Why waste your life following a religion?

Question

For God's sake (yes, i do use god's name in vain!), why wate your life with pointless rituals and talking to someone who isnt real. Can people not decide for themselves what they believe is right and wrong rather than having to read it fom a book of FICTION??? I liken it to how we're supposed to eat 5 pieces of fruit or veg a day - does anybody do it? no, because fruit doesent taste as nice as cholcolate cake! Its called enjoying your life - enjoy every moment and dont waste your time on your knees in church! atheism is the chocolate cake just waiting to be enoyed by anyone smart enough not to be hypnotised by the evil fruits of religion!

To wild1handy:
in that situation, ill think, well, at least ive enjoyed my life by eating losts of cake! what will you think when you come to the end of your life and realise all that God stuff isn't real? i think it will be something along the lines of "oh crap - ive wated my life talking to and believing something that was never actually real!"

Answer 1

spirituality!


let thy name resound


a close personal relationship with your creator is far better than any brand of religion

Answer 2

If believing in a religion is just for the reason of true and false, then
religion is not worthy to be part of anyone's life.

True gospel doctrine bring life and freedom to those that practice it, it has a purpose, a direction, a goal.
It teaches where we come from, where we going, and what we can be. Life is not just birth and death, what we do here matters
and will be accountable even after death.

Cakes may be tasty and enjoyable, but unless you experience the sweetness of servicing others, you will never understood
what true gospel love is all about, it is definitely more than kneeling to pray or reading the Bible all day.

Answer 3

Fruit is so refreshing and delicious. Everyone has different tastes. I surely do eat 5 servings and more each day. When I believed that it was good for me, and then experienced the benefits of partaking of it, I began to consume more of it. Since I have personally consumed it, I began to understand how the fiber, nutrients, vitamins, natural sugars, water and vitality contained therein effected my body and my health. I have such a craving for fruit now. Right now in my refrigerator, I have apples, oranges, grapes, bananas and watermelon. That is on a typical day! When I run low on fruit, I can get it nearby, ask a neighbor for a piece, pluck a piece off the apple tree downstairs or go to the grocery store. I can plant and water my own seeds in order to cultivate my own, just as I could do in cultivating the next generations of my family by procreating with my husband. Don't you see, fruit is real, fruit is good, fruit is a miracle. Unless you eat, you will never taste. If you never taste, you will never benefit. If you never benefit, you perish. Eat fruit and live, brother. Be blessed.
~Sleek

Answer 4

I feel so sorry for you, you must be a very sad and lonely person. Why not chose to believe that there is something out there greater than you and me, that loves you no matter what. That is a truly wonderful feeling to believe, you will never feel alone. Go ahead an enjoy your chocolate cake, get that temporary feeling of enjoyment, but remember when you have eaten up all the cake all you will have is that empty feeling, you will want more. It will never give you a long lasting feeling of satisfaction. I feel very sorry for you.

Answer 5

I understand how you feel. I was brought up in a Pentecostal church and talk about strict! I hated church, I still don't go. You and I will agree and disagree in a lot of ways. I would like to talk to you personally about this because I understand your irreverence.

I believe that there is a God. I just think he is a huge disappointment. I don't try to ease anyone's feelings about this issue. When bible thumpers and God pushers come to the house, I usually end up being somewhat rude. I don't like to be but I don't like being woken up when I am asleep by hypocrites! That is mainly what I have a problem with. I live in the so called bible belt, I refer to it as the hypocrite belt because it is mainly Baptist and almost always hypocrites.

Answer 6

Ok and what happens to the people that live their life eating nothing but chocolate cake? They get fat, develop diseases and die too young. No thank you and please pass the fruit. I enjoy believing. Why are you so quick to destroy a belief that encourages people to love thy neighbor, stay faithful to their spouses, not lie, honor their parents.....ect.? Hypothetically, even if it's not true who cares?! It helps people get through the day happily and gives them hope when they are hopeless.Atheism is fun for a second but the rewards are no where as sweet.

Answer 7

Some people need something to believe in to guide them.. I agree with you the part about right and wrong,it's not hard to tell right from wrong.I am not a church go-er or belong to any religion , but I like to believe that there is a higher power watching out for me. Peace Miss Molly..

Answer 8

I just love the study of the KJV Bible 1611.

I do study my bible, Matt.22:37-40; Jesus gave us the great commandnent. Gal.5:22,23; Is fruits of the spirit.

Adam to year of flood 1656 , Noah is in a fix,
At age 600, he has 350 years to year 2006,
Abraham at 75 in 2083, as the covenant is,
In 430 years as Moses has Pharoah at risk.

Gen.9:28,29[Noah 950]; 12:4; 15:13,16;
Exo.7:7[age 80]; 12:40,41[430 years];

In 40 years to 2553, is end of wilderness,
Judges rule in Promise Land Samuel is last,
Then king Saul, David, and 480 years does end,
Solomon builds a temple, had 36 years to reign.

Deut.34:7; 1Ki.6:1; 1Ki.11:42[Solomon dies];

So he died 3069 and 18 kings are onto Babylon,
To end 391 years at 3460 after Eden and Adam,
Jeremiah, Ezekiel and Daniel write it down,
Daniel give 2520 to 5980 after Adam, till Satan's is down,
92 years ago Satan was earth bound.

5980 + 92 = 6072, 2520 + 92 = 2612. 1914 + 92 = 2006 CE.

In Satan's short time[58 year to go], God's word gets around,
Matt.24:3,14,15,22,36-38
[only god knows the day and hour;
We're into last days, Michael's is now most renown,
Rev.12:7-12; Dan.12:1-13;
The Pit is open, at this time, the sealed of God are found,
Rev.9:1-5[5x 30 = 150];
As raised up at last day, John 6:44; Elect are heaven bound,
1Thes.4:15-17;
Mark 13:27;
Prophecy? Dan.7:25[8:12-14[2300]; 12:1-7[2500];
Jude 9; Michael stands up, 8-10[2520 Satan's put down Rom.16:20[apostles expected Satan to be down
],
Dan.11:11[2x 1290 =] 2580, 12:12[2x 1335 =] 2670]; ?

Here is where the bible time line Eden to Jesus reign is found.

Rev,20:1-6[1000 year reign, with redeemed Rev.14:1-7];

Satan has 6,130 years from Eden, this world he is in will end,
All is made as perfect as it was before sin entered in back then,
And we will all be Gods perfect children and his perfect family.

Answer 9

Can you prove there is no God? Can you prove there is a God?
How is it that you came to be? Your opinion is of course as valid as everyone else's opinion. So if we say no to Jesus do we say no to Lao Tzu, Buddha, Moses, Meher Baba, Gandhi, Mother Theresa? What are you angry about that you are denying the existence of person? Why didn't you say "No" to Mohammed?
The answers are inside you just look. Don't believe me? Meditate and let yourself decide and let others choose to believe what they do. Inciting negative emotions, including yourself is not a beneficial life. Just smile and enjoy your cake.

Answer 10

I looked at almost all of your questions, and It sounds as if you feel very inferior to Christians. You can't come up with any hard evidance that the bible isn't real, so why believe you. Take Lee Strobel for example. Ever since he was in college, he devoted his life to disproving God and the Bible. Sure enough, while in the process, He became a Christian!!!

Answer 11

You are obviously too young to have experienced enough of life to realize that there is something much greater than yourself. Maybe you are going through a rebellious stage and want others to think that you're reckless and heartless. I'd love to hear your views in about 20 years!