Why is religion seen as something to be respected and appreciated even if it is discriminatory and ignorant (not saying all are)?
I believe everyone is entitled to their beliefs but some people seem to think that religion shouldn't be criticized which I think is utter nonsense. Just because something is old doesn't mean it is better or should automatically be more respected and tolerated than other things.
I think having faith is a great thing if it suits that person, and as previously stated everyone is entitled to their beliefs. But if a religion crosses the line of human, animal rights etc. I will happily say something against it and I don't care who it offends.
For me, being a decent person >>>>>>>>> an archaic belief system.
In my opinion Religion is the root of all evil... because nothing can change their views, once they spew verses from the bible telling me how to live my life, it is pointless to even argue with them. They have mentality of "i dont care" because I am always right because God is with me.
Religion itself is absolutely fine in every aspect other than that every individual has their own interpretation of what the religion tells them, which leads to extremism and that is where negativity stems from. But as a whole, religion is neither a good nor a bad thing imo, I have plenty of Christian friends and they're just like all other normal people
No belief is perfect, that's why (hopefully) in the future people will just create their own belief system while keep discussing about it with other people so they can develop and improve it over the years. This is also why archaic religions like Islam and Christianity have developed over the years, although not so significantly.
You are right for saying how religious people seem to be extremely defensive when their religion is being criticized, and how some of the rules in those religions harm some groups of people. This is why those religions always have several stream/branches since even people within those religions have different perspectives on things. This kind of mess is what makes those old religions full of flaws and outdated, and this is why people should just create their own belief to suit their own moral value (see the theory of existentialism).
But then, to discredit people who still believe in those old religions is also wrong. I don't really have problem with Christians or Muslims as long as they can differentiate between outdated, culturally-bounded rules that their religions teach them and compassion and kindness-based moral values.
Another Religion thread? Why not just sticky it at the top of the forum.
I believe in God, but choose not to read/believe in the bible and what it says. The bible corrupts people and turns them evil for some reason, I'd rather just live my life being a good person and doing what's right and being moral.
No belief is perfect, that's why (hopefully) in the future people will just create their own belief system while keep discussing about it with other people so they can develop and improve it over the years. This is also why archaic religions like Islam and Christianity have developed over the years, although not so significantly.
You are right for saying how religious people seem to be extremely defensive when their religion is being criticized, and how some of the rules in those religions harm some groups of people. This is why those religions always have several stream/branches since even people within those religions have different perspectives on things. This kind of mess is what makes those old religions full of flaws and outdated, and this is why people should just create their own belief to suit their own moral value (see the theory of existentialism).
But then, to discredit people who still believe in those old religions is also wrong. I don't really have problem with Christians or Muslims as long as they can differentiate between outdated, culturally-bounded rules that their religions teach them and compassion and kindness-based moral values.
I'm not a fan of religion. I don't have anything against religious people though, unless they're the type that are really in your face about it, and act like they are above everyone else because they believe in God, and they hate homosexuals.
wait some of the responses in here are not that bad (from a religious vantage point)
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Originally posted by Departure
Another Religion thread? Why not just sticky it at the top of the forum.
I believe in God, but choose not to read/believe in the bible and what it says. The bible corrupts people and turns them evil for some reason, I'd rather just live my life being a good person and doing what's right and being moral.
Don't act like you didn't know exactly what you were doing.
Bye. People should be able to have a debate about serious issues and most of the people in here so far have done that. It's actually not as messy as I thought it was gonna be to be fair, so that's a plus. It could have been worse.