Why religion?

Question

I spoke to a couple who are trying to have a child. I don't understand. They sleep on a roof. They have no jobs. They have no source of income. They have no education. They cannot care for themselves, let alone a child. Everyone else will be responsible for their care for some 20 years. The state will likely intervene. What makes religions so arrogant to promote procreation?

Religion, advocates for broken families, child poverty and death.

Religion promotes procreation out of boredom? I'm confused by your response?

Answer 1

Boredom?

Answer 2

First, since you didn't indicate that this couple said that having a child is because of their religion at least in part, I will answer this question as if they had with reservation. Before I go on I admit that the couple you discribe is not a healthy and wise one. I too do not understand why they would choose to bring a child into this world under their circumstances. "Maybe it's going to be the antichrist, or the Messiah returned."
Religion as I understand it is the practice of one's belief, or the method that one chooses to arrive at one's end. Nothing more, nothing less. In it's purest form religion is indeed a good thing; however, as with all things over time mankind has distorted the beauty of it's good intention (or nature). In my opinion the discription of the couple you mentioned is no worse than the child who is the product of a two income family where the child is not holsumly ingaged with or connected to his/her parents. The disadvantages to a child under this condition are just as grave and unnerving yet unseen. We pay as high a price for those children just in a different way. Both types of child will suffer loses, the evidence of that lose may show up in different ways, but the effects are quite similar in that other people end up paying for them in some way or another. It is unfortunate that the ways of mankind are spiralling more and more out of control towards our eventual destruction. Religion, money, power and the like all start out as a good thing, but we, sir, all of us are responsible for letting things go bad because we all in some way or another fail to see and respect that grand scheme. We, you and I, have failed ourselves and others in this way. I speak matter of factly, and as best that I know without malice or ill intent. Thank You, and best wishes...

Answer 3

"Belief" systems of any kind can be and in my opinion are OFTEN used as substitutes for thinking, knowledge, practicality, rationality, responsibility, or providence. Why should religion be any different? There are plenty of other examples of conformist belief systems that lead no where fast, but somewhere only in terms of reinforcing uninformed, but supposed collective beliefs. If the assumption is religion, which is something "good" promotes procreation, then procreation must be something "good" for *me*. Blind adoption, no adaptation, therefore, no need to think or reason or really know; learn, or believe anything...else. Religion is just one means people CAN (and evidently do) use to vindicate ignorance.

Answer 4

Do you know that it is religion that is driving them? Some people, men included, just have biological clocks that drive them to procreate. It could be partly political too; people are less likely to decide against having children if the welfare state makes it easier for them to have one.

I'm a lifelong atheist, so I'm no apologist for religion and I agree that many religions' mindless advocation of unlimited procreation is destructive. But religion isn't always the deciding factor in whether to have a child.

Answer 5

They do it because they believe in an amazingly vauge thing called "The Sancitity Of Life". This is the wild assumeption that it is better to be alive than not. And besides, most of the time, those who protest against things like birth control, don't have to worry about taking care of these unwanted (or uncared for) children.

Answer 6

God tells us to be fruitful and multiply. But you must be responsible. That couple you are talking about are not thinking about their responsibility. That is sad to think, if you cannot provide for yourself, you have no business bring a child into your life! They will probably do it for the welfare she will get. People like that have no business having a child! Sorry that sounds extreme, people do not think.

Answer 7

Lust, lack of real understanding of things, lack of real knowledge,lack of empathy and seeing into the near future. Just lack altogether. People lack so they think a spouse or children will fix it. It never does, the only thing that can fix us is Sanatan Dharma, (Our constitutional Position) (self realization)(Bhakti Yoga) Nothing else is a permanent fix. For info read Bhagavad Gita as it is By BHaktivedanta Prabhupada -tells the purpose of life. asitis.com you can read on line.

Answer 8

Religion was invented because Man could not believe entirely in himself.

Answer 9

religion is man-made, most problems start because humans can't think straight because they are too busy procreating.