Why should we have Religion?

Question

Firstly I'm not an atheist What good comes out of religion when they wish hell apon others by playing satmatics by saying that everyones else is going to hell? That's called dispising someone and it's evil not only that but religion is why so people go to war to fight each other, and kill each other. Religion also aborts the idea that killing animals for food is evil in fact it's evil how would you like to killed for someone elses food? Wouldn't that be evil? And don't say I'm angry I'm calm right now. When will you people wake up and realise that it's one big lie just so that they can scam money out of you and power. I believe that there is a god but I don't believe he/she set any rules for us like religion would make you believe or should I say brainwash you with when your a child. And knowing you this won't even change your mind right because you would hate to admit that actually wrong and when you die you will find out the truth that your never truley coming back.

and how do I know? Just you wait and find out.

Answer 1

I can't think of any reasons.

Answer 2

During 1800s, Anthropologists had a problem as to
how to classify human beings. One researcher
proposed the expression "intelligent animal".
After advanced studies on monkeys, it was dropped.
Another researcher proposed "tool using animal".
After observing some animals making wooden tools
and sharpening them with knife like stones, it was
dropped. Another researcher proposed "weapon using
animal". A decade ago, a rare film was shot by an
amateur in an African forest. One short monkey was
hit very badly by a big monkey. The short monkey
prepared a wooden knife using stones and hid it on
the top of a tree. After some days, when the big
monkey came to attack the short monkey, it ran up
to the tree for the weapon it has hid and killed
the big monkey. The one thing that the
anthropologists found with any group of human
beings, even if they did not have contacts with
the out side world for thousands of years, has
spirituality with some form of religion. So, man
is a "spiritual animal" if you want to call him
that way.

The Upanishads say that "Manush" (human) was so
named because he has "Manas" a mind higher than
that of the animals which realizes the divinity in
creation. It was present since the creation of
human beings. Religion is the characteristic
feature of most of the human beings. It was not
attained through reasoning using mind. Illiterate
tribes located in inaccessible forests also have
religion. It is as eternal and and as unchanging
as the Almighty. Disbelief by a few will not
affect it.

"The percentage of atheists in the world is less
than 5%"

http://www.positiveatheism.org/india/s1990c48a.htm

"Atheists are all scientists" ?

http://www.non-religious.com/statistics.html

Religion is not a blind following. It is a sub-consciously driven
group ritual. It calms the 'collective unconscious' mind. The
religious culture brings unity and belongedness among the followers.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collective_unconscious

" Are Atheists More Depressed than Religious People?

In recent years, the view that religious belief and
participation in religious acts of worship has a positive
effect upon the well-being of man..."

http://www.secularhumanism.org/index.php

"Is a Belief in God Beneficial? Or, What's an Atheist to Do?

1) Religious attendance is correlated with longevity.
2) Religious belief has been associated with lower levels of depressive symptoms.
3) Religious beliefs may help with addiction.
4) Religious attendance is correlated with lower blood pressure.

http://jewishatheist.blogspot.com/2006/01/is-belief-in-god-beneficial-or-whats.html

It is not the question that why should we have
religion. It is a fact that humans had religion
since the beginning.

Answer 3

The Bible never teaches mankind that God is a God of torment, burning in fire or purgatory. This is a long subject and the best thing I can do is send you a new Bible which will be the new World translation, so you can understand the scriptures in modern English. Also I will send you an aid,it's called " What Does The Bible Really Teach'? I think you will get more out of this than you have leaned in your whole life.

Sincerely yours,
Fred M. Hunter
[e-mail]

Answer 4

In other words, "Some religions make metaphysical threats to people who aren't of their religion, and some religions don't share my dogmatic claim that hunting animals for food is wrong, therefore ALL religion is wrong."

Sorry, but I don't buy your "reasoning". Thanks for playing! Oh, and learn how to you use your "check spelling" link.

Answer 5

you shouldnt have a religion... you should have a faith.. believes.. and a relationship with God. To get salvation and be saved!

Answer 6

Do you make the wind blow?

Answer 7

We shouldn't have.