are just humans, like anyone else. And many wars were caused by non religious leaders.
Is it alright for leaders like Joseph Stalin, who murdered millions of people, a lot of them his own country, and Ghengis Khan, and Ivan the terrible.? I don't know if these were relgious or not, but the reason they plundered , murdered and pilaged, raped, whatever...was just because... they wanted more. Greed. Not religion...is the main cause of wars.
And my logic tells me that there is no way a Big Bang making matter and space dust and gases, are why I am here, now...ALIVE. I have yet to see any dust create life. And if anyone is foolish enough to believe that space dust can create millions of different species, each with a different DNA, and also create the most complex brain that ever existed... they are just that...fools.
And they can celebrate their day of foolishness on ...April 1st.. God granted them that day, so that they would not be left out of Holidays.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
How about you focus on your life without God and I will focus on my life with God, trust me, it won't hurt you in any way.
EDIT: Now sir, you are being offencive, why do you feel the need to stamp out that which you do not understand? I am not affected by any religions beliefs other than my own. I'm not sure why you are focused on the Bible or Christianity, or how it has personally harmed you, but taking it out on peaceful believers should not be the way.
- 1 decade ago
I disagree that all religions cause wars, Buddhism for one is against wars.
Buddhism rejects the idea of a creator god. Buddhist scriptures do not advocate genocide, hatred, ignorance, blind faith.
Learn more here so you would know there is hope!
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- Joel SLv 61 decade ago
You act as if the bible is the only sacred book that considers homosexuality a sin. Not to get into my opinions about homosexuality, but last time I check most religions did not approve of it christian or not christian.
- 1 decade ago
Religion is a state of mind. Voltaire so eloquently put it if there were no god there would be the need to invent it, So therefore I don't understand no name why you seek me out? I have nothing against you.
- 1 decade ago
People want justification for their actions, and they need to feel that they are protected because they can't handle the truth.
