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I was thinking today about religion and people and why the big deal, and this is what came to me:

We all have in common a couple things, no matter where we are from.
1. We know we are going to die someday and we spend our whole lives dealing with that whether we take time to conciously think about it or not

2. We have this crazy urge in us to find a truth in life. It goes away once we decide we believe in Yaweh, Allah, Elements, Science, or whatever we decide on.

Once we decide we all feel better. We can go on with our lives and not have that constant nagging for the Truth. We can appreciate our families, friends, activities etc because our mind can focus on them now.

It really feels good to know the Truth. And there's nothing wrong with that in and of itself.

I think the reason we fight about our truths is that some contradict each other. That's why Christians get so vehement, and why Atheists get so vehement back.

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We need to prove they are wrong because if we can't we doubt ourselves.

I for one have my beliefs about things. And I realize it's possible there is an absolute that makes mine wrong. But I think I have the Truth. It lets me move on with my life. And since no one can prove me wrong, and I can prove no one wrong, it's best to respect each others truths, whether they are religous or not.

I think it's cool to hear what other people come up with about the world. I think it's important to really come up with your faith yourself instead of just automatically joining a group, but if you find your faith within a group there's nothing wrong with congregating as long as you keep it within the group.
There are a lot of Christians but a lot of different kinds of Christianity. They find solice in the larger group of Christianity. That's okay by me.
What do you guys think?

Kurticus, I love your Truth-that finding a certain truth doesn't matter. I think that's the best I've ever heard. That's that way to live life.

Answer 1

and did you have the time to read all this,it sounds like me when ask yesterday about the feeling of atheist. :)

Answer 2

I think you're right. I have found what I believe to be the truth, but that doesn't make it the truth. I have no way of knowing one way or the other.

I think I'll stick with the more interesting questions and avoid the Atheists vs. Christians debates for a while, they just go round and round anyway.

Answer 3

interesting, I differ slightly

1. many try to ignore the fact that they will die. It often leads to buying large houses and all that.

2. I find that as I age, a cup of coffee or a beer is just as good as any ultimate truth. It goes away when you don't care that much any more too.

" be here now" Ram Dass, live for now, appreciate what you get, try to get more of what you like

people are entitled to their opinions, best not to get vehement, if something starts you questioning what you believe or don't , its probably a good thing.

Answer 4

Close! Very articulate and nicely thought through. Kudos.
A few thoughts/reflections:
a) Moral character and justice are omitted from your schematic.
b) If my Truth is I am immortal and can fly, is there a moral responsibility on anyone's part to challenge that belief? We find the same w/ every FDA warning on medicine.
c) By what mechanism is respect defined and enforced? What common basis is there?
Kudos on your gentle nature.

Answer 5

Religion claims to know the truth, science is in search of the truth. Big difference

Answer 6

Well, I think what you're referring to is the notion of personal truth. That everyone finds their own and that's okay, right?

The problem is that people act upon their own personal truths. If I cannot say, "you're wrong to think that God loves you", how can I say, "you're wrong to think that you get 72 virgins if you kill infidels".

Admittedly religious moderates and liberals pose no real threat, but by failing to condemn superstition, they allow others to hold ridiculous ideas that go unchallenged.

Answer 7

Not all of us spend our whole lives dealing with the fact we are going to die....many religious people do this because death and what they believe happens after it is important to them, for some bizarre reason.

Answer 8

Right On!

Answer 9

That begs the question: if you believe it but don't care if anyone else believes it, why bother believing it? If it's right, it's right. If it's wrong, it's wrong. That's the trouble with organized religion.

Answer 10

Yep.