All around the world all religions practice various types of rituals and prayers and pilgrimages.At the end they gain nothing .This has become a lucrative practice for several religions for amassing wealth.Should we not put an end to all these types of practices where the gullible are exploited by religions?
2007-01-29 10:40:17 · 15 answers · asked by cupid 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The world is a complex and dangerous place. We each know that someday we will die. These two elements tend to cause stress. Having a method to deal with the stress is beneficial to our survival, both as individuals and as a species. The capacity to invent myths and religions helps to relieve the stress.
We are hard-wired to believe in something. Believing is necessary if we are to act on any of the situations we encounter.
Even what we believe is science we only know subjectively, as the product of an electro-chemical event in our brains and yet we believe that science makes the world a more predictable, and therefore safer place.
We are absolutely certain of nothing. We do not verify every piece of information that comes our way. We couldn't possibly do that, so we take a great deal on faith. Even if we regard ourselves as operating on pure logic, we have to believe, without certainty, a great deal.
Should we not treat each other as kindly as we can in the complex and baffling world?
2007-01-29 10:54:32 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
We must make a point here: Belief is something which is very important for some people and some people really believe in it. Some people just believe in it for convenience or other reasons.
It is supposed to be that any religion works to make a better life and above anything be tolerant towards your neighbour, friend or family. Now religions are always wrong in a way or many of the leaders confuse people by telling them to do things which they are not supposed to do, it happens everywhere. For instance the Catholic Church: I don't think Jesus would be very happy if He was on earth and saw that a Church which follows Him has got the most expensive building on earth. Jesus never said anything about worshipping a pope like mad. According to what the Bible says God doesn't accept people to worship saints and whatsoever...so there ya go...religions are always wrong in many points and what people do doesn't mean that it is what the god of respective religions told them to do.
Ed
2007-01-29 10:52:39 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would say that these people live with a hope, and why take away a person's right to hope in something? If you take out all the hope in the world then maybe it would produce a society of hopelessness causing mass suicides. And then another lucrative practice of amassing wealth by disposing of the dead bodies would arise out of that.
Why don't we all just follow Hitler's dream, as you seem to be suggesting? Just extinguish all of the people that don't fit into your perfect plan of how the world should be.
2007-01-29 10:59:22 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
science science science it is all that i seem to hear about anymore there is no scientific proof that there is a GOD or this and that yet this science you regard so highly of cant even agree with itself on nothing cant really cure nothing and doesn't even care about you and me has it calmed fear and dried a tear has it been at a funeral of someone and said it is okay because it is just natural body function to die and made the family feel better about losing there loved one NO!!! YET THERE IS A GOD THAT HAS AND THERE IS FAITH IN KNOWING THAT YOUR LOVED ON IS IN A BETTER PLACE THAT HAS OH OKAY HERE IS A SIMPLE ONE FOR YOU !!!!! DO YOU KNOW EVERYTHING ABOUT EVERYTHING ABOUT EVERYTHING !!!!!NO and neither do those scientist that you are regarding as gods in your eyes BUT!!!!!!!!!! GOD DOES !!!!
2007-01-29 11:00:00 · answer #4 · answered by THE WAR WRENCH 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nobody knows what happens after death...but it doesnt mean that religion has to be completely shut down because it doesnt make sense, thats why there is faith! When nothing seems logical your faith will guide you!!
2007-01-29 10:44:04 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because scientific proof is not the only source of objective truth.
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2007-01-29 10:53:14 · answer #6 · answered by PaulCyp 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nobody knows, they don't know if theres a god or anything else. You could die and become a ghost or something like that. And if you open a bible it says made who ever.
2007-01-29 10:47:47 · answer #7 · answered by krazy_guy1991 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
religion works on human fear, you are afraid to upset god, so you follow the rules, if you don't then you go to a nasty place. You listen to those threats for long enough... you hedge your bets.
2007-01-29 11:00:47 · answer #8 · answered by DAVID C 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People who go on pilgrimages gain a better inner self and increase there faith.
2007-01-29 10:44:31 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i agree with u about all the fake religions out there, like voodoo, and zoroastrianism.
2007-01-29 10:44:36 · answer #10 · answered by Zero 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋