of what use is all education of the world if one can't think for him or herself about? faith especially?

Question

If God were the real pure intelligence OR energy would he want his creatures to kill each other in his name.Does it make God look awfully intelligent?Isn't it like a mother bringing up her children and grandchildren to fight each other in her name ostensibly?How many parents have the guts to let their progeny choose their own faith after they attain the requisite maturity.Why do people fight in the name of books which they say were faxed from heaven?Don't all these books require their followers to think and come to the conclusions and realisations.Aren't all these books doctored over the centuries and vetoed by presidents?Why don't they focus on similarities instead of differences?Do they read the other books before claiming their book is right?Is it time for a new religion a new way of life ?Who'll take the lead?

Answer 1

Many religions demand death or defeat to other faiths, the only way to keep the peace you seek would be unbiased agnosticism or atheism.

Answer 2

Will try to answer the first part, God have a reason for doing what is intended, nor can we judge what the reason are. He created us thus knows our strength and weaknessess. who are we to ask what he has in mind, what little part do we play that would be a thread in his creation of the whole master piece in the end.

Why do some animals kill each other when god gave them the instinct of survival of the species you dont kill your own kind. Again we have to look at the environment and actually killing each other in the end helps the species to survive in that particular environment, though it might not seem that way in the first place.

We have to die one way or another. And if we have to choose who to survive than it must be the one most seen as fit. In terms of human not necessary the strongest but the one that could use their brains.....

God give you the right to choose for that is the beauty of his creation, you can think and you are free to make your choice. He knows by creating this ability of freewill you can love anyone and you can be whatever, however by having this ability means he cannot program you like a computer to do good. That is why we have religions to teach us...what is right even then it is not easy.

No mother can teach their child to be good and the result will definetly turn out that the child will be good perfectly. Even mothers have faults.

Rememeber if you choose god out of your free will than the love he have for you and your love for him will be the greatest thing between the two of you..........

Answer 3

My personal belief is that any proper education should at it's core teach people how to think for themselves, because you are right, there is no point jamming knowledge into a person if that person cannot *think* about the knowledge.

I think that is the underlying reason behind most of the questions you asked here. Religion and the bible offer a view of what morality should be, but because people don't think for themselves about the teachings it offers, the teachings wind up getting skewed and misused.

If you obey *only* the letter of the law, and not the spirit it was made in, then how long before subsequent generations forget what the original spirit of the law was altogether?

You basically answered the second part of your question with the first part. Those things generally tend to happen/not happen because people do *not* think for themselves, but rather just assume they are right, or that something someone told them is right.

Answer 4

Your use of language is remarkable. It is incompetence verging on genius. You should write poetry.

The outside view of humanity is this. Humans have egos. Egos make humans successful against all other species on earth. But then egos stop further human progression.
If anything ever proved beyond all doubt the concept of evolution, it is the fact that we have attained dominance and now have no further need to evolve. Which is why, as a species we are standing stock still, and have done so for thousands of years. Put simply, education will not counter-balance the simple reality that the vast majority of human-beings, today and throughout history, are simply not aware enough of themselves to get most things right. And if I am wrong, why are most human lives so unhappy. We should not blame others for our own inadequacies.

Answer 5

It's all about interpretation. There was orginally old testament written by G-d through Moses. Then other bits get added on throgh belief and interpretation. Sometimes these interpretations are biased and lose focus on common interest: Belief and worship of God only and no other saints. God may be directed throught people and unfortunately those people are commonly worshipped instead.

Answer 6

Gosh, that's a wordy way to say "I have no faith, so I resent those who do".
Your premises are flawed.
God doesn't desire any more blood.
Parents who DO NOT guide and stand for what they believe are the gutless ones.
The bible has not been doctored as much as it has been protected.
I get the sense that you would complain about anyone fighting for anything. You strike me as a simple malcontent.

Answer 7

No. No. Yes. All. What! People have reason for doing things? Rationalizations more often. Yes. No. Wrong spirit. No. Yes. "The Truth" and enlightened people. You sure get you five points worth. That's a good idea Hey, can I give Psudomorph two thumbs up?

Answer 8

The premise of you question is off base.
God is perfect ! We are not! We do things that God does not necessarily want us to do, in His name or otherwise.
The Bible was not faxed from heaven they were not invented yet? We are supposed to read the Bible and Follow its teachings.
What books are you talking about being vetoed?
Nobody forced me to be a Christian I chose it.
Christ is the only One I will follow Religiously.

Answer 9

All BS aside, I've been asking those questions for quite a few years, not quite in that way, but basically the same questions.

Answer 10

Do what you like but that's all it will be, a religion. Fantasize what you will but the Truth stands no matter what what you try to hide it with. Praise the Lord!!