2006-08-30 00:35:05 · 5 answers · asked by echolily 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I don't think so. I grew up in organized religion and later ended up in the most disorganized religions possible, but I'm glad for my experience--it gave me a very good basis to start my own spiritual search and let me see the inner workings of a religion, plus gave me expereince to draw on when dealing with members of said religion.
2006-08-30 00:42:31 · answer #1 · answered by angk 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it wasn't harmful to me. I rejected organized religion in my early 20's.
If anything, the experience taught me a lot about how the world works and how most people will believe anything - as long as it "canned" properly. Rather sad, but true. Just take a look at today's circumstances as proof of this.
2006-08-30 07:44:00 · answer #2 · answered by The ~Muffin~ Man 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Harmful, maybe no!
But bothering a lot.
When I look around and see people killing each others under the names of their own gods.. it really bothers!
when looking at people suffering, and doing nothing towards that but praying all day and night for an imaginary being, yes it bothers.
I would like to live in a reasonable community, people who look at others as humans no more.
2006-08-30 07:49:23 · answer #3 · answered by ParadoX 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It hasn't harmed me more than it has open my eyes to the BS people practice but don't preach. The high expectations we place on people and then when they don't meet it we persecute them. We judge to no end be cause we are missing something in our life, so to place blame on another helps ease our emptiness and/or pain.
2006-08-30 08:33:59 · answer #4 · answered by david s 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope.....
It taught me stability.
2006-08-30 07:42:20 · answer #5 · answered by KeAhi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋