2007-03-13 10:01:51 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Yes, people fear the unknown, especially death, so they leach on to a religion to make themselves fell better about dieing. Religion is about death..What will happen when you die? If you believe in God you go to heaven, if you don't you got to hell. When people say they don't believe in God, what is a Christians first thought..."They're going to hell!...Why wouldn't they believe so they can have a life of eternal happiness!?!?" And then they say..."Well, God still loves you, you'll see the light someday." Or they come right out and say..."Your going to hell!" Well thanks for the update, now I feel great. Why do they believe, because yeah some Christians really believe God exists, but I think a lot of people fear the idea of nothing when they die, so the idea of this great place where you'll be happy forever and always get what you want seems awesome...and yeah it creeps me out too...but that isn't enough to make myself believe in God.
Sorry for only using Christians as an example, I know it isn't just you guys that say things like that...I used to be Christian so that was the religion that came out when I typed it up..
2007-03-13 10:39:54 · answer #1 · answered by abacus314 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not necessarily......more of both, like the past of what happened before anything was written down. That`s why there are so may different religions because certain people took different sides of how the world came to be. Well yes you are right too, because they (the different religions) predict that in the future for example, i am catholic and when we die we will go to heaven. And there are different religions that say other things like that. Also, it tells how you should live your life and why you should do this and that. What is also wrong is right, how you should treat others, etc.Does that answer your question ?
2007-03-13 10:09:42 · answer #2 · answered by I hate pink 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have no fear and its not unknown to me, for I was shown, shown first hand. Fear comes from the unknown, not the known.
2007-03-13 10:04:40 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have no fear of the unknown ever since I received the peace and assurance from Christ that I have eternal life.
have you some irrational fear of the unknown?
maybe you are simply afraid of God since you haven't repented of your sins.
2007-03-13 10:04:47 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Theistic religions are for people with more free times than the others
2007-03-13 10:05:27 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not necessarily fear, but religion tends to worship god of the gaps. If science can't explain it, goddidit.
2007-03-13 10:18:03 · answer #6 · answered by Tom :: Athier than Thou 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, that's a little simplistic. Off the top of my head there's fear of self too. There's also the desire to be part of something bigger than oneself. I could go on, the list is long.
2007-03-13 10:05:02 · answer #7 · answered by Dharma Nature 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
nope, its about anticipation of the unknown, of God, of my Creator, of my Father, of my Friend, of my Protector. About adventure and love. About knowledge and wisdom. But most of all, about living forever so that all the things i have mentiond (and so much more) can continue to be sought after and found.
2007-03-13 10:06:40 · answer #8 · answered by Eryn v 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No. It is about a Knowledge that somthing greater than you is out there and loves you aka God Someone that loves you soo much he would give his only son to die for you. John 3:16
God Bless you
2007-03-13 10:07:37 · answer #9 · answered by Arc_Angel 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Define your meaning of religion... Jim
2007-03-13 10:40:09 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋