In the eyes of the fence straddlers?
Any realistic idea will be duly noted and stored for possible use.
Conversion of believers and fanatics is out of the question, the first target should be the indecisive.
This Q is the second in a series of strategic planning to study how to curb religious interest in the world.
2007-08-18 15:19:25 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Whats amazing is that religions have already been thoroughly discredited, yet people still want to believe them. As time goes by people reinterpret scriptures in ways not intended by their authors in an attempt to make sense of them for the modern world. Plus, people don't read their bibles closely enough to realize how ridiculous it all is.
The current atheist publicity movement is a start. At least now, little by little it is becoming easier to publicly state that you don't believe in god.
2007-08-18 15:27:34 · answer #1 · answered by Earl Grey 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Religion
Religion has been the cause of atrocities throughout history, BUT THATS NOT RELIGION APPROVED BY GOD
do you understand what religion really is? Religion is an organized way of worshipping someone or something,
Jesus had a religion, he was a Jew he practiced the religion of Judaism, that God gave to Moses when he brought
them out of Egypt The Israelites had been in Egypt with out laws for 215 yrs, just like we have European or other
roots we’re American now. So he had to give them the law (613 in all) now you talk about knowing what is right or
wrong, western civilization is built on the Judeo Christian religion. Although the Christian religion has been
apostatized since the 1st century.
2007-08-18 22:31:51 · answer #2 · answered by zorrro857 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
The most positive action is to take the religion in question from it's source, and examine it deeply for truth and give it an honest effort in practice and considering it's meant for matters of life and death some years would be required. And if and when you are utterly convinced without any mediators that it is not truth and positive for the experience of men, then you will be strengthened to work against it by your own experience of it from it's source. This will eliminate the fence-straddling atheist who logically would be the weakest chain.
2007-08-20 08:24:11 · answer #3 · answered by lucius.graecus 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You're Tesseract and you don't know????
We are embedded in a multi-dimensional reality that is responsive to consciousness - it mirrors the contents of mind - people want to believe it CARES, when it is a neutral failsafe system.
Religious adepts (across history and cultures) have always called for 'ego transcendence' (learned identity) in order to achieve unity between being and reality. Our experience of reality is holographic because our defensive survival program (belief and thought system) controls perception and experience. Reality shifts are possible and natural, not miraculous.
You can't take their 'toy' away without a replacement that is reasonable.
2007-08-19 15:01:12 · answer #4 · answered by MysticMaze 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"to discredit religions"...? Why would you put your energy into discrediting something that you obviously don't believe is real? Why bother...why waste your time? People will believe what they want to including you and me. As for " fence straddlers"...maybe these people are just trying to see the bigger picture!....Blessings!
2007-08-18 22:43:31 · answer #5 · answered by Native Spirit 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Step one should be too point out flaws in the religious doctrine (IE the bible). Second point out the uselessness of religion. Third be understanding of the person your talking too. Bashing the fence sitters will only cause them to think that atheists really are bad people. Always be nice to the people who need help.
2007-08-18 22:24:56 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
This is a question I struggle with all the time. I think they need something better than faith to believe in - such as service towards others, love of knowledge and learning, humanism, etc.
2007-08-18 22:44:22 · answer #7 · answered by skeptic 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think a big way that would help is having mental health resources more available. Other community outreach programs would help too. I think alot of the reason people turn to religion is because life problems and lack of support.
2007-08-18 22:28:56 · answer #8 · answered by NONAME 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Nothing is going to happen to religion. It's only gonna start getting more and more serious every given minute. Before you know it, it'll become all that matters: the only thing everyone will be concerned with.
2007-08-18 22:28:29 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
More serious research into where these religions come from...with the information age, there is no reason for anyone to follow anything blindly. The truth is everywhere...its too easy not to look for it.
We would rather have someone spoon feed it to us, like babies.
2007-08-18 22:27:11 · answer #10 · answered by 2sexxxy32 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋