Deleted User said 9 years, 4 months ago:
Religion is such an emotive topic with people that I would rarely bring it up in real life.
Personally I see the good and bad side in religion.
The good side as I see it is that it can bring people hope. Some people need to believe that their is a higher being looking out for them and when there is nothing else they can do on this earth to help a situation it is comforting to be able to pray to a higher being and ask for the help of their deity. I have seen the peace it can bring to people to be able to hand over all their problems to a higher being and trust whatever happens,it is all part of a bigger plan(I’m actually slightly jealous of people who can truly believe this as it must be such a carefree feeling). And in religions such as Catholicism where absolution from all sin is given once confession is made, can ease the burden of a person who is laden down with guilt. It can also teach a good value system and instil a good moral compass in some cases and in some religions. Also the sense of community and belonging can be very strong if you are part of a religious group.
For all those reasons I try to respect peoples beliefs as long as it is not harming anyone (including themselves).
Personally I could never be part of any religious group as to me the bad sides of it greatly outweigh the good. The bad sides are nearly too numerous to mention but for me a lot religions seem to be nothing more than money grabbing business’s, a lot of the time preying on the weak and vulnerable. Also a lot of the good points I mentioned I can also argue against those too. It can foster ignorance because people in a religion often just follow the flock never questioning certain belief systems their religious order is preaching just accepting it as truth which is a very dangerous thing in itself.
Also the handing over all of your problems to a higher being takes away onus on the person to deal with their own problems, which in itself can cause more problem. It can also provide false hope when really acceptance would be the most appropriate stage-for example people believing god will save them even though the medical professionals have told them otherwise.
The hate organised religion can foster is probably the most thing I would have against religions in general.
The reason I have posted here is because I don’t believe I am a true atheist either, although I do not believe in any deity as such, I am not saying I will never foster some spiritual beliefs in the future but what I am saying is I will never be part of any religious sect. I am not an expert in religion and don’t claim to be, because in reality I don’t have that much interest in it.
The biggest reason for this post was to vent I just hate how emotive people get around the topic of religion both the believers and the non-believers.
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