i think yes because it sets down guidelines...and you know what,if when i die i don't go anywhere and i'm just gone...at least i enjoyed my time here and lived according to a religion that tells me to be a good person...which i've found MOST do...though i'm sure theres some religions that don't....what do you think???
2007-12-19 09:24:36 · 20 answers · asked by sara-harvest 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Yep, its better to live your life sensibly rather that be ruled by superstition.
2007-12-19 09:27:29 · answer #1 · answered by Steve C 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It sounds as though you're a good person already. I don't think you are someone who needs a religion to tell you how to behave. As you've pointed out though, most religions do have a moral code or guidelines to follow.
By asking questions of religion, you allow yourself to grow spiritually. Trust yourself and the right answers will always come.
-BD
2007-12-19 09:33:35 · answer #2 · answered by Perfectly Said 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't need a set of guidelines to tell me how to live. I'm living a perfectly happy and moral life as an atheist. Deciding whether something is right or wrong based on what a book tells you doesn't get you very far in life.
Sorry, but I'm gonna stick to human-made laws. At least they mean something to me.
2007-12-19 09:29:44 · answer #3 · answered by Alex H 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I never think that it is good to opt for something because there is a lack of a better alternative. I believed many things when I was younger because I didn't know anything else. Once I started to think things through, I found freedom in that.
I don't follow a specific religion, but I still believe that "good" people go to "good places". So far, my life has been very enjoyable.
2007-12-19 09:27:56 · answer #4 · answered by s7e28w81 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
nope. Your type of thinking is only true is you can't live a fulfilling and moral life without religion. Since you can your point of view really doesn't make much sense.
Religion also instills the idea that we are sinners and need to repent. You are forever reminded that you have fallen short and at any moment can be punished. I really don't see how that is better then truly being free.
2007-12-19 09:26:32 · answer #5 · answered by alana 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No, there are a lot of people who don't need a religion to bring morals into their lifes. I kinda asked myself the same question many years ago, but the answer is definitely no.
2007-12-19 09:27:54 · answer #6 · answered by larissa 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I say no. The reason being that just because you have a religion that tells you to be a good person, it doesn't make you such. Actually religion can't make you a good person, that is something you have to do yourself.
2007-12-19 09:28:29 · answer #7 · answered by Janet L 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People shouldn't have a religion just for the sake of having one. To belief in something without evidence (whether it be spiritual supernatural experiences or reason) is unethical.
2007-12-19 09:27:49 · answer #8 · answered by Cle 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. I had religion in my younger years and was desperately unhappy. Ever since I walked away and have thought deeply about the many inconsistencies in the Bible, I am glad I am no longer a sheep being led to....whatever...
2007-12-19 09:27:50 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would rather live according to reality than artificially impose an arbitrary "fable" upon my life in a quest for a degree of meaning...
2007-12-19 09:28:20 · answer #10 · answered by Blackacre 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should consider Theosophy because a theosophist belongs to no one cult or religion but, belongs to all. It is a religious science, the science of religion. Check it out.
2007-12-19 09:32:36 · answer #11 · answered by disorder74 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋