Have we all been conned or which is the ONE?

Question

No doubt we human are the smartest and intelligent bunch. we have most of the ans from earth right up to the entire universe. but there is this 1 ques thats bugging me.

is religion true? which religion is telling the ultimate truth? if its isnt then have we all been conned and are we really originated from monkey?

PS. Only real pro thinker need to ans this.

Answer 1

There is no one right religion. Religion has been around for thousands of years. In fact, they've found caveman drawings that indicate that early man have had some sort of spirituality, but they do not point to any one, specific religion.

If you ask this question to someone who have strong religious beliefs than more than likely their answers will have some sort of bias to them. Keep in mind that there is NO religion out there with 100% proof of its existence. People may say "Oh, they found part of Noah's ark" or "They found proof that this was part of this (religious figure) house", etc. but the fact remains that you're not going to find any proof out there that 100% guarantees the legitimacy of any one, particular religion. The base of religion is faith. Remember that.

Humans do not come from monkeys. Monkeys branched off differently than humans. We share only a small percentage of our genetic makeup with them. We are all part of the same tree, but completely different branches. They branched off from us about 5 million years ago. We were all once part of the category of Anthropoidea. If you research human evolution and primate evolution on any legitimate anthropological website then you'll find out exactly where that whole "We come from monkeys" theory came from.

Answer 2

I'm no "pro thinker" but one does not need to be a genius to see a bit of the big picture when it comes to religious dogma. Now, there IS a genius that's written a book. His name is Sam Harris, a Stanford graduate in philosophy, and the book is called "The End of Faith." It is not a pre-school primer by any stretch of the imagination, but even so, it is worth the time and effort to read it.

". . .Harris offers a vivid historical tour of mankind's willingness to suspend reason in favor of religious beliefs, even when those beliefs are used to justify harmful behavior and sometimes heinous crimes. He asserts that in the shadow of weapons of mass destruction, we can no longer tolerate views that pit one true god against another. Most controversially, he argues that we cannot afford moderate lip service to religion—an accommodation that only blinds us to the real perils of fundamentalism."

I get the monkey question. Believe me, it may just be an insult to a monkey, when you look at how humanity on a whole has squandered its intelligence potential by still believing in myths. The ancient Greeks gave up their gods long before Christianity entered the scene. And as for originating from monkeys, if you look back far enough, our origins can me traced to something like pond scum. You want something more noble? Okay, we come from stars. The left over stuff from our sun's formation, to be exact. We are stardust. That's pretty awesome.

Ultimate truth? Western thought doesn't really address that issue. Not really. Eastern thought at least touches upon a reality that is possible to experience by suppressing ALL THOUGHT. But ultimate truth? "Truth" is so highly subjective as to become practically meaningless insofar as human perception goes. But if it were not for the religious impediment, we might have already had an Internet back in the year 1200.

Answer 3

Difference between science and religion is that science deals with only that which is provable and religion deals with tha which is outside of proof.
It is pretty plain that we are decended from lower animals. As plain as the fact that electricity exists.
It has nothing whatsoever to do with religion, or the lack it. Evolutionary scientific laws are no more religion than creation is science.

There is no ONE. There is no either-or. Biology and religion are totally separate, do not and cannot infringe upon each other. The more answers biology provides, the more questions are forwarded to religion. It will probably never end, even if you had contact with a deity.

You cannot reason your way to "ultimate truth." Thats why people have not abandoned religion and never will.

One thing is for certain. If a religious person is telling you to ignore that which is provable, and you allow this mind-control, then you have been conned.

Answer 4

If you look at the roots of many religions you will find they say the same things but all of them too have offshoots of radicals that go
so far out that they seem to lose perspective of the original path or paths... till you get to a point of killing
There is no right ONE they are all right. This is coming from an Agnostic
Bring Fourth Spiritual Fruit Not Religious Nuts

Peace Now

Answer 5

Well, Jesus is the only religious figure who has returned from the dead. So obviously Jesus knows something that no one else does.

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...The resurrection of Christ was the legitimate climax to his unique life and death. He foretold his resurrection to his disciples directly (Mt.16:21) and to others through parables (Mt. 12:40).

Frank Morrison, a British lawyer of the 1930s, undertook an expedition to collect circumstantial evidence to disprove the resurrection. Such evidence, of course, is admissible in all courts of law in civilized countries to prove or disprove events of which there are no living eyewitnesses. When he analyzed the evidence, he reached a stunning conclusion: The resurrection had actually taken place! Morrison presented his case in his book, "Who Moved the Stone?"

Another factor worth considering is the character of the disciples. They were eleven cowardly men who shut themselves in a room after the crucifixion because they were afraid. Yet what galvanized them into action so that within their own lifetime, much of the then known world could hear the message of Christ? Some of them paid for this message with their lives. Would they have done so if the resurrection were a hoax? ...

Answer 6

To believe in God, any god, is to have faith in something larger than yourself.

God presents Himself in a way in which He will be accepted and acknowledged. My vision of God may be different from yours, but we're both right in our interpretation because it works for each of us.

I personally don't believe man is descended from apes or there would be no apes left. Any creature that has evolved has totally evolved: there are no more of the "original" that was evolved from. Thus there are no more giant dragonflies with 3 foot wingspans. A race of creatures simply does not divide into two with half evolving and half not, and I don't know why some people insist that apes/humans are/were the only exception to this rule.

Answer 7

The belief system that makes you feel the best about yourself without hurting others is the one to choose.

Don't get "conned" by fuzzy thinking about monkeys. The divergence of evolution that happened a million years ago brought the line down to humans as humans and left monkeys on their own evolutionary path to become modern monkeys.

Answer 8

And see, this is why I'm Buddhist. You pick the wrong one and you're going to "hell".

I don't believe in creationism. I believe in scientific evidence.

Religion is very important b/c it provides moral guidelines and psychological support. When all else fails, you have something to hold on to.

Science proves that we all have the ability to heal our selves (to some extent). In general most people are able to accomplish this via their belief in religion (any religion). The mind & body are wonderful machines.

Answer 9

You just have to find one that you're comptforable with. No we did not originate from a monkey.

Answer 10

Keep thinking for yourself. God may or may not exist, but religion is an invention of mankind.