What if Religion sprang from the fear that after death you're dead and nothing else? Then eventually, people tried to control others by saying if you're bad after death you go to hell! Or how about this? I've had real prophetic dreams. What if someone had a dream where god was deciding about your fate, and tried to warn everybody! What do you think?
2007-08-17 13:54:47 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
get in line, you're about the 1-billionth person to spring that propaganda
2007-08-17 14:02:28 · answer #1 · answered by That one guy 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Religion sprang up from people not understanding how things in nature worked so they came up with the idea that different Gods controlled different things. But as people began to understand how nature worked they started to follow a path toward spirituality and enlightenment and began to believe that there was life after death. Some people took advantage of these people's beliefs by using their beliefs to control people by saying if you want life after death you must follow these rules or go to hell. and that's what started the fear. In my belief "hell" is actually purgatory which is where spirits that are lost go. some times one of these spirits can be reborn, others can be helped to find their way to the light. So to me hell isn't a place where spirits are punished for sins but a place where lost and unenlightened spirits go.
2007-08-17 14:09:49 · answer #2 · answered by Cat's Eye Angie 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yours is not a new idea, see Richard Dawkins and his idea of religion as a meme virus.
Yes, "what if", but also, what if the Atheists are wrong and the theists are right? What if God exists and offers you life after death and you miss out on it because you do not at least test to see if it is true?
2007-08-17 14:10:11 · answer #3 · answered by Beng T 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your idea would be nice if the main reason people become Christian is out of fear of death. I don't expect you to understand, but most people become Christians because they realize the love of God. The fear of death or hell types are, well, more like yourself.
2007-08-17 14:08:26 · answer #4 · answered by ignoramus_the_great 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, religion serves to help explain away death (or soothe its sting). Yes, it controls people (either by forcing loyalty or morality) in doing so. As for your prophetic dreams....join the club of a half-million other people who have the gall to assume that there is some sort of divine significance to their own little dreams, which are merely puddles of regurgitated sensation, muddled together with barely coherent thoughts. In general, deja vu is possible, prophecy is not.
2007-08-17 14:03:39 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
What about this?
In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God?
Why will people look to anything but God when He created all and left His word to tell us?
Then wonder why God would judge us?
Seek Him he is very very real and being christian is much more peaceful than having an empty space in your life where Jesus is supposed to be. At least try a prayer for yourself rather than listen to others who are just as lost as you are.
Peace.
2007-08-17 14:02:43 · answer #6 · answered by Max 3 · 3⤊ 2⤋
I believe in God because he answers my prayers,but the religious part is true.keeps people in line
2007-08-17 14:10:36 · answer #7 · answered by woodsonhannon53 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your behind on the times my dear
2007-08-17 13:59:36 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
hmmmm. well I think if that is what you think and it makes sense to you go for it ....but don't be crying when our beautiful father comes from heaven to get us and you are still here on earth..living in hell ..........
2007-08-17 14:05:30 · answer #9 · answered by littlebitty06 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Your first proposal makes more sense.
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2007-08-17 14:00:35 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋