if so, what?
thanks a bunch
2007-09-30 11:56:46 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Actually, no. Because anything good might just as equally come from non-religious beliefs. To qualify for a yes, it would have to be something good that we ALL agree no-one can get without being religious. And there is nothing in that category.
2007-09-30 12:00:33 · answer #1 · answered by Bad Liberal 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Religious beliefs seem to motivate some people to perform charitable acts. I'm not convinced that those people wouldn't be as motivated to do good by nonreligious affiliations, but it'd be pretty hard to deny that in the world we live in, religion inspires charity.
I think that religion is pretty much "a wash" as far as whether it is good for the world or bad, on the balance.
2007-09-30 19:04:57 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I know lots of people for whom religion provides a sense of purpose, meaning and structure. Religious belief can also be an aid to mindfulness. If you pause to ask yourself "what would Jesus do?", you will tend to act with a broader view of the world than immediate self-gratification.
There are certainly some drawbacks to religion, and other, perhaps better ways to get there, but religion still works for some people.
2007-09-30 19:10:43 · answer #3 · answered by injanier 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's important for people with religious needs to have beliefs that make them feel good.
Religion is an emotion, and people who need it should have it.
It doesn't do anything for me, but I've seen people who get help from it.
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2007-09-30 19:00:56 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I used to think that there were some positives, but I'm not sure now. If there is, it's a different way of looking at it, some people are disposed to beliving in something.
2007-09-30 19:02:24 · answer #5 · answered by Pirate AM™ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yep. Some people don't do evil things because of it, and they are very active in their charity work.
Now do I think that balances out the bad things. Its pretty close and on the whole I would say no.
2007-09-30 19:02:25 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Good things can emerge from any motivation, bad things too. It's the things themselves that count, not the "beliefs"
2007-09-30 19:03:06 · answer #7 · answered by Lunerousse 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nothing that one can't have without the beliefs.
Some people relate their sense of right and wrong with their religion, for instance. But you don't need religion to have a sense of right and wrong. In fact, religion gives people confused ideas of right and wrong.
2007-09-30 21:16:28 · answer #8 · answered by tehabwa 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely. I believe many people can find peace and compassion towards others through religious teachings. However, I am not a non-believer, I just believe differently than they do.
2007-09-30 19:01:24 · answer #9 · answered by Pangloss (Ancora Imparo) AFA 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
yes, LIFE is the good thing
but kinda confuse between the physical effect of searching the truth to control LIFE and simply living a typical LIFE of believing.
Life is about balance. if i used to much energy to search the truth i may find myself imbalance thus suffer my health.
2007-09-30 19:05:30 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋