Why you need a religion?

Answer 1

Fear.

Answer 2

1. Why do you need school? In order to learn to read and write? You can learn that at home. But can your parents teach you quantum physics? Probably not.

2. Society is founded upon certain principals. Today, we enjoy many because of religious practises. A temple or church is the central heart of a community, along with a hospital, a police station and the Mayor's office, among others. One should never hold oneself aloof from one's community.

3. Religious practices have traditionally been handed down through "Masters", or those who have certain knowledge or revelation than others, which is then put to the test, tried and found to be true. Founding principals like Buddha, Christ, Mohammad, Baha'ullah, et al leave a defining line of priestly order (or in the case of Baha'ullah, the council) "to guide the sheep".

4. Humbly, I do not admit to being an expert on my religion, or upon religious practices, but they bring into the life of a person such as myself a centre from which I may emerge or return to (much like an anemone). Because life pretty much sucks.

Answer 3

Belief in universal purpose, a world outside of this, and an understanding of the world that we live, these thoughts that human minds tend to think, are the basis of religion.
One reason other species don't have religion is because they are not aware of the previous concepts, yet we have awareness, and meager intelligence, this is why I demand myself to believe something.

Answer 4

We don't need religion...! Only religion needs religion.

The days of religion's usefulness are long gone. It's time to retire the entire business of it.

At first, religion and belief served to gather people and supply them with meaning, morals, and answers to the unanswerable unknown. It was a good deal for those early people because it gave them civilization... it organized them into interdependent collectives. But that time has long since passed...

With the onset of secular governments and stable nations, industrialization and science, religion has fallen into quite an opposite roll from it's original contributing self to one that undermines and attempts to destroy civilized culture.

It really is time to be rid of religions negative effects on mankind's future of progress. Let's be done with it.

Keep your eyes focused on utopia, folks. It's that place that's just barely blocked out of sight, hidden behind the old temples, and churches and relics of god's foolish faithful.

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Answer 5

I don't.


Nobody can prove any gods, much less a specific god, exist; many people will tell you their god exists but no others, but will never be able to prove it, even if they think so. Some will threaten you with eternal pain or promise eternal joy to get you to believe in their god; these are all stories, created for people who were scared long before we understood the universe. Now we have no more reason for these superstitions.

How terrible the bible in particular is:
http://www.skepticsannotatedbible.com/
http://www.evilbible.com/

What's the origin of the Jesus stories?
http://www.religioustolerance.org/chr_jcpa5.htm
http://www.near-death.com/experiences/origen048.html
http://www.religioustolerance.org/chr_jcpa2.htm
http://www.geocities.com/paulntobin/jesus.html

How silly and horrible religion in general is:
http://godisimaginary.com/
http://whywontgodhealamputees.com/

The alternative:
http://www.religioustolerance.org/
http://www.infidels.org/
http://www.positiveatheism.org/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unitarian_Universalism
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secular_humanism

Answer 6

Some people may feel they need religion. I am not one of them.

Answer 7

Yes. Good question. What, God isn't enough? We need religions to tell us what to think about God?

Ridiculous.

Religion is big business. Religion is the key to power and control. Religion is not the path to God.

Answer 8

since i was 9 years old i refuse catolicism becouse priest allways was tryn no touch me n dirty tolk tome so i desided to send them where they belong to hell cous their bood says the one who bothers a child better hang a stone to his neck n jump to the ocean they r pedophils n love money dont give to the poor so i create my own religion that is eclectic , has from candomble to indian cosmovitions vedic philosophi n long to xplain here bye

Answer 9

To build up my faith. To give glory and thanks to God. The Church teaches about God and I want to learn. The Church is where Christians gather regularly and help each other in Christian, as well as social matters. Kind of like the old saying "birds of a feather flock together." The Bible, aka Gods word, tells about Church and that we should attend and uphold it.

Answer 10

I do not need, nor do I have, a religion.
I have a relationship with God through Christ. I don't "need" religion.
the things I do, or don't do, are because I love God. I live for Him, and Him alone.

Answer 11

I need Jesus in order to have eternal life!


God Bless