What are the DANGERS of RELIGION?

Answer 1

First you need to define religion in this context. Do you mean organized religion that has its own human created dogmatic practices and rules that have no real relevance to the God/Gods of that religion? or do you mean the belief in any God/Gods in general?

In terms of the second, I really don't see any possible harm unless you have a mental illness which cause you to hurt yourself or others in the name of your God. (That's also true of the first one, but lets ignore mental illnesses for the purpose of this)

In terms of the first, there are many dangers, both real and proven and supposed/potential.

The dangers from religion are mostly social and how they affect the psyche of an individual or groups of people, mostly from the point of view that they are excluded or denigrated in some way by the followers of the religion, and how the followers of any given religion are taught that theirs is the one true way, which automatically creates conflict with others.

I find religion fascinating, I do not follow christianity, islam, buddha, hindu or any of the other major religions, but from an anthropologist/philosopher's point of view I find them interesting.

Although most religions market themselves as being for the good of all, they are mostly about control. It could be control such as someone starting their own church to gain money and get an agenda up and running, or perhaps one that has been around for hundreds of years, whose original purpose was law and order before police forces were created.

Often religion causes conflict between the followers of one and those of another. Christianity and Islam is an interesting one, because overall, there is no issue between christians and islam, but for the fanatics on both sides. (People never think about the fanatical christians, only the muslims, funny that). The islamic terrorists are fighting for a specific reason which has nothing to do with them being muslim and christians being christian - its political, not religious, whether jihad is mentioned or not. All this does is serves to poison the minds of non muslims into thinking that all muslims are terrorists who would sooner kill a christian as look at them, and at the same time poisons all muslims into thinking that all christians (read USA in this particular context) are out to destroy islam and everything they stand for. If you read the quran and the bible and had the most basic understanding of both religions, you will find there is very little difference indeed.

Answer 2

The dangers are:
If the religion you are following is not yours to follow. Sometimes you are born or live in a place where people practice certain religion. If you join just out of being sociable, or following your family beliefs, or so, then you are in danger of being bored or brainwashed. If the teaching doesn't speak to you as true - stay away.
If you practice religion in a group (church, etc.) you may be in danger of giving your life to the power lovers.
Check this advert: 'Give your life to Jesus and yo will be saved'. Mind this: Jesus doesn't want your life, but some leaders who like to secretly practice vanity do.
The way to the greater good is in the power of every individual soul, not in a obedience of blindly following flock.

Answer 3

As a Christian, trying to follow Jesus and his teachings I have found that the danger is getting caught up in traditions of men, and not in God's word. The church says we are free from rules, but then they make their own rules, about tatoos, piercings, the way people dress, talk, etc. Jesus never did any of this. I think he would be sickened by the church today. A lot of pastors spend 90% of their messages on tithing, which is from the old testament, and how to use God to get rich. Jesus never told us that it was God's plan to make us rich, he told us to give to the poor, and help the needy. I bought into this for 9 years. There are ministries out there who are truly serving God, but you have to be very careful to listen to God, and not some man. I love Jesus, but my whole perspective on the "church" has changed.

Answer 4

Non-belief. Or, Jehovah's Witnesses, Heaven's Gate Fanatics, Waco Davidians, Harry Krishna, Church of Scientology, Hinduism, Buddism, etc.

Answer 5

Not having anything else to do on Christmas day than sit in front of a computer and mock something you don't believe in on an answers web site seems to be danger #1.

Answer 6

The dangers of religion have manifested themselves in the form of constant strife among humans, wars, injustices and other evils that afflict the world at large today.

Answer 7

of path, it is not any longer real. in certainty, the best minister of India is a Sikh. a number of those issues used to take place in the 90s whilst most of the Sikh brothers have been in contact in terrorist activities. in addition to, most of the Sikhs stay in Punjab and a super sort of of the policemen are Sikh. So, why could they torture them? most of the Indian military officers and squaddies are Sikh. Now a days, Sikhs stay in super peace in India and luxuriate in a very excessive social status yet some incidences had got here approximately in the previous, approximately 20-30 years in the past.

Answer 8

Humans invented an invisble nonexistent being known as God. That is the danger.

The real danger is humans used God for whatever reasons to do whatever to others. That is the major danger.

If one use a real entity to define laws or make laws then this would be OK but if one use imagined beings to make laws then this is big trouble.

Answer 9

look at what has happened to modern society and nazi germany following the thinkers such a nieche...how can someone say that atheists are always working on a peaceful solution? some may be but the majority of others go about in mere circular reasoning...and to the guy above me...tell me exactly how first muslims exist peacefully with other people and second how is it that christians are interested in nothing but world domination?

Answer 10

Well - the christians want to have the planet for themselves no matter the cost.
The muslims are capable of living together with others. The Hindus explode once in a while, but are mostly peaceful.
The buddhists, you never hear from. The atheists are constantly working on peaceful solutions, but are constantly obstructed by the christians.

Dangers? Middle age situation worldwide. Terror. Violence. Torture. War and much more from that drawer.