Does religion have anything to do with the fact that no one alive knows why we are born?

Question

You could say that we were abandoned here a long time ago and have simply been wasting time all these years.

Answer 1

yes it does

Answer 2

So much for free choice, eh? And our heavenly father wants us to be "thankful" for it and be "thankful" that he sacrificed himself, to himself, that we all should be saved (even though he 'knew' how the world would end up)from him. Alrighty then. He screws it all up from the beginning and we are supposed to be "thankful"? LMAO

No matter how you slice it, there is no "free" will when it comes to swallowing and believing what the bible says. If Biblegod put you here for a reason then it was still his choice and not the one he choose.

I happen to love being here on this earth and love every moment with my husband and family, we have far more good times than bad. :-) I'm not thankful to a god though, I'm just 'thankful' in a general sense.

Answer 3

Religion was created because once Humanity evolved to the point where when they were able to ask the question "Why?" they immediately thought they were owed an answer. Religion is the end result of a failed search for truth because we are unable as a species to say, "I don't know.......YET!".

Answer 4

IN ISLAM we all-the Muslims- know the reason why we were born..god told us in the qoraan so we can do that reason that we were born to do it
god told us everything we need to know to survive and never live in egnorance
islam is the perfect religion
im a mulism girl
proud to be one

Answer 5

( I have only created Jinns and men, that they may serve Me.) 56 - 51 Qur'an
( But seek, with the (wealth) which Allah has bestowed on thee, the Home of the Hereafter,nor forget thy portion in this world:but do thou good,as Allah has been good to thee,and seek not (occasions for ) mischief in the land:for Allah loves not those who do mischief.")77 - 28 Qur'an

Answer 6

The way I look at it is we were born to work our asses off, pay our bills, and die. If there really is a God out there why is the world in such a screwed up mess?

Answer 7

DEATH IS THE BIGGEST TRUTH , EVERY CREATURE IS BORN TO DIE BUT DONT FORGET THERE IS A REASON FOR OUR LIVES WHICH IS BEING GIVEN TO US, THAT IS TO MAKE THIS WORLD A BETTER PLACE , TO SERVE PEOPLE, OUR SOCIETY, WHAT IS THE FIRST WE CAN DO IS TO MAKE OUR OWN PARENT HAPPY .AND MAKE THEM PROUD OF US BY DOING GOOD DEEDS AND MAKE THEM HAPPY THE GOD ABOVE WILL GIVE THE AWARD WE DESERVE. " REMEMBER THIS LIFE IS AN EXAMINATION, BE HAPPY SINCERE, HONEST, LOVE UR LIFE GIVEN TO U" MAKE UR LIFE A PARADISE BY LIVING IT IN A HAPPIER MANNER ,NO MATTER ANY PROBLEM COME TRUST IN THE GOD AOVE U . MAKE UR LIFE A PARADISE

Answer 8

you need to take time to read the Holy Scriptures and realize just how much Christ our Lord and Saviour has done for you to be able to attain life everlasting.

Answer 9

As per Islam we are here to use this earth for the best of the humanity, we replace God on earth.

Answer 10

Is There a Purpose to Life?
Sooner or later, nearly everybody wonders what the purpose of life is. Is it to work hard to improve our living conditions, to provide for our families, to die after perhaps 70 or 80 years, and then to be nonexistent forever? One young person who felt this way said that there is no other purpose in life than "to live, to have children, to be happy and then to die." But is that true? And does death really end it all?
Many in both Eastern and Western lands feel that the main purpose in living is to acquire material wealth. They believe that this can lead to a happy, meaningful life. But what of people who already have material wealth? Canadian writer Harry Bruce said: "A baffling number of rich people insist they are not happy." He added: "Polls suggest a terrible pessimism has infected North America . . . Is anybody happy out there? If so, what's the secret?"
Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter stated: "We've discovered that owning things and consuming things does not satisfy our longing for meaning. . . . Piling up material goods cannot fill the emptiness of lives which have no confidence or purpose." And another political leader said: "I have for several years now been engaged in an intensive search for truths about myself and my life; many other people I know are doing the same. More people than ever before are asking, 'Who are we? What is our purpose?'"
Conditions More Difficult
Many doubt that life has a purpose when they see that living conditions have become more difficult. Throughout the world more than a billion people are seriously ill or malnourished, resulting in the death of some ten million children each year in Africa alone. Earth's population, nearing 6 billion, continues to grow by more than 90 million a year, more than 90 percent of that growth in developing countries. This constantly expanding population increases the need for food, housing, and industry, which brings further damage to land, water, and air from industrial and other pollutants.
The publication World Military and Social Expenditures 1991 reports: "Every year an area of forest equal to the whole surface of [Great Britain] is destroyed. At present rates (of clearance) we shall, by the year 2000, have removed 65 percent of forests in the humid tropical zones." In those areas, according to a UN agency, 10 trees are cut for every 1 planted; in Africa the ratio is more than 20 to 1. So desert areas increase, and each year an area the size of Belgium is lost for agricultural use.
Also, this 20th century has had four times as many deaths from war as the previous four centuries put together. Everywhere, there is a rise in crime, especially violent crime. The breakdown of the family, drug abuse, AIDS, sexually transmitted diseases, and other negative factors are also making life more difficult. And world leaders have not been able to provide solutions for the many problems plaguing the human family. Thus, it is understandable why people ask, What is the purpose of life?
How has that question been addressed by scholars and religious leaders? After all these many centuries of time, have they provided a satisfactory answer?
What They Say
Confucian scholar Tu Wei-Ming said: "The ultimate meaning of life is found in our ordinary, human existence." According to this view, humans would continue to be born, struggle for existence, and die. There is little hope in such an outlook. And is it even true?
Elie Wiesel, a survivor of the Nazi death camps in World War II, observed: "'Why are we here?' is the most important question a human being has to face. . . . I believe that life has meaning in spite of the meaningless death I have seen." But he could not say what the meaning of life was.
Editor Vermont Royster stated: "In the contemplation of man himself, . . . of his place in this universe, we are little further along than when time began. We are still left with questions of who we are and why we are and where we are going."
Evolutionary scientist Stephen Jay Gould noted: "We may yearn for a 'higher' answer-but none exists." For such evolutionists, life is a struggle for survival of the fittest, death ending it all. There is no hope in that view either. And, again, is it true?
Many religious leaders say that the purpose of life is to lead a good existence so that at death a person's soul can go to heaven and spend eternity there. The alternative offered for bad people is eternal torment in hellfire. Yet, according to this belief, on earth there would continue to be more of the same unsatisfactory existence that has prevailed throughout history. But if God's purpose was to have people live in heaven like angels, why did he not just create them that way to begin with, as he did the angels?
Even clergymen have difficulty with such views. Dr. W. R. Inge, a former dean of St. Paul's Cathedral in London, once said: "All my life I have struggled to find the purpose of living. I have tried to answer three problems which always seemed to me to be fundamental: the problem of eternity; the problem of human personality; and the problem of evil. I have failed. I have solved none of them."
The Effect
What is the effect of so many different ideas by scholars and religious leaders on the question of life's purpose? Many respond as did an elderly man who said: "I've been asking why I'm here most of my life. If there's a purpose, I don't care anymore."
Quite a number who observe the profusion of views among the world's religions conclude that it really does not matter what one believes. They feel that religion is just a diversion for the mind, something to provide a little peace of mind and comfort so that one can cope with life's problems. Others feel that religion is nothing more than superstition. They feel that centuries of religious speculation has not answered the question about life's purpose, nor has it improved the life of the common people. Indeed, history shows that this world's religions have often held mankind back from progress and have been the cause of hatreds and wars.
Yet, is it even important to find the truth about the purpose of life? Mental-health professional Viktor Frankl answered: "The striving to find a meaning in one's life is the primary motivational force in man. . . . There is nothing in the world, I venture to say, that would so effectively help one to survive even the worst conditions, as the knowledge that there is a meaning in one's life."Human philosophies and religions have not satisfactorily explained what the purpose of life is. Religion is the source of Confusion, but not All religion only False religion! Religion should have the answer if it is from the true God Jehovahbut since it is not it does not have the Answer only true religion has the answers!