How do you know your religion or lack is right?

Question

Everyone in the world thinks they're right...what gives YOU the upper hand?

Wouldn't you find something else if you thought you were wrong?

Lack of religion, not personal lacking.

Answer 1

A lot of soul searching, reading, thinking, and mental anguish. A lot of dialogue with myself, arguing with myself. A lot of observation, and practice in looking at my previous beliefs objectively - looking at anything objectively is not as easy as many think.

I think I am more right than I was, a whole lot more right. But I don't think that I'll ever be a person who is so confident as to say I "know" I'm right.

Answer 2

Logic and reason, in accordance with consistancy... the basis of all practical knowledge.

The ultimate realisations of logic and consistancy patterning point toward Nihilism as making more sense as a philosophy than any other option. Athiesm is a majority part of that and is itself essentially consistant...

Religions however are notoriously inconsistant... some more-so than others. The monotheistic religions are gratuitously inconsistant and therefore should only be considered as false and harmful to humanity.

Answer 3

I just look at the evidence, or in the case of religion, the lack of evidence.

I'll also mention that I'm not terribly impressed with believers as a whole. Ignorance and blindness to reality is far too common in them.

Answer 4

Good question! We should be able to evaluate religious systems using a set of criteria such as:
1. Does it uphold the golden rule (do to others what you expect from them) in human relations?
2. Does it help you grow up and become a better and healthier person?
3. Does it help you face the challenges of life with a positive attitude?

Answer 5

"Lack"?

I'm an atheist, but that doesn't mean that I have a "lack" of anything.

My belief system does have the advantage of being based on clear reasoning from real evidence. That doesn't place it above the beliefs of anyone who genuinely believes based on faith, but as you can easily see here, most religious beliefs are NOT based in faith, but rather in false, concocted "evidence" and bad reasoning. Obviously honesty (i.e., the basis of atheism or of faith-based religion) is better than dishonesty (i.e., the basis of religion for those who are apparently incapable of faith).

Answer 6

If it makes you feel good to be part of any religious faith, then by all means, indulge yourself. But as for myself personally, no. Organized faith slows and stops my personal growth of my mind and spirit. I open my mind to other ideals and beliefs that brings clarity and spirituality in my life without prohibiting my lifestyle. (New Age, Pagan) If others feel comfortable with organized faith, then that is their destiny. Who am I to say that their wrong? Each and every person here on earth walks different roads to different paths to different destinations.

Answer 7

ur right and most of the christians struggle in this also.....unless theyve become demonanationalized when this occures,then yes were the only ones!this is wrong! those who have truly been born again of God thru Jesus,dont accept every thing,or wind of doctrin...but share all things in common,cause therr born again of God,and agree and think,speak,the same things,no matter where or what church they go to.i vote to give God the uppr hand.

Answer 8

Everyoene does not think they are right.
I don't think I have the 'upper hand'
I dont think life is a spiritual race.
I simply believe in something and I beleive strongly

I think this is what irritates so many...they are so unsure of the world and themselves.

Answer 9

I have not found any other religion that could possibly be right, so I went back to the one we all start with. None.

Answer 10

Because the laws/theories of science completely rule out the possibility of free will. Without free will, the deific hypothesis is completely meaningless.

Since there's no free will, believing there is a deity of some sort is just ludicrous.