Thoughts on religion for a Sunday morning

[dancupid]

Actions in the world do not need to be rational - it's possible to cook a meal following a 1000 year old recipe that is perfectly nutritious, even though it was devised by someone who had no knowledge of biochemistry. In fact the recipe had been tested by time (and evolution) and had proven itself to increase the survival of the those who ate it.

Religion is just a bunch of recipes for survival - it is tested by evolution and works in reality as it is, rather than a reality scientifically modeled.

Reality that is scientifically modeled may prove itself to increase survival, but since the individual is ignored by the model (ie the model doesn't tell them how to live day to day), people my be inclined to ignore it and prefer to find a system that allows them to justify what it is they actually do with their lives.

Science ignores what we do as individuals.
Science tells us that we are irreverent specs of dust in a meaningless universe - that our sense of self is just a genetic innovation that improves our chance of survival so we can pass on our genes.

Ironically, believing this may not increase our chance of survival (which is all that 'matters' to our genes) - hence religion continues to survive

[Bit-Gods]

People take their religion very seriously but seldom are capable of following the rules and regulations of the belief. Many are willing to die for it rather than live by it. Most man made religions are profoundly silly such as Christianity and Islam. The human ability to believe in the preposterous is unlimited and unfathomable. The more obviously ridiculous it is the more followers it attracts. Before you enter a house of worship you really have to lock your intellect up in a drawer and not retrieve it until your worship is over. Religion and intellect are not and will never be compatible.

This doesn't mean that theists are stupid only that it is necessary to not think about what they claim to believe. This is where it all becomes a house of cards. Remove one by thinking about it and the whole concept may collapse. Many people are in constant fear about losing their religion which is why some of them get very angry when its discussed.

Much of religion is based on fear. Fear of death, fear of judgement, fear of hell or some other punishment. The common expression "He is a God fearing man" sums it up well. Fear God if you know what's good for you. Religion chains you to the ground when the human spirit naturally wants to soar. Religion really has very little to do with the concept of "God". If God exists I doubt if he would have anything to do with any of these man made conceits known as the religions of the world. He would be well above such things.

Religeons were made for people. People were not made for religeons. You see these things have to be kept limited to maintaining harmony. Not to building loosers who look out for sympathy.

[Miracal]

Couldn't agree more...

The only way to defeat superstition is a well educated population, when the only use for religion is ritual, it's pretty harmless.

A religion is an organized collection of beliefs, cultural systems, and world views that relate humanity to an order of existence. Religions and the whole idea of God was to aid humans in need with hope and belief. If religion is used as an excuse to kill people and seek control, that isn't religion anymore. That's a bunch of sick twats with a twisted dick up their brain.

[dblink]

Couldn't agree more...

The only way to defeat superstition is a well educated population, when the only use for religion is ritual, it's pretty harmless.

Yes, I agree that people need to be educated well, to understand the religion topics, need intellectual deep thoughts. There is a lot of lesson to be learned from the creation of the Whole Universe, such as how the planets are standing without any support and they look like as a round ball which floats in the air.