2006-12-24 08:12:25 · 30 answers · asked by Atlas 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I can see the advertisement now...
Come join us for sex, booze, and illegal substances every Sunday!
And when you die from overdosing, you'll go to heaven.
Sign me up.
2006-12-24 08:14:47 · answer #1 · answered by ....... 4 · 6⤊ 1⤋
Sorry, Santa is not a real person, and religion is not real, either... I am sure there are scores of Hollywood types who would clamor for the chance of becoming part of a new religion, has happened before, is happening now, and the chance of it happening in the future is good as well... I am not buying ANY of it, it is all a crock... I am not an atheist, I just don't believe the ideas that organized religion expects you to believe. Why not send ME money, instead... I can guarantee you a truthful revelation of exactly where it is going.... Try to get that info at your Thursday evening meeting... And I can promise you ANYTHING, as long as I can explain it away as the "will of God" if your needs are not met...or an alcoholic wife beater down the block seems to go on and on forever, and a good man with a loving family passes away at a young age... Invent away, there is probably some poor pathetic soul who will go without eating in order to give you money... And if anyone wants to give me money, please e-mail me and I will be willing to accept any size "love gift" that you are willing to send... You can be my life long special friend for a small love gift of $1000...
2006-12-24 08:33:33 · answer #2 · answered by mobileminiatures 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Religion is what you make of it. In essence, everyone who has a religion has invented the best religion, and by believing in it, has converted. Religion is a set of beliefs and practices that give you the power to make choices and decisions and change your life. We're all masters of ourselves, and whenver we find the power to be faithful to something, if it is a god, a belief, a system or a person... we have become something amazing: complete.
2006-12-24 08:21:55 · answer #3 · answered by Meggerz 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I did convert. It is called the Baha'i Faith. It wasn't really invented but it was revealled by God to his servant Baha'u'llah in the 19th Century. One of the articles of the Faith is the independent investigation of the truth so I never try to pursuade anyone to join.
The Baha’i Faith is an independent world religion which proclaims the oneness of God, religion and humankind. Baha’is believe that God reveals His purpose progressively through prophets such as the founders of all the major world religions which exist today.
Key Baha’i beliefs are, belief in one God; the unity of mankind; independent investigation of truth; the common foundation of all religions; the essential harmony of science and religion; equality of opportunity for men and women; elimination of prejudice of all kinds; universal compulsory education; the need for a universal auxiliary language; abolition of extremes of wealth and poverty; the protection of religious and cultural diversity, and the establishment of universal peace by a world government which will have international courts of justice.
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2006-12-24 08:39:04 · answer #4 · answered by lobster37 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only God could invent a religion and if I had to live my life again that would be the religion again for me;Christianity.
2006-12-24 08:57:08 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No I would not convert. I think all these made up religions bad. They are just made up so that the person who invented them can get his/her own way and see how many followers he/she can get to join.
2006-12-24 08:18:49 · answer #6 · answered by Old wise one 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All religions were invented, so it would be pointless.
If I were to make a religion that worships glass cups full of sugar, would you join?
Amber, you are the bomb. Thumbs up for you!
2006-12-24 08:15:03 · answer #7 · answered by Cold Fart 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
No i am a free person, I am not going to attached any of my undefind belief to anything, I want the benefut of the doubt, I want to be able to one day say i donlike to pray and the next day say thnks to a bein higher than me, like the sun of the moon, like budha or a god..
2006-12-24 09:30:45 · answer #8 · answered by u_better_remember_me 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Imposable no religion could ever be best for then you would only have one Religion and the Atheist. That's no fun. xx
2006-12-24 08:19:10 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
So what if an average PERSON...
...INVENTED, as in MADE UP out of thin air...
...something that could be BLINDLY FOLLOWED like a RELIGION...
...and sold it to so many people that it was considered the BEST?
Can you say S-C-I-E-N-T-O-L-O-G-Y?
2006-12-24 08:20:08 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
INVENT would be the applicable word there...just like the rest.
answer...NO, I don`t need fantasy in my life, the real world is enough to deal with.
2006-12-24 08:16:08 · answer #11 · answered by OhSimonsBinDrinkin 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋