2007-10-26 09:31:36 · 50 answers · asked by Jasumi 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Very few people have encountered proof of God. I did just once. But yet I don't care for religions. I sometimes think religions were created for political reasons and then they outgrew politics. I would rather we didn't have any religions. I would rather we didn't have politician scum too. It would be nice to have people with active consciences. Sometimes I find the basis of religions very far fetched and irrelevant to the real problems.
2007-10-26 09:38:45 · answer #1 · answered by R 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Following a set of rules in a religion that you where born into, or live close to their churches, does not look much like free will. Now one can be guided by rules, but ones you thought about, and are from many sources, both group and individual. If this is the case you have practice a lot of free will and our moral God will be happy with your effort. One should be open to the best spiritual ideals available, from all available sources.
2007-10-26 09:43:25 · answer #2 · answered by astrogoodwin 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not to point out the contradiction in your question. But if they choose to follow the rules, then they are practicing free will. They've chosen to follow.
Rebeling against the rules/laws is also a free will choice.
2007-10-26 09:35:51 · answer #3 · answered by Thomas The Servant 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Those who practice I repeat who practice (not just preach!) religion, have basically accepts the rules that are already framed for any service under the religious foundation such as Church father, nuns etc. Here, you must recognize and understand that those rules, most of them are framed hundreds of years ago!
The religion itself has its history of its development and in that it has changed its position of total anti-science to total pro-science on many issues concerned with life and culture of people and also the ethics and morality in the context of modern day life! So, the love, marriage, divorce, abortion have all been changed in meaning for acceptance to suit the modern generations!
However the core of religion as service to God including the prayers stands stronger even today only because it gives an everlasting peace of mind! Added, the qualities of good human being have always been cherished and glorified by the religion and the Church, throughout the history of mankind, does change the people who are more religious to follow a set of rules to just keep them always balanced in practicing their religion in life! Hence the religion and it rules for the believers does change them to become more orderly in life! So they never wants to have a life of free-will !
2007-10-26 09:51:17 · answer #4 · answered by anjana 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Different religions have different sets of rules, some more strict than others. The reason why they follow them is that most religious people recognize that unbridled free will, at least among human beings, leads to disrespect, greed, exploitation, oppression, violence, abuse, racism, and theft. The flip side of the coin is that most religious people freely follow the rules of their religion. This may not be the case in countries where the religion is mandated, but it is true in free countries. They are, in fact, following their own free wills as much as social anarchists are following theirs. So I think you may have raised a false dichotomy between voluntary religious adherence to a behavioral code and the voluntary rejection of any code.
2007-10-26 09:45:18 · answer #5 · answered by Jordan Q 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A society may only be at peace , when it follows some set of rules ,
Where as our individual free will lead towards a frustrated society , if we don't have already an already agreed upon SET OF RULES ,
As all religions tend to create the perfect religious societies ,
So they must choose to follow their own religion's set of rules .
2007-10-26 09:47:29 · answer #6 · answered by ? 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
We do have free will. God gave us life. He also gave us the choice of how to live our lives. So-called "religious people" either choose to live by the rules or commandments of God or they don't. Everyone has the choice and right to live how they choose, but there will come a day of judgement where we will have to atone or answer for the way we have lived our lives. If we have lived according to God's will, then we may actually be able to get into heaven.
That's my thoughts on it anyway.
2007-10-26 09:38:20 · answer #7 · answered by Julie G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
by means of free will, i choose to follow a set of rules. it helps me to live a fuller life.
we've all chosen to follow a set of rules, whether we realize it or not. i'm guessing you've made your own rules. i used to be the same way, but i've now decided that the guidelines that were written thousands of years ago and still stand today are better and wiser than my own. that doesn't mean i've never contemplated why they're there. i would be blindly following them if i hadn't, and i wouldn't recieve the full benefit. it just means that i've humbled myself to realize that what is the right way of doing things in my eyes isn't always the best way, and that i've learned to grow by submitting myself to a certain set of unchanging rules.
2007-10-27 06:29:38 · answer #8 · answered by That Guy Drew 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is comfort and security in established patterns and rules for certain folks. You use the derogatory term "religious" to choose a group of people to compare to another derogatory term "free-will" people. The act of comparing two sets of disparate groups is a form of following a set of rules BTW.
2007-10-26 09:41:29 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Your question contradicts itself... we CHOOSE to follow the set of rules, meaning that we still practice our free will by submitting to a set of rules that we don't have to.
And it is a result of a faith in something beyond what can be easily seen and measured.
2007-10-26 09:35:41 · answer #10 · answered by SDW 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋