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There are many religious people on earth. Even the vast majority of the world believes in monotheistic religions.
And often they do not question belief systems. There are many people who have Christian, Muslim and Jewish beliefs.

Why do they still believe in religion. I can not understand why people believe in religions in the age when we can reach the information so quickly.

The big part of this answer is, because people don't know the future at all, even one second into the future.

The earth is reasonably stable. Is seems that this and that will happen. But we don't know for sure. If we did, we would always be able to avoid things like car crashes, Fukushima, train and plane crashes, and almost everything else that goes wrong and harms a person. People, therefore, look for something to give them peace. It's religion.

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In my opinion, religion is the reason that why we understand each other.
Our world have a many religion but they're all saying thats have a God that create the world.

This is something that is so far from the truth it's possible disgusting in nature when you go ahead and think about it. Look at it like this, the world really isn't a wonderful place and people need something to look forward to / to believe in.

People need to feel their is reason behind everything that occurs in their day to day lives which are usually rather shitty, for most people. A good amount of both uneducated people and educated people believe in religion.

Because there is too many mysteries that remains unrevealed, we people believe what we see, but sometimes we believe what did our ancestors sayings and beliefs. We normally can't get things like after life, existence of other creature, and the last thing that have been in people's mind is the unusual drawings of our ancestors.

is not otherwise? why people do not believe in religion? Religion is the source of everything. Sources of law, the source of knowledge, the source of morality. Everything we do is in law on religion, all of which we know exists and is derived from the science of religion, all we do there are rules in religion. So why people do not believe in religion?

well if religion was instilled in you when you were very young it will be hard to remove yourself from what you've been believing for a long time. i agree that sometimes, it would be better to ask questions and look for proofs and i think at this age, more people are doing the same. it's just that for most religious people, it's not about logic, nor reason, but about faith.

I agree

I asked the same question many times and the people's response was always the same: Have peace of mind

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It's very weird how some people can still believe in evolution-religion started by one scammer "prophet" some 150 years ago.

Why do people go to school?
ANSWER: People go to school to learn stuff & pass exam.

Why do people believe in religion? Or why do people go to church?
ANSWER: People go to church to know  God & be morally upright.


Most people need School to pass exam. Some don't.

Most people need religion to be morally upright. Some don't.


* Interesting To Know that Religion is unique to only human. Better still Animals are not religious.
Put this 👆in your thinking pipe and smoke it

Neither did Jesus. But He spoke The Truth unlike the scammer-darwin or political mainstream money making scam-religion of today.

Religions don't take money from anyone. People donate. People donate to God through their religion. God will repay them endlessly in Heaven.

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Everyone should agree with you. Consider...

Think about life. Think about one living cell. How many atoms and molecules are in one living cell?

If all these atoms in a non-living, inanimate form had to come together in just the right way to form a living cell, what are the odds against it ever happening... especially if there was no life around at all? The odds against this happening are so great as to render it impossible.

But, let's imagine that it happened. Let's say that all the atoms and molecules of a simple living cell happened, by chance, to come together, in just the right places with relation to each other, to form what a living cell would be like if it existed. It still wouldn't be alive.

Next, the inanimate atoms and molecules would have to be "kick-started" into motion, all at the same time, and in just the right way, for life to exist. The odds against this happening are so great, as well, as to be literally impossible.

But let's say that both of the impossible things happened. The atoms and molecules lined up, and were somehow kick-started into motion in just the right way to form a living cell. Then what would happen? Nature and the chemicals around this new living cell would immediately destroy the life. The odds that the life would not be destroyed by nature around it are so greatly in favor of the destruction, that the life would absolutely and certainly be destroyed. It is impossible that the life would keep on living.

However, if the living cell somehow kept on living, then the cell would have to gain a whole bunch of extra molecules and atoms in just the right places and at just the right times, and with just the right motions for this cell to divide, thereby forming reproduction. The odds against this happening would be so great that it would be impossible. The cell would die of old age, or of chemical actions in nature surrounding it.

The story of Evolution is a story that says that these impossible-to-happen things happened. Evolution is impossible over and over and over again. Life in nature, through Evolution, is so extremely impossible that there isn't even a hint of a chance that it could happen. Why in the world would anyone believe in evolution science fiction?

Now, some will say that this is abiogenesis, not evolution. But the fact is that their evolution would be a lot more impossible because it would include random changes in far more atoms and molecules, making the odds against their evolution even greater than the odds against abiogenesis, as expressed above.

In addition, nobody has ever found anything that is pure random. Everything operates by cause and effect. Whatever exists and changes does so according to the laws of cause and effect, which exsit all around us all the time.

Evolution is foolishness. The ignorant are caught by it. Scientists and universities are getting rich by spreading their science fiction evolution.

Scientists and universities have an evolution religion going for themselves. And they don't ask for donations. Rather, they scam students by making them pay to learn evolution stupidity. Then, when the students fail in their loan payments, Government covers it, and we all pay through taxes. Evolution is the religion that is scamming us all!

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If you bothered to read the chart, you would see it says:

"% who consider religion very important"

not

"BADlogic claims everyone is religious whether they admit it or not"

Bravo! You can read the words of the chart you posted. We all ARE impressed.

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And I think that people believe in God because it is not confident in their abilities. They need to feel someone's support. Even if this support is not all the same they do inspire. If you want faith has the same placebo effect.

Good! But the question was about religion. People believe in the religion of science theory because they so want it to be true, but they know that a lot of science theory will never be proven to be fact.

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It seem every few days or so someone would post a similar thread in this Section. I'm not sure about others but I certainly don't believe in religion anymore. I can thank fundamentalist Islam for that, that made me more aware of the existence of other religions and that they can't be all the true at the same time. Even Pascal's Wager won't do it for me anymore, like it did for my younger self. He just placed all his bet on one god, what if he was worshiping the wrong one? What if the "One True God" is some angry deity somewhere in the Pacific that no one bothered worshiping?

Well sometimes, religion determines a person's personality. I agree that in this age, logic and fact can easily make you understand things that previously were relied on blind faith. Though i think religion sometimes brings out the best in a person. Believing in the bible's teaching certainly will make someone treat other people better. If you look at it, at the core of any religion, its about respect towards others and i think thats the best thing about it.

Yet, if you study the complexity in nature around you, and study the odds of such complexity coming into existence randomly, you will see that nature is impossible, by the odds. The fact that nature is here shows that something way more intelligent than we are, must have made it all. What ever that "thing" is or was, it fits the definition of God. It is way beyond us in ability and strength.

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Understanding the Bible's teaching in this way, is the minimal understanding of it. The Bible exists to show people the way that they can be saved for eternal life. It also warns them against not accepting its teachings. The history of how it came about, the prophesies, and the general sense it makes, all show that it is a book of strength, way beyond the other writings that hold a promise of eternal life.

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I don't believed in religion priest now here in my country are dump ass where they support those criminals and where also they support corrupt goverment where they always involved to and what goverment problems they wanted people to believed on what they saying destroying others images they think it can help them to be a good priest? Tbh noo it will make them fool

as I've said before, people do not need religion but they used it  in the ancient times to explain some natural phenomena when science was non-existent. So people believe in various religions, as today it's more of a tradition, actually believing in it it's kind of dumb in this year and age.

As I have said before, according to the definition of "religion" found at http://www.dictionary.com/browse/religion?s=t, especially #6 of the definition, religion will always be a part of the life of everyone. If your religion happens to be a religion of atheism, you simply have a religion that attempts to believe that God doesn't exist. If you have a religion that says that religion is not necessary for people, you simply have a religion of non-religion. It's in the definition of religion.

Perhaps you should express a little more clearly what you mean. What might you be talking about if it is not simply religion?

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Yes. People want to realize their dreams with religion. People love to believe in dreams. Religions offer people eternal paradise. People go after a paradise instead of researching about immortality. Things that were unknown in the past were much more. Now, with science, humanity knows more. We can now explain many things that were not explained in the past. We explain nature events through science. The gods do not punish us for nature events. But even if it is so known, people prefer to follow a dream.

But the real problem is that people are not interested in science. They do not follow scientific developments. The whole problem is that people do not develop themselves.

Science hasn't been able to stop things like "car crashes, Fukushima, train and plane crashes." Nor has science been able to accurately predict the future. In fact, it is partly due to science that things like car crashes, Fukushima, train and plane crashes, happen. If we didn't have science, we wouldn't have these, and we wouldn't have the accidents they cause.

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To know morality and to have peace of mind

There are something that can not be explained by science and by having religion we believed that God created us equally, and all religion teach good things to us, so if all of us implemented the good teaching then our world will be at peace, and most of people found peace when they found religion

It seems to me that people find in religion a hope for the best. That is the hope. More religion will not give them anything. I think that if people had a second chance, they wouldn't believe in any religion and lived a good life, indulging in pleasures.

It's the unknown. The risk is essentially non-existent to believe. If they aren't getting in your business, then simply ignore.

People who ignore religion do not stop looking for the same things that they look for in religion. Rather, they look for these things in other ways. Many people find these things at the bar. Others go to their doctor for reassurance, even though they don't realize that this is the reason they go. Many have a psychiatrist. Others immerse themselves in an occupation, and make fellow "employees" their life team.

Religion is simply a more formal method for living a moral life, with direct instructions about how to do it. There is also the major thing that many religions try to do, and that is show people how to live forever in an afterlife. Trusting in an afterlife of glory is one of the most positive, satisfying, stabilizing things available. No non-religious life-template has this.

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People are weak creatures, they need to believe in someone who is strong, almighty, who can solve their problems. And religion gives them hope, faith in a happy and

I disagree with you. Look how much has recently been scandals involving religious leaders. What you want to say that they don't believe in God? Then how can they preach? Religious people are weak people who are looking for the God responsible for their lives.

Religious people of the formal religions are smart people who realize that everyone is weak. They go to the place where they can find strength and power in their lives... their religion.

Atheists, and other people who have a religion of non-religion, are simply a bit mixed up about their religion.

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Let's make this a healthy topic and make sure no one punches another person because of this.

IMO, people believe in religion so that they'll have something to rely on, or yeah, base whether what they're doing is morally right. Religions are some people's safeguard even if they're alone (god is with me so I'll be fine sort of thing).

For the reply that I read - religion scams - kinda right here. There are religions that requires you to donate. Yes, requires. I will not say what this religion is. Even if their member is poor or doesn't have money at the time of church day, they'll require an explanation as to why you were not able to donate. In order to avoid this, instead of keeping the money for food and other household needs, they keep it for "donations".

I guess I agree with this. People tend to go to religion because they need something to help guide their life with.

Religion offers hope of redemption to the Human soul after death. Religion also seems to bring out the good in people. It nurtures morals and bring out the good in people.

It's easier for most of the people to act by the rules than have their own mind.
Intelligent people do good and help other people, making the world better place.

It's not about religion since most of them are based on the same rules and created based on astrology (Orion and the Three Kings, etc.).

Right. People die faster and more permanently when they have their own mind.

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So far it a direction to human to be good thats why religion have appear it just a direction to people only

From childhood in the community, people are taught to believe in different religions. Only when a person grows up he decides what to believe in him.

Many people believe in the religion to feel good with their self. There are a lot of people who suffer from depression in the US and the churches try hard to make them think better and live a better life and coming out of depression. They rarely succeed but it is good that a few persons are saved from the disease of the century.

And your proof of this claim is where?

The Church uses the situation when people just need someone to talk to. Man often need to obtain independent advice. It seems to me that people who believe in God are not confident in their abilities and trying to find support.

Quite a number of people believe in Religion because they could not find answers to what they needed answers to and by so they term religion a place of solace where you take what happen by 'Faith' even though there is no answer. Others believe because they are convinced that, after life there is a place you are going to and that religion will provide a path for you among several reasons why people believe in religion...

Same place your post ^^^ comes from.    ;D

Why do people believe in religion? It's from the inability to make decisions or the desire to have support? George Carlin said it very well about religion in your videos. Smart guy was. Does this mean that religious people do not differ a great mind?

I believe in religion because religion is part of our community and. There are some people that didn't believe in any religion like atheist.

My post comes from my own mind, so you have no proof of your claim, it is purely a thought of yours.

Strongly older people are like children. Children believe in fairy tales, the old people are also naive, so they are often fooled.

Believe in God not only old people. Many young people also believe in God. I think it has to do with upbringing and poor education.

Children believe because they are gullible and their parents tell them it is true

Older people want to believe there is another life after death (because they can feel death's grasp)

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/44/2013_NZ_census_people_stating_no_religion_by_sex.gif http://media.gallup.com/GPTB/religValue/20020604_1.gif

Interesting note that women are more likely to be religious than men as they get older, at least in New Zealand

I believe in religion because i need a guide in life. And i believe everything was created by an actor, and that actor is god, and god create religion to help ppl find them in eternal life

Believing in a religion should not be an issue, we do have different perspectives in life I do believe in religion as I believe in God and I need Him more than anything I have in this world. I am nothing wothout His guidance and love.

It's very simple but great answer.
People really need moral compass in life, guidance or purpose.
Without it, we are empty inside, and live chaotic life without direction and purpose.
We don't have only physical body but also spiritual body.
Our physical body need food, water, sleeping, shelter etc.
Our spiritual body needs love.
Eternal, absolute love we can receive only from our creator, God.

To be honest, I didn't see the absolute love. All people change each other. A divorce. Or no one believes in God 100% or simply not. I think both answers are correct.

Yes ^^^!

All people are religious because nobody knows anything about his future for a certainty. All people look for something or someone to guide them into the future.

The people who claim they don't, are only hiding their religious aspirations from their outer mind, or they are lying.

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Because people need a reason, because believing in something greater than yourself seems to be part of human nature.

I don't need a religion to have morality or to know my life has a purpose. I also don't need someone to blame for my mistakes. I know there probably is something greater than us in the universe, but I don't feel the need to worship this entity.
That said, I understand that some people may feel weak and lonely and need someone to rely on. Father god, who believes in them and watches over them even when there's nobody around and there's no hope.

Yes, that's right, every human has their own minds and they believe what they want, humans are free and religion is just like a side line for making his self happy and contended here living in Earth.

Because everyone wants to cling to each Trust

Because we born that way. If you believe in your religion, no questions to ask. I still believe in my religion because they didn't do anything bad for me. They just spread the word of god. Respect what others believe so they will also respect yours. There are also called miracle that didn't will gonna happen. God did the miracle for us to believe him that he still exist.

If you have the freedom to think your thought is right then every other person has the same kind of thinking,why is there a talk about religion and belief when there are other things in the world you have to take care of,say for example,poverty , job opportunity , equality and many more. The topic you are dealing does have varied interest according to different sections of humanity and so everyone has their own freedom to choose what he wants and what to follow.

Stronger people (leaders) came up with religions in order to manage the weaker (gray mass). But now more and more people are realizing that they are trying to manage with the help of religion and decide for themselves what to believe or not to believe.

Because we were just humans. Humans sometimes need some hope and the only thing for us to get it is through our faith and religion. Tho i find some religious group abusive i would not just state it

Don't care how people think, just believe what we want to believe, but must confirm that things worth to believe even if people feel like can't believe

Every religion is also a set of traditions which people need to have the feeling they belong to something. :) It's like common interests of sorts.
Then comes the factor of avoiding responsibility (saying it's all fate and meant to be), manipulating, power, control, etc. But people still need to belong to a group and identify themselves with something greater. In my opinion, it's as simple as that. Perhaps, we won't need it so badly in future, but we still do for some reason. Hopefully, people will start separating faith and religion.

How is religion freedom to think?..You are getting told by a religion  on how to think and behave ..
It's not freedom of thought is it ;).

Yes you have a right to be a slave   if you so choose  ;D    BUT DON'T MAKE ME BELIEVE IT TOO 

What people believe in   Do they have a right to say i will burn forever if i do not believe in what they believe in..?

I have a goblin do you believe me?..Well if you don't a bus kills you one day..

Well if i don't believe in religion like Islam or Christianity they say i will burn forever..

So for not believing in my goblin your getting run over by a bus..

Don't believe me well i want a war..And i will kill everyone who doesn't believe my goblin..


Well how do you think they got people to believe..KILL YOU
Then the parents would spread the lies to their children..Save them from getting killed..

By nutcase religious freaks..

 

Family is the tribalism that is engrained in our genes. God put it there.    8)

It was my goblin ^

We believe in religion because we also believe in God. It is not the religion that could save us. It is only God. But of course religion helps us to bring us closer to God. Too bad, some people were only using religion as an excuse to use other people for financial purpose. Some doesn't even know the essence of it.

And as you approached? In my country when a person dies they say that he went to God. I don't recommend you get too close to him to approach.

It's your goblin that's gobblin' you. Once it gobbles you all the way, you will have no chance to turn and be saved for eternal life.

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If you believe in god ,does god have a religion and if that is not the case how could a religion brings us closer to god. Religion is a financial cash cow that could make a billion dollars and people will be willing to donate as much money in fear that god will curse if you are not donating. :P Silly

God doesn't believe anything except one thing which I will mention, below. God doesn't believe, because God knows. God knows everything except one tiny, tiny thing. Since He knows everything, He doesn't have to believe about anything. No religion. Just knowledge. And super scientific knowledge at that.

What is the one thing that God doesn't know? First, God doesn't know it because He has hidden it from Himself. He has hidden it from Himself so that He can have enjoyment in finding it out, just like we get enjoyment in delightful surprises. This thing has to do with the amount of inner faith we have in God. God actually knows all about our faith - the direction it is going, and how strong it is. But there is a tiny bit of the core faith in each individual that God allows the individual to have control over without His knowledge.

The Bible explains that Abraham (of the Old Testament) believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness. In other words, God wasn't expecting the great core faith that Abraham had in Him. And when God saw it, it gave Him so much joy that He made Abraham to be the father of many nations, and the head of the family line of people through which Jesus Christ would come, and ultimately came.

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So now you know what God believes or knows?  How delusional are you?

Here's how we know this. The universe operates solely by cause and effect. Science law. Knowledge is part of this universe. For God to have set up the universe by cause and effect so that not even the weakest of physics laws fails in the least, He has to know everything.

If we are talking about things outside of this universe, in God's realm, because we are tied to this universe, we cannot fathom that which is outside. So, we don't know that God has belief outside of knowledge.

The Bible is the word of God. In the Bible God tells us that He knows all things, but He shows that He doesn't seem know the inner workings of the heart of man at times. The only answer is that He hides some knowledge from Himself, so that He can have joy when He gets good surprises.

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I agree with you. All religion is deception of people for the purpose of receiving money from them. For the money, periodically there are very real war. Now Islam went on the offensive because you know the oil reserves are not eternal.

If you do not embrace any religion in this world, then you are living in this world for what? what the purpose of your life in this world if you do not believe in any religion?

whether you believe in the existence of heaven and hell?

what you ever have a problem? how do you solve the problem? Do you not care with the problems you are currently facing? problem is a test, so earthquakes etc it was is a test. then why there Mosque, Church, Temple, Shrine, Pagoda, Synagogue. What are they doing there? what they expect there? if they are not expecting paradise? then why there a place of worship if you do not believe in the existence of heaven and hell? Do you know the "faith"?

True faith is hard to know. Everyone believes in his own way. It seems to me that even atheists believe in something, only they do not realize and reject the very faith. I am sure that a believer can always live with dignity and experience many problems, not just floods or other ills.

Science cannot give answer for everything in this word and universe, but religions give answer for all including the problem of life after death. So, many people believe in religion. People thing religion is the only remedy for problems. 

yours exactly what I said above, these are the words of people who have faith. until now I still wonder why there are people who do not care about the natural disaster etc., as someone said above. ::)

People came up with science to console themselves that they will never be able to fill in the gaps.

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I think this is because it gives them comfort when confronting death. Their deaths and their loved ones. I think it makes people feel good about dying instead of trying to stave it off for as long as possible and living healthy lives. With religion you can treat your people like shit and they will just hope for something better in the afterlife.

for me religion can teach us good moral and Worship God people who believe in God that created us has posible to be a good man and to be a positive people to any strugle that come with us i believe prayer and worship God can help overcome problems thats way i believe in religion

Because people are born confused. You're a baby that knows nothing of why things are the way they are. A good percentage of them will go to what makes them feel comfortable.

People believe in God for a variety of reasons.  One is that is how they were raised; their parents believed in God and taught them to also.  Another reason is that people don't want to be alone in the universe; it is comforting to know that there is a higher force directing things, and that it is not all just random chaos.  The idea of a soul, of some form of life before and after death here on earth, is a very comforting one that, to a lot of people, makes more sense than being random creations of a soulless universe.  Other reasons for belief in God is that they have felt his presence in their lives, through guidance, manifestations of his spirit, or some sort of witness or revelation that he exists.

Evidence for God's existence is more tricky.  Scientists have tried to find evidence and often fall short.  On the other hand, some scientists believe that the mere existence of the complex human being is evidence alone-that nothing other than a supreme being could have invented such things as the human eye, for example. The kind of proof or evidence that exists in support of a God is the more internal proof felt in the heart.  People have felt, in their hearts, a witness of God, and that is their proof.

In religion, "scientific proof" isn't necessary if one has faith.  Faith is believing in something that you can't see.  Faith is at the core of most religious belief, and for some, leads to assurance, calm, peace, and those further witnesses that I have been talking about.  To get into a scientific argument about God's existence is a difficult and often fruitless endeavor.  Ask anyone who has felt in their hearts that he is real though, and that is proof beyond all doubt for them.

people believe in religion based on their beliefs and based in their faith...each of everyone they grow based on their religion in our daily life..we believe whatsoever that the problem has come to our life in everytime there is  a problem to lean ...Some of us believe in almigthy God thats why everyone believe in religion ...

Each of us believes that he wants to believe and it's just not clear why everyone wants to impose their beliefs on others. Although I understand that a person always needs to believe in something. I have already seen more than once in my life that people turn to religion when they are ill or have got into a hopeless situation.

People turn to science for answers that their faith cannot give them as their religion has too many gaps.

Science fills those gaps and what gaps are not filled are being researched.

1> If you only use the eye to resolve the problem, I think the problem will not be completed if you just see/staring problem with an eye. lol

2> Not everyone came up with the concept of 'God(s)', as I have found in the post above "someone does not care about the natural disasters" people like it not have religion and faith.

3> Heaven and hell it exist. ISIS are not Muslims, ISIS is a terrorist organization. Terrorists are organizations that do not understand the true meaning of jihad. Everyone can follow ISIS and everyone can join with ISIS, why everyone can enter ISIS? because ISIS is a terrorist organization. ISIS not RELIGIOUS.

4> for me, this kind of thing is no need to be researched. lol

my high self make me to believe that something is wrong with religions and religion is The root of deception in the world. People call Christianity religion but I don't think christian is a religion but away of life. Love has proved to be the most potent force on earth but religion abandoned love especially christian which is the teaching of our lord Jesus Christ. They are now pursuit fames, prosperity and miracle.

For all the time the existence of religion can be many examples, when the church did very bad things. Remember only the sacred Inquisition, which destroyed all who are intelligent or think about something else. This applies to the Catholic Church, but Orthodoxy probably is not better.

Christianity is not a religion but this refers to the movement or way of life following the teachings and values of Christ. But when we talk about Christianity there are many forms and doctrines and that is where religions enter. Religion is an organized system that relays and interprets the teachings of Christ to the people. Religion becomes our guide towards the path where Jesus wants us to go.

How do you know what Jesus wants?

Are you kidding me? ISIS is as Muslim as your fucking prophet Muhammad.  No need to takiyya anyone here.  These guys implement Sharia Law in all conquered lands, just like your Mohammed did.

ISIS are the real Muslims you are not.  Once they get to where you live your head will be on the stick.

If you truly believe in what you are saying I know you are not a Muslim, but if you just takiyya us, I perfectly understand.

Either way, if you believe in any of that 6th century ideology, you are not mentally well.  Good luck.

Before God appeared there were so many murders and robberies. Therefore, the government decided to come up with God for the management of people.

Science has created way more gaps than it has filled. Ask any knowledgeable scientist. He'll tell you that for every answer we find, a dozen more questions are brought to light. This is more like creating gaps than filling them.

When science can give people 500 years of life in good health, then it might be starting into important areas. Science can barely see molecules of air that it has captured in the lab. They don't really have even a clue as to how to track a particular, specific molecule of wind as it travels around the world. Science essentially knows nothing. It will take science a thousand years just to start to really know anything.

Wake up. Science has given a false hope to people. It has deluded people, and dragged them away from the real hope that is found in religion which creates none of these deluded states in people.

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you stupid or what? after I spoke at length here you think I'm TAQIYYA?! LOL. ISIS is terrorist organization so all religions can be a member of ISIS. I just laugh when Muslims regarded as ISIS, LOL.

ISIS follows the words of the Koran way better than your average Muslim.

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ISIS wrong in understanding the purpose of understanding the Quran, they assess the word "jihad" is still in a raw state, so they're going the wrong way / astray, they thought to be terrorists is a form of jihad, actually not. terrorism is barbarity and cruelty on this earth, not a Muslim.

No, ISIS has a correct understanding.

The words of the Koran are being expressed incorrectly by your Islamic clerics. They do this because they know that the war that the Koran demands would destroy Islam if it were done.

In the Koran, there is peace for Muslims. There is temporary peace for non-Muslims while Muslims are trying to convert them to Islam. Then, if the people won't convert to Islam, death to the infidels.

See http://www.thereligionofpeace.com/quran/023-violence.htm.

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Wow..... no different to the christian bible:

Deuteronomy 13 states:  "If a prophet, or one who foretells by dreams, appears among you and announces to you a sign or wonder, 2 and if the sign or wonder spoken of takes place, and the prophet says, “Let us follow other gods” (gods you have not known) “and let us worship them,” 3 you must not listen to the words of that prophet or dreamer. The Lord your God is testing you to find out whether you love him with all your heart and with all your soul. 4 It is the Lord your God you must follow, and him you must revere. Keep his commands and obey him; serve him and hold fast to him. 5 That prophet or dreamer must be put to death for inciting rebellion against the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt and redeemed you from the land of slavery. That prophet or dreamer tried to turn you from the way the Lord your God commanded you to follow. You must purge the evil from among you".

Again, your reading comprehension is lacking. However, in this case I think that you are simply very upset that you don't have anything that can match the understanding and knowledge that i show exists all around us. So, you lash our wildly in any way you can.

You are only hurting the little bit of credibility you might have left. Your choice, however.

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My reading is fine.

Your understanding is lacking.

Both religious holy books talk about killing infidels.

Your delusional comments are hurting you BADecker. You have no credibility left and you are hurting.

I do not agree with this article, the article you provide is articles that are clearly wrong in understanding the Quran. Now I know why many people who hate Islam. it turns out those who have been accused of Islam as terrorists, they have been poisoned by the articles misguided and very misleading. they do not know the exact contents of Quran so easily deceived by the articles of garbage like that. It's very tragic.

It sounds like you are someone who has been brainwashed by the Islamic clerics so that you can see the Koran violence directives right in front of you, and still say that they are not there.

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you always prejudiced and judgmental people offhand, you accuse me as a person whose brain has been washed, it's a joke haha, with frontal you judging me "as if" you are right, LOL. I can also accuse or judge you with what I like, but I do not want to, why? because in Islam we are not taught to bad things like that, any little thing like that also is forbidden in Islam let alone war. LOL, I'm sure there is no religion that teaches for battle or war.

I don't know why people believe in religion (especially in today's world with the all information available few mouse clicks away) but I think it's their right to believe in whatever they want. For example I was raised in a family where my mother has been christian and my father has been atheist. Until I was 17 I believed in God and Jesus but after reading many books and documentaries I stopped believing. And it was on my own. Nobody forced me to believe or not to believe.

The most important thing is that whatever you believe in does not harm anyone. As long as you keep it for yourself and for your own spiritual good I don't see any problem. I know my mother finds strength in her belief so why would I try to convince her to stop believing.

I think that many people search for purpose in their life.
I believe also in the spiritual reality, not just physical.
Yes, scientists can create many ''nice'' things and our life is better now than before, but still many people feel''empty'' and without purpose of life.
Do you think that technology or science can give us purpose of life?
Or help us find ''inner'' peace in our mind?
I don't think so.
When we talk about God, we are talking about spiritual reality, and science can't help us in this area.

I, too, are interested in this issue. After all, the Bible was written by people and they do not know what God wants. Perhaps they were mistaken in something, and all blindly from generation to generation follow the Bible.

Every person has a period when he begins to believe or seek spiritual support. By God, people do not come from a good life, and it happens quite often. A person without faith is just a pile of meat with bones.

Technology and science certainly can't give us purpose of life. Far from that. But they are just "a tool" in our life if you know how to get the best from it.
For example, what bothers me the most is how people use internet in the wrong purpose. Instead of looking it as an unlimited source of knowledge many people use it for for stupid things which separates us from each other.

And I wouldn't necessary agree with you that technology can't help us in spiritual area. For example, if there was no internet I probably wouldn't ever try to meditate (which is also some kind of spirituality). You have access to people who can teach you what they know about spiritual, so you can open your mind to other things and not just something your parents taught you.

I think we are "by default" spiritual beings and that's why some people feel empty and have no purpose in life. That's why I said that as long as your religion doesn't harm others you can believe in whatever you want and nobody should ever try to convince you otherwise.  

but still many people feel''empty'' and without purpose of life...

BECAUSE THEY ARE POOR ;)..

This is individual. I know people who are rich in material things (money, cars etc.) but feel empty inside. And on the other side there are people who have nothing but family and they are happiest people I know.

So do i..
But it's even worse without money  ;)..

Having problems with no money is a lot worse than having problems with money.     TRUST ME.

You do know most people need god to help them..

Oh god help me my son needs shoes and i cannot afford them please someone help me..
Oh and this women suffers with depression   how much more depressed will she feel than the rich person?.

10% are really rich and happy even if they get sad or depression they will not suffer like the 90%
Always a worry for the 90%..

Like school bills hospital bills mortgage bills ..Now imagine they suffer with depression they still got to go to work with an illness or the whole family collapses ..
Not for a depressed rich person..

LIFE IS HARD FOR THE POOR..IT CAN MAKE PEOPLE MENTAL ..
Just being poor can cause stress then you can become mental..

OH GOD PLEASE HELP ME ::)..

Now imagine 10% was poor and the 90% was rich?  They be not much need to call for god..

Unless your pissed and the room is spinning :D..

You know what they say, it's easier to cry in a Ferrari than on a bicycle ;D

The void God was not complete. This is the place for family, friends and animals. When a business takes all the time and it turns out. This often happens with rich people because the poor have more time for personal life.

Not religion itself, but the faith, sometimes can bring hope and comfort, it's very useful in certain situations, helping even in medical situations.
The problem is not religion, but human nature.

:D

Experiment ?..

2 islands   Give 1 island the bible and let them live   Give the other island money every week .. 
like a universal income

Which island will be most happiest and feel free .
And which island will have less mental health problems..?

Mass grave found at former Catholic orphanage in Ireland | Daily Mail ...
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article.../Mass-grave-former-Catholic-mother-baby-home.ht...
3 Mar 2017 - The remains were found in a disused sewer during excavations at the Bon Secours Mother and Baby Home in Tuam, County Galway. ... The inquiry was launched after local historian Catherine Corless said there was evidence of an unmarked graveyard at the home, where records showed almost 800 children died between 1925 and 1961.

Endemic' rape and abuse of Irish children in Catholic care, inquiry ...
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20 May 2009 - 'Endemic' rape and abuse of Irish children in Catholic care, inquiry finds ... Rape and sexual molestation were "endemic" in Irish Catholic church-run ... for those clergy involved in child sex abuse to confront their actions. In an .


Yes we understand why people need GOD     FOR HELP BECAUSE THEY ARE VERY SICK PEOPLE..^
And no sane human will forgive them..


'Endemic' rape and abuse of Irish children in Catholic care, inquiry ...
https://www.theguardian.com › World › Ireland
20 May 2009 - Rape and sexual molestation were "endemic" in Irish Catholic church-run industrial schools and orphanages, a report revealed today.


Enjoy the church because the church sure does enjoy you :D..

A persons with 25 million is just as poor as a persons living in a council home..

Yes nice life but no real power..
Enough power to smash and build the board back up again for the next game of chess..
That's power ;)..
And that's the 1 to 10% of the elite ..These people love you loving religion ..
KEEPS POOR PEOPLE BUSY..

YER JUST GIVE THEM A BOOK AND THEY BE SQUABBLING ALL YEAR :D..

NO but you got to pay your taxes     SHHHH here you go a bible  chapter 4 verse 6
MAKE YOUR OWN MONEY DUMB SHITS :D..
And don't forget if we have a war throw your poor children on the front line..
should lower those begging bums..

Oh i forgot to mention that's why they brought ISLAM to the west because religion was dying out not enough squabbling  so they thought bring ISLAM that should do it..

Have you not noticed the YACHT CLUB getting bigger and the poor getting Islam religion to keep you busy
while they spend..

Always been about control while the rich spend..ARE YOU RICH ?..1 BILLION POUND YACHT..

They get yachts we mere mortals get ISLAM.. >:( >:(..

I do believe in religion because my parents believed me to since I was young. And I am greatful that my parents believed in religion.

We do believe in religion because we believe that God existed.
And peope believe in God because He is the truth.

Because humans never change. People believe in many things not just religion and regardless what faith is put in - religion, science, patriarchic oppression of women, commonly accepted morals - most people will have convictions, that’ll make them feel better.

What are you talking about? I seriously did not understand what you're saying and I do not understand the meaning of your words. LOL

Do you now want to talk about gays?
Do you know the history of "The Sodom and Gomorrah"?
Do you know the history of the annihilation of Pompeii from the earth by the disaster so devastating?

If you know immediately you repent.

Good Luck.

Because they scare. Everything is unknown after dead. So they need to believe something not to get crazy.

In some way Religion that s the one that preaches peace and prosperity and eventually eternal life, brings hope to people and helps us through the turmoils of the world. It also brings out the best in people, Most people do good deeds so that they could be rewarded in the afterlife.

All our sense is controlled by neuron and scientists are looking to understand our cell from its basic cell such as stem cell until differentiated cell such as nerve cell. Hence, if scientists can truely understand how the system/feeling happen around our body, the spiritual need shouldn't become a problem.
Another way to deal with these problems can be looked from sociology.
Sociology is a science that state the problems, define the conclusion and suggest the solutions.

I agree that science can research our body, neuron, cells and understand how everything works but I still don't think that science can prove or understand spiritual reality around us, God, or give us internal guidance or purpose of life.
Many people understand science, but still don't feel happy or content with their life.
It's obvious that something is ''missing''.
Money, wealth, job, knowledge, education are important for our lives but we, human beings, need much more to be happy and fulfilled.
I think that religion can give some answers which science can't give.

I would have to say this is probably the overarching reason for a ton of people in the world today, and it's probably going to be the same reason for generation and generation upwards from that time on-wards. People felt and feel like they need to have some sort of purpose in life and religion provides it for them.

You must also put into account that people also feel like they need to have a set of things to achieve in life and a set amount of rules to follow. Most major religions give people some sort of rules to follow with their life and what will occur if you follow these rules.

It's a system that won't be broken now due to the amense amount of power these establishments have built up.

It's more of a tradition things and cultural thing. Many, any of those "believers" that go to church have no clue what's their religion about. Unleast that's the case mostly here, where people go to church, go to celebrations, etc.. but have no damn clue what and why are they doing that, because they're just raised like that with stories like those and as I've said, it's more of a culture and a tradition than actual believing.

People believe in religion because there are a lot of question that can't be answered but by only thing they know is that there is a divine person who started it all, who created us and everything. It is much easy to put it in this way.

Also God is their source of hope in  times when they are down and provides a purpose in their life like as you afforementioned. Science can't answer all this questions and can't disprove what these believers believe in which become a stalemate.

I don't oppose religions as long as they instill goodness to each one of us or to everybody.

Indeed. And most of the time its not as how it was before where religion is something that can inspire you to become a better person. Blindly following a religion without asking yourself whether you're being told to do good things to others or not is extremely dangerous as we can all see its effects happening now. I think aside from having faith, we should look to ourselves and as if this religion we're currently following looks to make us better people or is it like a business corporation making a few people rich and inciting hate

No, people believe in nonsense because they don't recognize it as nonsense.

Failure to perceive reality.

People believe in the nonsense that other people created to manage them. Now this nonsense turns not only into a way of manipulating the masses, but also in business.

This is why people believe that science theories like big bang, black hole, evolution, relativity, etc., are factual... even though all the scientists KNOW that science theories are not known to be fact.

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Weak people will always be attracted to the stronger. It is the instinct of self-preservation. If these people next to no religion offers God. It certainly does not help, but gives hope and not expensive.

If they do not believe in religion they would think logically who created the world and the universe, and they will find out who created all and therefore people will believe in the existence of god with intermediaries religion that they believe that religion is the purpose of life they believe in god I also believe in their religion and their god we should not hesitate with the arrival of all because we are divine creation of the universe

God and religion are two different things. God is fact:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=737322.msg10718395#msg10718395
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1355109.msg14047133#msg14047133
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1662153.40
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1054513.msg16803380#msg16803380.

Religion may include God or not. Atheism is a religion according to the definition of religion. - http://www.dictionary.com/browse/religion?s=t.

People make and believe religion because they don't know the future, but they need some security about the future.

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People believe in religion, because they can not explain all things with the help of science. A few more years will pass and religion will disappear altogether. During progressive technologies it is foolish to believe in something that can not be seen.

Religion is a good way to make someone good or ethically alive. The role of religion to the society is to live their lives according to what they are believing. And they believe it because they the same ideology as their religion. They believed it, because they know that it is the truth and that is the good.

people believe in religion because on their beliefs and believe in God.Religiosity is part of evolved human nature, that humans are evolutionarily designed to be religious.We were born in our religion since our childhood.Religiosity is part of evolved human nature, that humans are evolutionarily designed to be religious. It is important to us in our daily life..

I believe in religion because i believe that there is a God. It is the foundation of all religion. I know that all of the living things; humans. animals, insects, plants and everything that has life is created by a supreme being.

People who do not believe in religion walk around in a fog. Why? So that they can see the air they believe in.

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Yes of course, this is because we believe the existence of life before and after the world, in addition to the main source of life is the Holy Book also stated the truth and should be held to.

Why do people believe in religion? I think it's because their thoughts, they believe in god can help them when they are needed, but anyway we just do better version for ourself, god will treat us good for sure.

BADecker principle rule number 1:
"If a point of discussion does not meet criteria of one's own belief, then ignore the context and claim it is wrong".

Therefore, your proof is wrong, so please give me proof.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=riCTEhezcYw (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=riCTEhezcYw)  Burden of proof lies with those who claim god exists can be found here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uC7Ttc9g1u8 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uC7Ttc9g1u8)   Answer to the first cause argument can be found here.

Proof doesn't work on you, stats. Your responses prove this, because you don't refute the proof, yet say that you do. All you are doing is strengthening your cult within yourself.

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You have no proof. You cant provide any.

Admit that your basis of belief is your faith and we can agree on that simple fact.

Until then i will continue to ask for proof which you cannot provide.

Believing in anything is a personal choice ,here some believe in BU while some believe in BS,while some thing core is best for the coin and so is the case with any other belief, if some one has a belief does not mean that they are wrong and you are right,as this is a free world and everyone has their opinion.

Oh, give it up, stats. You know you don't have any understanding of proof. I don't see why your cult allows you even to post in the forum.

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Oh give it up BADecker.... you have no proof of your god being real. Its your faith only which allows you to believe it as real. I dont see how your cult allows you to even post in the forum.

they've been a part of a religious community for a significant part of their life. the majority of their social network is glued to it. if they leave, they will feel lonelier and would have to build a new social network. it's intimidating.

Because religion is an integral part of a community and because it is a tradition in different cultures of our society. Sometimes we  often follow orders from those who we view as superior to us without a second thought like religion.

Only getting into a bad situation, or being in a desperate situation, a person turns to God. And the most important thing is his personal decision, and not forced by someone. Therefore, we all have a choice and this is the main thing.

People believe in religion because it is a part of their daily life.Religion is a way for our beliefs in our creator.It is the only way to reach God.Religions fill a void in our intellect,emotion and spirit.Religion inspires people to do great acts of charity, kindness, and selflessness.People of religion they use it because they find hope,peace,love.

Perhaps not so cardinally think all people are believers, but the basis of their faith is that with faith they live better and their hope is more strong. Only a believer can be happy at full strength.

Yes, many people remember God only when they get into a difficult situation and he does not want to help them. But in fact, this difficult situation is a punishment or a lesson.

Because it helps to understand, or just accept some painful facts in our lives. Religion is not science and you don't need any proof to believe. This is why it's hard to believe, and this is why it may bring you true happiness. These are your beliefs, and the fact that it doesn't need to be proven makes it so special. And mostly it is the case that religion doesn't come in conflict with science.

Always the same excuse with the religious nuts. If you want others to agree with you, then you need to provide some proof for your claims. Else how will the other know that you are not dishing out BS for your own benefit? Tomorrow I will say that I am a reincarnation of the god, and I will not give any proof to support my claims. Will you accept me as the reincarnation of the god?

someone needed something to calm himself, to convince and encourage something bad in real-life. and give heavenly hope.

That i think is also one thing why religion is widely accepted even in he past. There are things that happen to a man's life that he would have the need of something to hang on to or something to look to for explanation. Religion gives the answer to a lot of this unclear things.

There are many unconscious reasons people believe in religious faiths. While many people find comfort and joy in their religious practices because of their moral teachings there are other reasons they're drawn to their faith as well. For many people faith was a part of their upbringing and they want to continue their families traditions. Faith plays an important role in our culture and reason has been part of the human race from time immemorial and it will continue to be part of us.

Information and religion has no inter-relation hence it can’t be judged with this comparison. But both information technology and religion were created by the human beings for our own good. The necessarily of Information technology is known by everyone.

However, why do religions exist? It is because, you need to resort to something when you are sad or when you have committed a sin. You need something to resort to where you can wash away your sins. That’s why we have created religion.

But sadly, few people are using religion for their own benefits. Also they are receiving support from many other people who believes in religion. I am sure, this religion will be bring the doomsday up on us in few years.

I agree that for the many people religion is just ritual, part of culture or tradition etc.
Still, it's not only answer why so many people follow religion and believe in God.
Many people can't find purpose in their life. They feel that is some highest truth and purpose out there.
Other people, like Einstein, through science understood that must be creator, God, who created all this miracles and whole universe.
Some people had spiritual revelations and talked with God.
There are no simple answer why so many people believe in God and religion.

Science proves, and nature shows, that God exists:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=737322.msg10718395#msg10718395
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1355109.msg14047133#msg14047133
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1662153.40
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1054513.msg16803380#msg16803380.

The details of what God is like can be found in combining the proof in the links with all the things you can see in nature, in yourself, in other people.

God makes things work. The proofs show this. He has nothing to do with originating destruction, but since people and the devil seem to like destruction at times, God even makes destruction work for them.

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Because some people have higher spiritual connections than others (some obviously none at at) those that do, seek guidance from it, through the good times & bad.

BADecker principle rule number 1:
"If a point of discussion does not meet criteria of one's own belief, then ignore the context and claim it is wrong".

Therefore, your proof is wrong, so please give me proof.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=riCTEhezcYw (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=riCTEhezcYw)  Burden of proof lies with those who claim god exists can be found here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uC7Ttc9g1u8 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uC7Ttc9g1u8)   Answer to the first cause argument can be found here.

To be honest, it's very hard for me to object to something both to one and to another person. I believe in God, but not in his material existence. And at the same time I know that science will never confirm this.

Jesus God has a material existence.    8)

Ha ha ha ha.....

Only problem is that you cant prove that.

Its all faith that you believe this to be true.

Whether or not I can prove it, let's hope you come to believe in Him, before He has to prove it to you, Himself, in the Judgement. If you come to know it in the judgment, there will be no chance for you to believe and be saved.

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No god = no judgement = nothing to worry about.

Me = Winner!!!!

Yes, God = Detailed judgement = Don't worry >>> instead change.

You = wiener!!!!

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Still waiting for you to prove your god's existence.

You keep talking about him/her/it..... well have them post a selfie.

They can't so your words are only false statements.

What? You won't admit that you understand that God exists from my proofs? Hey, I have this and that to do...

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The main thing that a person believed himself and in your case you believe, and those who refuse or do not understand, let them themselves are saved. How to deal with a drowning man, if he pulls everyone to the bottom? We need to cut it down.

Im religious person and my religion is christian . I still belive in my religion because I see in the bible god creates all even in this esrth everything you see. Many people are not believe in religion because they not know what happen if we die. And I believe heaven is true and also the hell. I accept god to my mind and my heart and he is my saviour .

It is because of God. You know they believe the people that this world is created by a God. Its either Allah or Jesus Christ.  They also believe that there is a heaven and the hell in which two option of bad and good people when they are die.  So therefore do good be good so that you will go to heaven.

This and that is a much better outcome than preaching about a fairy tale sky person.

Well done!

Accident rates have started to decline thanks to scientific developments. We can design the means of transportation more securely. We can predict the nature events in advance. And we take our precautions according to our estimates.
Today, unmanned airplanes and cars are being designed. With the developments in artificial intelligence, human life will become better quality.

I agree. Absolutely don't preach about any fairy tale people in the sky. Instead, teach the Gospel of the salvation that God has for all of us, if only we will accept it.

Finally you are starting to wake up.

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I did wake up....... now it is your turn.

Now that you know God exists (you said you did wake up), Study about Him and His salvation in the Bible so that you can be saved.

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I woke up and seen that christianity is full of shit. Your turn to do so.

What are you afraid of?

religion is a belief. when we have a stronger sense of confidence, we will always abide by all the rules and stay away from all prohibitions.
This is human nature are born in this world. This world was created by God.

Well it seems that historically, religion tends to provide answers to questions that we don't yet have scientific answers to. This stems from mankind's fear of the unknown, such as what will happen when we die.

For many centuries, religion has been close to man and all that a person has achieved in the scales of humanity, and even every person personally, all this was accompanied along with faith in God.

Throughout the history of mankind religion tries to enslave people to live at their expense. The government is interested in cooperation with religion. They all have the same goals. They need to suppress the will of the people and to parasitize on people. It is for this reason religions hate atheists.

That begs the question about what religion is. Why? Consider.

You can't jump to the moon.
You can't swim to the deepest part of the ocean.
You can't grow yourself an extra arm or hand when you need one.
You can't see through cement walls with your simple eyes.

You are limited in many ways. This is slavery. You are not free to do everything you might want.

Religion attempts to teach you the best way to live in your slavery. Thus religion frees you more than not having religion.

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Religion helps us to deal with our problems and show us numerous ways to live through them. Even if religion is a lie, Then its the best lie ever.

You can accept your slavery.... I choose to live in the free world.

Because they believe that the bible says in their bible written,so they apply it in their daily life,..Since birth that is their religion that is why they believe in religion.And the bible says what is written so that every people believe that.

So, it is good for children to be brought up with Bible training. It is much easier for them to be saved, than someone who has been introduced to the Bible in later life.

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Growing up with God's words actually causes a child to grow good and kind. Growing up with faith in God keeps a person in good helth and life. Those children who believe in God are those people who succeed in life since without God, no one can achive the success.

Is there any evidence that the world was created by God?
People want to believe in something. But they do not question their causes.
From Bigbang to day, all processes can be explained without God. Can you prove the existence of God?

Big Bang is theory. This means that science has not proven that it is real. Even if science proved that a big bang could happen, then they would have to find the way to prove that this was the way the universe was for sure created. Seems to me that they are quite far from that.

Processes cannot be explained without God. Science law is cause and effect. Everything exists from the ancient past according to cause and effect. Scientists want big bang to be the great first cause... the causer of all other causes. Big bang is theory, but if it were real, it would be God. Why? Because it would have caused intelligence and life... things that cannot come about by accident, mathematically.

Further proof for the existence of God:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=737322.msg10718395#msg10718395
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1355109.msg14047133#msg14047133
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1662153.40
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1054513.msg16803380#msg16803380.

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BADecker principle rule number 1:
"If a point of discussion does not meet criteria of one's own belief, then ignore the context and claim it is wrong".

Therefore, your proof is wrong, so please give me proof.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=riCTEhezcYw (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=riCTEhezcYw)  Burden of proof lies with those who claim god exists can be found here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uC7Ttc9g1u8 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uC7Ttc9g1u8)   Answer to the first cause argument links above can be found here.

What is the theory? What is the scientific theory? You should investigate these concepts. According to you, gravity is not real in theory at that time.
Bigbang theory is a theory that can be explained experimentally. We do not know exactly what Bigbang was before. But research continues. I would recommend reading the "false vacuum" theory.

If something is not explained to you, it has to be a God. If you were living in the time of the vikings, you would have defined gods as the reason for the lightning. But today we can scientifically explain how thunderstorms happen.

Living needs to have faith. So why can not believe in religion?

What theory what? Gravity is real. Gravity theory - the reasons for the existence of gravity, and how and why gravity works the way it does - are not real.

Big bang might have been done in the lab. Lab is not natural. And, even if BB is proven possible, this says nothing about the way things really happened in the past.

Science theory religion is so far behind theistic religion that it would be laughable if it were not so serious.

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When science law and science fact are present, all the theories and ideas must bow to them. All I show is science law and science fact. You are trying to downplay science fact and science law. It won't work no matter how much you talk.

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Belief has nothing to do with information and new technology or anything like that. Belief is something that person have inside them. It has been like that for so many generations, and it will continue to be for long in future. There are a lot of things that we do not know, or that we do not fully understand. But faith will live until people can say for certain that God does not exist, and maybe even than it will continue to live, just in other form.

Peope believe in religion for the fear of death, they need to know that something is after death like a paradise or a a penalty for a bad behaivor.

Funny, devout believers are very poor and do not make decisions of their own lives ... just work hard to spread the word of God and the priests continue to increase their golds and lots of money

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Where's the donation money?

That's why Spain, Portugal, and Italy have a bunch of empty churches. But the USA has growing churches, because the truth is preached there. The donations in the USA are mostly donations... not LDS, however.

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EDIT: Thanks, btw, for your donations to humanitarian societies that actually help to feed starving kids.

Religion is the religion of all people of the world. Religion reveals the right path to people, the fear of man works towards religion, so people refrain from all kinds of wrongdoings.

It may not be a necessity to the people but it gives a certain amount of strength. I'm talking about blindly following someone over a series of lies, am talking about a hope when you're down.

I think that thus people try to avoid responsibility for bad decisions. When they turn to God they subconsciously feel the support and I hope that it will help them in their request. I don't believe in God and therefore don't understand these people. But it is their right and for me the most important thing to religion is not called to hatred.

Because our religion can know the rules of life and know how to be ethical.

Funny I agree, and what is illegal you found in the Bible? It seems to me that the Bible is just a historical fiction story about how evolved human relationships. I don't understand why she give such a value?

That doesn't stop cops, the Government, and the military from doing things like this. But the Bible speaks against doing them.

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Yes you guys are totally right. Religion or believing can be a really powerful thing to help people get over some really bad and hard things. I have meet some people that had some hard time in there life, and they found great help in religion and teachings of same. And i do not mean blindly following either. They are really nice and good people, i am glad they found meaning to go on.

When no one stands with you then it is your religion that stands with you and supports you. Many people are there who blindly beliefs in religion and hurt people in terms of religion which is wrong. Instead every religion is same which taught us to live a happy life and never hurts the sentiments of any another person.

Tradition?
Culture?
Society you live in?
The thing is many people grow up with a religious parents and as they grow up they've accumulated the same belief thir parents have and that why they have a religion. When they grow up it's up to them to realize what will they do or if they will change religion or believe in nothing. I'm a believer in God not just because I came from a religious family but because I feel that there is something Devine out there that can't comprehend by human understanding.

I'm sure that there are many more reasons why people believe in God.
For many people it's way of life, or very important part of life.
There are many new people joining churches every day.
Why?
Most of them feel ''empty'' from everyday daily routine, work, eat, sleep, and work again.
They feel that life is much more than just to work for money.
Don't forget that religion give us values in our life, absolute, unchangeable values.
In modern society everything is relative and changeable.
People search for something stable and absolute.

Best answer on the question imo

Because the time when we where born it is already existed. Its like we are belong to a pack (religion). As long it serves us for our purpose to be in line with our human existence its all good.

Religion has been imposed since childhood on the place of birth, but in the modern world people no longer need to be slaves to religion.

We are not in the medieval age anymore, the church have less and less power than before thanks to the information era that we are now.

According to the definition of religion (http://www.dictionary.com/browse/religion?s=t), your way of life is your personal religion.

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Puddleduck, you make me laugh. You are such a funny little fellow.

You strive so very hard for people to be religious.

Is everyone having a religion really so important to you? The fact that you make everything a religion totally minimalises your religion and makes it no more exciting than watching paint dry.

Please keep throwing the threats of "........ is your religion" around it makes me laugh.

Believing in religion is nothing but having a right path to follow.all the religion have the same teachings.It leads you into doing all good deeds.

I agree with it.
People are simply search for protection.

That's an interesting religion you have there... according to the definition of "religion," of course.

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Its because they are programmed since birth by their parents.

Religion is inherited from parents from birth. No baby understands anything, let alone to choose a religion, to speak can not. But after a long time, children get explanations about religion from parents or anyone and they can accept because religion is true, religion regulate what we should do should not we do. And that belief will last long even to death. Life is an option, but we should not be indiscriminate in choosing, including in religion. No religion teaches evil, all good, but there are the best that should be chosen.

Because people are always seeking peace, without religion you can't find peace. You must discover your origin and think that where you came from and where you will go and what's the purpose of life then a religion can bring the answer of these issues, not only meaning of Life but also the perfect way of Life you may discover in religion. That's why, many of us have strongly believe in religion.

Religion usually brings war not peace, and it also brings out the worst in people. I'm sure its been positive for you personally but for others its been the worst idea ever thought up.

I think the reason people believe in religion is because it explains everything that is unexplainable and gives them a belief that someone is looking out for them.

Outside of Islam and a very few other religions, the religious writings show peace.It is people who claim a religion for themselves, and then don't follow the religion they claimed as their own, who often make war.

The greatest wars of the past, where the most lives were lost (Waterloo, Stalin, Hitler) were not religious wars.

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Because this is the reason why people believed there is God, And with this things too they've been think it could a way for them to enter the kingdom of heaven, and this the reason I think why others understand each other and love one another also.

People go to religion not for salvation, in the sense in which the Bible is written, but what they want is natural. But I have already made sure that everyone has his own way to God.

the one big answer is their faith and believes that religion give salvation in second life of every humanities. Religions portrait faith in different god's that they believe. Like Christianity this religion believes on the trinity of God the God the father, God of Son Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit. In Muslim religion they believe in Allah as they God and prophet. In India they religion is Hinduism they believe in many gods like brahma the creator, vishnu the perseverance, shiva the destroyer and many more gods. In the other hand every country have a faith  and believes in the religion. This why religion come up and exist in the whole world because of their believes and faith that the religion can gave an eternal life and prosperity.

Just as you were programmed to believe by your parents to be an animal with oversized brain for its body mass?

I grew up in an atheist family, in postcommunist, industrialized country. And I found my way to a God.

A people’s religion, their faith, creates their culture, and their culture creates their civilization. And when faith dies, the culture dies, the civilization dies, and the people begin to die.

According to statistics people turn to Karelia only when they become ill or well in life. Most people under the lip was very difficult and therefore it is possible to say with confidence that in the moral plan it is easier when they turn to God.

Now only those who are not sufficiently informed in the field of science can believe in religion and can not find an explanation for all things.

So tell me, why are you here, sir? I mean on Earth, not this thread in particular. What do you do here and what is your purpose?

The belief that we can understand life through science alone is like trying to understand a desert by counting every single stone and pebble in it.

You can try to google it, though. Good luck.

2 main reasons:

1. fear of the dark death.
2. stupidity.

Funny, that you mention intelligence since so far, people, who have problem with english language, argumentation and basic human decency on this thread are firmly located in atheist camp.

But perhaps I shouldnt be suprised, the worst crimes against humanity in the past one hundred years were brought upon world by these atheists. All the more tragic, that people like you, who were raised crippled without ounce of humility extert so much effort to undo all the work of your ancestors. But those were pious people, so...

Well said, Not on the part that they do it to feel natural i really cant answer this one anyways. However on the part that people has their own way of having their faith on God.

Now after i have read your answers, one thing came to my mind. Salvation you say... I mean people like I who are not sure what they believe, and are not sure if God exist or not, when you say salvation i am not sure what you mean by that. Salvation from what, life? It is kinda weird to believe that we need salvation from our mortal life. After-life could be salvation for some, but what is purpose of salvation in mortal life... ?

1. english isn't my native but i'm sure u got my point rigth.
2. i have nothing against the general idea of god (i.e. deism, pantheism) but if you believe in a personified jewish or other fairy-tale character, it means that you have mental disfunction.

how dare you defend religion and at the same time enjoy the benefits that science and technology have given you?

give at least one example of the achievement of religion over the past 100 years?

What are your archievements in your entire life?

You see the fallacy you have committed? Vast majority of knowledge and yes, even technology was developed over tremendous amount of time by scholars, who were religious. In fact many of them still are as archievement and meanigful work is impossible without personal faith in the purpose of your work.

Modern west was build up by people with protestant morals, who were intitially dependant on knowledge savoured by eastern christians and muslims. Unbelieving heathens afterall dont see any value in knowledge itself, but merely its momentary profitability. And here we are today. Again.

I dont have problem using technology while having bible by my side, as one led Man to another. You are showing cognitive dissonance as in belief, that you were somehow created in vacuum without history or culture behind yourself. Everything you have and know today was developed by somebody before you.

So back to your question. What did religion archieve?

Religion shapes culture and culture then shapes civilization. You take the last one for granted and choose to not see inherent value of the other two. It will come and bite you later as every culture continue to exist on principles upon which it was founded upon. When you remove the pillars of your house, sooner or later it crumbles on your head.

1. i've got a phd (physics and math).

2. yep, once it was the same thing, like astronomy and astrology but now science is free of this dirt.

3. we have an example of a completely religious state – IS (the islamic state of iraq and the levant). so why don't u move there and taste all the delights of religious sovereignty?

1. I am calling bullshit, not the least, because of your abysmal reasoning.

2. And what is its purpose then, dear Phd?

3. I forgive you. Otherwise, I would have to send you to atheist paradise in North Korea  ;) or is Third Reich more akin to your taste? Anyhow, how does it feel, when others treat you like a subhuman for your beliefs, dear Phd? Is that where education and reason brought you? I doubt it.

the attribute of each cult is to hate and persecute dissenters. remember the inquisition in the past or the shariah countries now? why should I have a different attitude to adherents of cults?

the example with totalitarianism is very unfortunate. since u assume only two alternatives: religion or all the worst anti-religious. forgetting at the same time that there are many positive examples (like ordinary secular states).

Are you sure, you are not mirroring something?

It was you, who told me, an evangelical to go to Islamic state territory, if I disagree with your point of view. I said, I forgive you for your ignorance.

One difference between various secular cults, that you atheits adhere to and proper religions is that the latter actually dignify human beings. Admit them to be born with soul and free will. Work in essence as moral compass. Another difference is, that atheists are targeted by natural selection since they often fail to have any offspring at all. Global share of nonbelievers is steadily dropping. What kind of societal benefit brings extinction?

If you indeed have PhD as you claimed, then you know, that entire basis of your field was founded by religous scholars. Obviously as science merely tries to describe natural phenomena, that was already given name and meaning. Science can therefore go on even without atheists, since it was here long before them and conception of "disbelief". It is not in opposition to religion, it is its complement. On the other hand science cant go on without faith, as it loses its meaning and becomes merely tool of those in power.

so what? this must now be an indisputable truth?

science grew out of religion as a flower grows out of manure. the nonsense of ancient books contradicts the modern scientific picture of the world and common sense in general.

the horse has long died, but u are all trying to saddle it.

And do you have proof or are you reliant on your personal belief and biblical metaphors?

If the horse is dead, please, explain this projection from United Nations:

http://wpmedia.vancouversun.com/2014/10/decline-in-non-relig-graphic.jpg?quality=55&strip=all

Religion is complementary to science. As both describe natural phenomena in their own way. People, who rely on science alone are in the place of fools, who try to understand desert by counting all the sand in it.

I pray, that once you grow old and wise enough to understand that.

Because I want to free my sould and drain all the sin inside me. With religion, this is much easier to get rid of all the sin.

bold illiterate lie...

tell me, what place in science does take the circumcised jew, supposedly was born of a virgin, whose corpse came to life and became one of the first astronauts by a vertical independent take-off into the stratosphere?

or a bearded prophet who split the moon in two and flew on a winged steed.

do you really believe in this absurd nonsense?

Despite the fact that I have much bigger problems that need their solution very urgently or correction of your mistakes that humanity makes a lot of this disruptions begin to argue about religion and the influence of a man of such people who really believe in God. Something very actively began to discuss this and muddying religion.

I thought we were talking about societal benefits? Are you now interested in the text of scripture all of sudden or did your education fail to provide you with more arguments?

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The bible represents, in quite mundane, easy to understand way a natural order and couple of rules, that individual mindful of balance in nature ought to respect for common good. Even atheist like yourself greatly benefits from its presence, as it provides stability, moral compass for both elites and masses. Preventing Orwellian animal farm or Mad Max conditions from coming true.

You know so much about numbers, but so little about human condition.

it's time to stop. anyway, everyone stayed at his own opinion.

p.s. it's strange that u are presenting a modern dag based coin in ur profile and simultaneously defending nonsense...