I will only read up to 3 paragraphs per answer, but please enlighten me.
2007-09-26 08:59:36 · 16 answers · asked by Link strikes back 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
If a certain beliefs feels right for you, If the Gods call on you, if you feel comfortable and "at home" with a certain belief, then it's the right one for you.
If not, don't bother, you won't be happy with it.
2007-09-26 09:23:57 · answer #1 · answered by Ymmo the Heathen 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Weak agnostic atheism. In short, the realization that a belief in deities, of any religion, is no more credible than any other archetype or idea that could come out of the human mind, that to be completely agnostic towards such ideas would mean polytheistic to explain natural weather phenomena. While we can not say with 100% certainty that Gods do not exist, that goes with just about anything we could think of, as you can't disprove a negative. What has been discredited though, is just about every religion with recorded religious texts available.
The logical fallacies aside, most of the religions followed today, with no better example than the contemporary Abrahamic faiths, represent Gods that I could never worship, and I could not see how anyone who can honestly follow and believe these concepts without seeing the moral flaws, these religions represent pretty twisted teachings.
I don't really adhere to any dogma, if I could write my own it would be to convince people who are still reasonably well to help me in any way possible to end child indoctrination. I am in no way against religious belief, but child indoctrination is highly psychological and a vicious cycle.
2007-09-26 16:05:11 · answer #2 · answered by Jett 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Religion is a choice, obviously. I personally think that there are certain religions that "scare" people, and ostracize people. These same religions are filled with inconsistencies,
and hypocrisies. And, so many intelligent, reason minded folk
simply turn to atheism. It's sad really, because a lot of these religions I don't think were intended to be this in the beginning. But, when the books were actually written, it was after all, written by men (fallible men). And, on top of that, throughout History, changed by kings to suit their needs. Knowing this, you must try to make sense of the inconsistencies yourself, if you so choose. In doing this myself, I have realized that there is a God. Do I think God sends people to hell, probably not. Do I think homosexuals are going to hell? nah. Do I think God punishes people?
maybe. Do I think God causes the suffering in the world. No, I think our "free will" causes that. The world's selfishness and
unwillingness to help others without gain is the reason there
is still mass suffering. But, even then, if you're a believer, death is no big deal, anyway. I wish you the best on self discovery. :)
2007-09-26 16:15:02 · answer #3 · answered by S&NFervor4Ever 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I believe in the progress of the species. With the appropriate mental discipline, we are figuring out the mystreries of life and the universe. Nothing supernatural has been confirmed to date, and until it is, we should procede as if the world we behold is a reasonable facsimile of reality.
We have the faculties of self-awareness, memory and abstract thought, which is a tremendous advantage. With these, we should recognize our common interdependence. With these, we should be looking to understand and manage our environment for the best balance of productivity and sustainability. Every individual has a contribution to make to our understanding and progress, so we should respect and honor our differences and our mutual right to a decent life. But every individual is also mortal, so we should also keep in mind the good of the whole, retaining the lessons of each life for mutual benefit.
On a personal level, this means providing for the needs of people who can't care for themselves, and expecting a social contribution from the very capable. Conflict should be mediated to balance the conflicting freedoms of the antagonists. Sincere altruism should be honored and encouraged, while self-serving exploitation should be regulated and discouraged. Otherwise, we become our own enemies.
2007-09-26 16:33:14 · answer #4 · answered by skepsis 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'll be honest with you.
I was raised in the Christian faith but I have been a weak atheist for many years but my inarticulate mind was not capable of coherently explaining my reasons.
For me, the final nail in the coffin for religions in general and gods in particular came after reading (3 times) The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins. All the way through I kept saying to myself 'yes, of course'. He was, it seems, articulating what has always been in my mind.
Now I am a confirmed Hard Atheist
2007-09-26 16:13:30 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
1- Did God create our world and us?
Yes he did. Evolution is only a theory, and there are many things make me not believe in it. For example, today's world population is about 6 billions, and they all are born from biological parents. No one had just evaluated from an Ape! If evolution had been going on why did stop!
2- Does God exist?
Yes, he does, and I think the people who do not believe he does because they never saw him with naked eyes should not believe in electronics or atoms, because those can also never see with the naked eyes. Moreover, our universe is full of scientific laws (The law of gravity, Newton’s laws of motion, etc). It does not make sense to me that know one had established them. Newton & other scientists had only discovered what has been there for long. There is a legislative power in the world, which established and enforced the laws of physics, Chemistry, etc. It is God’s power.
3- What does God want from us?
He had delivered his message to us through some great men who played a great part in human history. Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jesus, and Muhammad had preached the same message repeatedly. However, there had always been people who disbelieved it. Others even fought that message. And others claimed to be faithful, but they misunderstand and contradict the original message. We are all children of Adam and Eve. Our God is their one true God.
2007-09-26 16:31:58 · answer #6 · answered by Investor 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
You can't get to religion by valid reasoning... the path to religion involves gullibility, irrationality, willful ignorance, self-delusion, intellectual dishonesty, hypocrisy and drooling stupidity.
It is good to be open-minded (willing to consider alternative possibilities)... but not so open-minded that your brains fall out. Intellectual honesty (the willingness to question and doubt your own assumptions) and critical-thinking are actually more important.
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2007-09-26 16:08:25 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
1. Assess your beliefs, see if they are compatible with current knowledge, reassess as we learn more about the universe. Lather, rinse, repeat.
2. Admit that we may have faith in a God/dess or God/desses but do not know anything.
My reasoning? It is the most logical.
2007-09-26 16:06:27 · answer #8 · answered by ZombieTrix 2012 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Reasonable religion is an oxymoron
2007-09-26 16:04:46 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I get to be cryptic.;)
Only you can decide. Mine isn't a religion for everyone nor do we have any desire for it to be. You either hear the gods or you don't.
Universalism just isn't for us.
2007-09-26 16:07:13 · answer #10 · answered by ~Heathen Princess~ 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋