religious people why do you act like religion is the answer for everything?

Question

i have had muslims and christians tell me that when i believe in some invisable man in the sky i will be happy why do you believe that?

Answer 1

It is an easy escape to losing an argument. I have been told the same thing many times. For a non-Christian, I live a more clean and honest life than the real deal and I have seen more bad than good. That invisible man is going have to do some real work then we will see.

DRAGON 2008
"I BELIEVE IN U.S."

Answer 2

I have never been happier or felt freer than when, at the age of 12, I realised that all those stories I was being fed as a child were complete and utter nonsense.
Those who accept those myths find comfort in the fact that there is (supposedly) an invisible (how convenient for the story-tellers), silent (how convenient for the story-tellers) and so obviously-powerless supernatural entity floating around (everywhere at the same time, much like Santa on Xmas Eve) and who provides a permanent holiday camp (again unseen by anyone) for those who are good little girls and boys (The Reward System) and an unending stay in another fictitious location where it will be eternal pain (The Punishment System). All designed by power-seeking individuals a few thousand years ago to instill FEAR into the drastically-uneducated and to make them submissive.
It really is quite a good idea and is readily accepted by very young children, who absorb the idea with enthusiasm, so much so that they cannot shake it off in later life. Just being a good concept does not make it factual.
Despite the advances in science and education generally, application of logic and reason simply bounce off those who 'have religion', as they close their eyes, ears and minds to anything that questions their life decisions. They just don't want to know and they cannot accept criticism of their choice but simply apply 'faith' in what they cannot see, in what they cannot hear, in what they cannot feel, in what cannot be proved to actually exist. Blind faith. There are none so blind as those who do not WANT to see.
It all comes back to the perpetuating effect of the indoctrination of very young and impressionable children by their parents and, to an appreciable degree, by the education system. If this was to somehow be eliminated from their lives, they would be able, at a later stage, when they were able to understand, to assimilate all the information, pro and anti, regarding all the possible religions in the world AND the opposite views and then be able to make judgment without coercion. Were this to happen, religion would die out very quickly except that, in muslim countries it would never ever be allowed. The control of religion over the populace is much too tightly-controlled and, after all, control is what it is all about.
So, religion is not the answer for everything - except why are there so many fundamentals destroying rather than creating. Religion is not the answer, it is the question, even the disease. The cure has been outlined above.

Answer 3

I don't believe in an invisible man in the sky. I think religion requires you to put something before yourself and not act as if you are the center of the universe. When you feel that you and your wants are not the most important matters of the day, you become liberated from the daily grind of survival of the fittest and can truly begin to accept your life and its purpose.

Answer 4

I am a christian, and i dont think religion is the answer to everything. I think God is the answer to everything, moreover, God has the answer to everything. I dont believe in an "invisible man in the sky", I belive in Jesus, who died for me, and who's spirit is with me, and in the Word.....not the sky.

Answer 5

I don't know of anybody who really believes in an "invisible man in the sky". That is a 4yr old's idea of God and Heaven, not a mature believer's viewpoint. You are either misinterpreting someone else's witness, or deliberately slandering it out of frustration.

I really hope it isn't the second. That is sooooooo insulting!

If you haven't had any experience with God (or any spiritual force, for that matter), then fine. Please just don't write off other people's experiences and beliefs because of your INEXPERIENCE. That is an arrogant, ignorant stance. How much of this universe exists without your express knowledge, experience, or mental assent? Can you really be sure no such person as "God" really exists?

Answer 6

If you want to find God your best bet is to look for him and seek him out with all your heart and avoid religion in the process.He is real and does exist and upon finding him you will know beyond any doubt that he is your Heavenly Father and wants you to find your way home to him more that anything.Seek and you shall find,knock and the door will be opened for you.I am a Christian but I do not follow any religion because I want to love my father with all my heart without having to worship a religion.I feel that religion takes away from our relationship with God and dictates to us what we have to do and what we have to beleive to be acceptable to him.When in reality that's not the right way to glorify God and be his child.All that is necessary is to admit your a sinner,ask Jesus who died for your sins so you could be forgiven to come into your heart and save you and be your Lord.Repent from your sins which means turn away from them and by being saved you will be delivered from the power sin has over you and the old you that was in Adam will die and the new you will be reborn in Christ.You are like a worm which will become a beautiful butterfly,a brand new creature that is unconditionally loved and forever forgiven for your sins.Then all you do is let Jesus who spirit will dwell within you guide you,live through you and love you and protect you.You will be like a broken branch that was picked up and reconnected to the tree of life.Just look around you and you will see that God is everywhere,he created everything good and only wants what's best for all of us.Sinning hurts us and causes much misery and grief and God wants more than anything for us to let him deliver us from the desire to sin and save us.Open your heart and ask and he will find you and say"Here I AM"

Answer 7

First of all there is no need to insult people who are religious by generalizing them all as being that way. For many, religion brings comfort to them, but for some it just doesn't work that way. There are people who follow religion and/or very spiritual but they remain open to others beliefs or at least respectful of them. Secondly, you don't need to insult God, whether you believe in him or not, as some "invisible man in the sky," just as no one has a right to tell you your wrong for not believing in a higher power. Grow up please.

Answer 8

I assume the "invisible"man inthe sky you are referring to would be "GOD",Well this is what we believe in ,not Religion and you are partly right,religion is not the answer for everything. God is .

Answer 9

Religion is not the answer for everything, a relationship with Jesus is though. Some people like yourself lack faith, hopefully soon you can figure it out before it is to late. Find a Bible and just dig in, what's the worst that can happen? Figure this if you try Jesus and don't like Him, Satan will always take you back!

Answer 10

because religion is the answer to everything... for example do you believe that the planet Saturn exists? have you ever seen it personally and not just a drawing? probably not. but you still believe its there... seeing isn't believeing, believeing is seeing