Everyone: Can we agree on this ONE thing?

Question

For this question i will give the benefit of the doubt to all believers and accept that a god may exist.

With that said can we all agree that religion is false? There are so many different religous views out there and none of them seem to mesh. Could religion just be an opinion on the subject of our purpose? How can anyone be correct if god is beyond our comprehension and beyond our reach? Could we agree that if one wishes to believe a god exists and helps them in their daily life then that's just fine... but chuck all of the other nonsense out the window? Life is about personal choice no matter how you look at it... I'm sure the atheist as well as the religious would agree with that statement. Be it the personal choice to accept god or to have pizza for lunch, it's all the same.

Can we agree that religion is false... remember this does not necessarily mean that god is false.

Anna G and others: Please don't confuse Jesus with God. It's a bit ironic to answer a question saying you agree that religious dogma must be thrown out and justifying it with more religious dogma.

Answer 1

yes...god's word twisted to control
religion for land
religion for power over men
religion for power over women

Answer 2

Interesting chain of logic. If there is no religion then there is no God as He gave religion to the people. Now I suppose it could be questioned as to which people he gave the correct and full truth to since there are so many variations. Perhaps the wiccans have it or maybe the snake handlers? All I know is that I can only believe what I have been told and have read and witnessed for myself. I believe I have witnessed God's miracle in my life and so I will continue to believe in Him. I do not follow any specific organized faith because if anything could be considered false, that would be it. Why do we feel the need to let a human tell us what the bible says and what it means? Does God not expect us to reach that knowledge on our own so we can come to Him with full understanding and free choice? Lots to think about anyway.

Answer 3

>>"There are so many different religous views out there and none of them seem to mesh."<<

I disagree on this point. if you sift through each religious view for perspective, truth, origin, point of view... ect... then each religious view should render down a "puzzle piece" which does actually mesh with other views, quite well.

>>"How can anyone be correct if god is beyond our comprehension and beyond our reach?"<<

by expanding our view beyond that of our own perspective, by doing the above, and becoming skilled at it, and expanding the mind.

I think many aspects of things in religion in general, are... fluff. and irrelevant, cultural padding and accumulated "stuff" that truly is not part of the real point.

but with a little intuition, some practice, and some effort... you can learn to sort and sift between the trash and the truth, and fit these puzzle pieces together.

Answer 4

Faith comes from God. Religion comes from Man. Man makes mistakes, therefore most, if not all religions arise from the mistaken beliefs that Man has about his faith in God. If God tells you to eat more vegetables to improve your health, does that mean that ALL people need to eat vegetables, or is God only talking to you? Someone might say that ALL people need to eat more vegetables, write the same in a book, call it a Canon or something like that, and say that everyone who does not eat as many vegetables as he does is not worshiping the true God.

That is a mistake of Man, therefore it is a false religion. While I cannot classify all religions as false with this statement, it is obvious that I agree with your premise. Perhaps some Fundamentalists will read this and start thinking about it, but I doubt that too, as the usual reaction to discovering a mistake is to cover it up, not correct it.

Answer 5

As the David Hume showed so well (Philosopher), you cannot prove a religion true, nor can you prove it false. However, if God exists, one religion is true.

Hume also discussed why the reasons to believe that a God existed were stronger than those against.

I like this quote, and wished more believers understood it.

“Say nothing of my religion. It is known to God and myself alone. Its evidence before the world is to be sought in my life: if it has been honest and dutiful to society the religion which has regulated it cannot be a bad one.” – Thomas Jefferson

Answer 6

You'd be hard-pressed to get many deeply religious people to agree with that. I grew up in a very conservative, evangelical Christian community, where disagreeing on even minor Biblical interpretations was very frowned upon, much less following a different religion. My mother told me while I was growing up that if I married a "non-Christian," that she would no longer love or accept me. Many people do not see religion as a personal choice, quite. They see it as a willingness to accept and deal with the absolute truth (whatever their religion says truth is). Plus, because each religion promises so much to its followers--some type of eternal life, not to mention bonuses in this life that are not always recognized consciously but are very important nonetheless (community, rewards for good behavior, etc.); I think that most religious people are unwilling to trade those promises for personal intellectual freedom and integrity. Plus, (sadly, I think) people in small communities may never meet anyone who thinks and believes differently from them because they are so isolated. One belief system is all they've ever known, so it becomes ingrained, like the theory of gravity or that the earth is round. They don't have the examples of others who think differently to build on.

To say all religions are "false" is a strong statement. I think I would meet you halfway on this one, because I think most religions have valuable elements in them that we can pull from for our own personal benefit. I would agree that I have never felt comfortable being affiliated with any one religion, because it seems that to do so is to shut all others out. I agree, too, that god/goddess/God by definition is just too big for humans to come close to comprehending. Those little synapses in our brains are limited, after all!

Answer 7

religion for me is simply stated in James 1: 26-27. That is the only purpose of religion. However, after saying that you must understand in todays meaning it divides the difference in which god you believe in. Chrisitains believe their GOD is the only true god and all others are merely a god or play off of the real thing. Each of these different gods have different expectations with various rules to follow. This is why it is doubtful that you will convince anyone to throw out religion without making many believe you are throwing out their god...............as for me...........well, I never tell on the first date where I stand. HEE

Answer 8

Many aspects of religion are good, others things are bad and man-made or false. You're right, a day will come when the nonsense will have to go, only what is good and acceptable will stand. That day is fast approaching.

Answer 9

I agree that there are many religions, and I apologize for my fellow Christians in advance telling you about the " One true God that sent his only begotten son to die for our sins ".
Religion is an idea. It's a path. A road to life eternal. It's "False" in that it's there is no "one" proved faith that will lead you to salvation. I agree that it is a personal choice, for those of us lucky enough to not have a belt to our butts.

I agree that there are my options in religion, but I don't agree with the term " False" If something can't be positively proved one way or the other, then it can't be called True of False.

Answer 10

-Religion is true. It is a form of worship. It includes a system of religious attitudes, beliefs and practices these may be personal, or they may be advocated by an organization. Usually religion involves belief in God or in a number of gods: or it treats humans objects, desires, or forces as objects of worship. Much religion is based on human study of nature: there is also revealed religion. There is true religion and false. Maybe you wanted to ask some other question, like why do we have so many religions? As far as if it is true, look around, of course.

Answer 11

I will agree with you since I am an agnostic who is studying philosophy (on my own - I have spent enough years in formal education).

However, the religious can find a way to trace everything back to god, even personal choice, aka free will.

Finally, there are those who are strongly religious and would brand you a heretic and would want you silenced or killed for advancing this view.