I AM NOT TRYING TO START A FIGHT I AM SIMPLY TRYING TO EXPRESS MY VIEW AND UNDERSTAND YOUR VIEW. SO PLEASE READ AND UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS NOT AN ATTACK BUT AN ASSESSMENT MADE BY ME. THANK YOU.
Religion seems to have a significant influence on how the world is and how it is run. I would like to start by saying I'm not trying to start an argument but more of a discussion on what effect all religions have on this world collectively. I see religion as a detriment to societal growth because of the way it seems to back violent events and stunt the growth of ground breaking technology. For example, we can achieve a significantly greater life expectancy if we were able to study the human embryo. However that would be "playing god" and god wouldn't condone it. Well if god doesn't like it he should intervene like he did with the flooding of the Earth with Noah and parting of the Red Sea for Moses, also raining down fire and brimstone on Sodom and Gomorra. Fortunately he hasn't because Switzerland has been conducting embryonic studies since 2004. According to creationist it is wrong and immoral to advance medical technologies in the field of genetics; however the bible doesn't say anything about science. Don't tell me it's implied because I have read through many passages and nothing implies that evil and sin correlates with science. Why? Well because science did not appear until 1,800 years after the events in the bible took place.
Now moving on to the violence topic. For some reason religion seems to support acts of violence by defending it with one of two excuses. The first is "god's will." why would a loving and merciful god condone acts of atrocity on his own creation? As a matter of fact why would he order such a thing? If you don't know what I am talking about I am referring to the crusades and the inquisitions. In my experience people seem to have a hostile nature towards each other. When religion is the topic, the hostility is amplified if the parties involved do not see eye to eye. Now I'm not saying every person gets violent when discussing religion but most of the time (about 9/10 times in my experience) people become hostile. And why would someone crash planes into buildings. Because Allah said to? You're kidding me right? The second excuse of course is defense. We need to defend ourselves form this inherit evil among us. People say satan influences us to sin which causes evil deeds. Well why would god let satan influence someone to do something wrong or sinful? A better question would be why would god let that person be influenced to the point where they are not able to receive salvation? In turn doesn't that defeat, and contradict, the point of Jesus dying on the cross?
Why is slim chance the only alternative to design? I have done some extensive research on how the Earth and everything that inhabits it came into existence and I have to say the "chance" is significantly greater than you would assume. If you think about how expansive the universe is (let alone the high probability that we inhabit a multiverse) the creation of life had to happen somewhere. Now in between the meteor hitting Earth 4.5 billion years ago to knock it at a 23.5° angle on its axis, in which created the seasons. Also with the sun pumping heat and energy into Earth along with Earth being able to sustain flowing liquid water and enough sufficient elements and chemicals here I think its more believable that life transitioned from energy into life through genetic mutations and chemical reactions rather than a dude in the sky.
Now I know that the common argument is that you don't have religion, you have a belief. However, religion by definition is: a set of beliefs concerning the cause of the Universe. So therefore if you believe in a god or in anything besides facts and evidence it is a religion. People mistake that for what religion has become today, a cult following. People of today mistake cult for religion and religion for belief and belief with knowledge based on fact and evidence. A cult by definition is: a particular system of religious worship, with reference to its rights and ceremonies. So going to church means you are in a cult not religion and just believing in god make you religious. While, knowing that certain science laws are true based on evidence is not belief.
So I guess I am left with the only question I can actually articulate into words. Why? Why must we segregate each other and ourselves into these groups were we receive no benefit here on this Earth? We spend this whole life trying to get into the next life, when we cannot know 100% fact that there is another. If you say you know 100% that there is another life then you have no faith in your belief. Just the same as if you have faith you cannot know 100%. To prove that here is the definition of faith: Belief that does not rest on logical proof or material evidence. So with that being said you cannot have both so please tell me why? Why do we, as humans, feel the need to look forward into another life rather than live ours? Also as an extension, why rely on a book written 2,000 years in the past rather than look into advancing 2,000 years into the future?
Religion seems to have a significant influence on how the world is and how it is run. I would like to start by saying I'm not trying to start an argument but more of a discussion on what effect all religions have on this world collectively. I see religion as a detriment to societal growth because of the way it seems to back violent events and stunt the growth of ground breaking technology. For example, we can achieve a significantly greater life expectancy if we were able to study the human embryo. However that would be "playing god" and god wouldn't condone it. Well if god doesn't like it he should intervene like he did with the flooding of the Earth with Noah and parting of the Red Sea for Moses, also raining down fire and brimstone on Sodom and Gomorra. Fortunately he hasn't because Switzerland has been conducting embryonic studies since 2004. According to creationist it is wrong and immoral to advance medical technologies in the field of genetics; however the bible doesn't say anything about science. Don't tell me it's implied because I have read through many passages and nothing implies that evil and sin correlates with science. Why? Well because science did not appear until 1,800 years after the events in the bible took place.
Now moving on to the violence topic. For some reason religion seems to support acts of violence by defending it with one of two excuses. The first is "god's will." why would a loving and merciful god condone acts of atrocity on his own creation? As a matter of fact why would he order such a thing? If you don't know what I am talking about I am referring to the crusades and the inquisitions. In my experience people seem to have a hostile nature towards each other. When religion is the topic, the hostility is amplified if the parties involved do not see eye to eye. Now I'm not saying every person gets violent when discussing religion but most of the time (about 9/10 times in my experience) people become hostile. And why would someone crash planes into buildings. Because Allah said to? You're kidding me right? The second excuse of course is defense. We need to defend ourselves form this inherit evil among us. People say satan influences us to sin which causes evil deeds. Well why would god let satan influence someone to do something wrong or sinful? A better question would be why would god let that person be influenced to the point where they are not able to receive salvation? In turn doesn't that defeat, and contradict, the point of Jesus dying on the cross?
Why is slim chance the only alternative to design? I have done some extensive research on how the Earth and everything that inhabits it came into existence and I have to say the "chance" is significantly greater than you would assume. If you think about how expansive the universe is (let alone the high probability that we inhabit a multiverse) the creation of life had to happen somewhere. Now in between the meteor hitting Earth 4.5 billion years ago to knock it at a 23.5° angle on its axis, in which created the seasons. Also with the sun pumping heat and energy into Earth along with Earth being able to sustain flowing liquid water and enough sufficient elements and chemicals here I think its more believable that life transitioned from energy into life through genetic mutations and chemical reactions rather than a dude in the sky.
Now I know that the common argument is that you don't have religion, you have a belief. However, religion by definition is: a set of beliefs concerning the cause of the Universe. So therefore if you believe in a god or in anything besides facts and evidence it is a religion. People mistake that for what religion has become today, a cult following. People of today mistake cult for religion and religion for belief and belief with knowledge based on fact and evidence. A cult by definition is: a particular system of religious worship, with reference to its rights and ceremonies. So going to church means you are in a cult not religion and just believing in god make you religious. While, knowing that certain science laws are true based on evidence is not belief.
So I guess I am left with the only question I can actually articulate into words. Why? Why must we segregate each other and ourselves into these groups were we receive no benefit here on this Earth? We spend this whole life trying to get into the next life, when we cannot know 100% fact that there is another. If you say you know 100% that there is another life then you have no faith in your belief. Just the same as if you have faith you cannot know 100%. To prove that here is the definition of faith: Belief that does not rest on logical proof or material evidence. So with that being said you cannot have both so please tell me why? Why do we, as humans, feel the need to look forward into another life rather than live ours? Also as an extension, why rely on a book written 2,000 years in the past rather than look into advancing 2,000 years into the future?
(One of my favorites, to be sure.)
