YmirGF
Bodhisattva in Recovery
In the thread, Are all religions basically about death?, I was driven to comment the following.
Now: Please, I do not mean that everyone is "stupid" for following a given religion or that following a religion is even a stupid thing to do. It does get the point across in a rather colourful way though. So, why do you need your religion? Are you unable to solve "big" problems yourself? Did a given religion sync up with your pre-existing theology? Help me out folks. I just don't get it.
I guess the other thing I don't get is if God is so great, why does he need elaborate religious organizations? Oddly, I don't see that a real god would need any salespeople.
YmirGF said:It is quite debatable if some religions have an unhealthy fixation on death, however virtually ALL religions make no bones about telling one how to live their life. This aspect is what blows my mind about religion. I have absolutely no idea WHY people need to be told how to live their lives. I didn't come with an owners manual and I am confident that no else did too.
Like, I understand what all the religions are telling people, I just don't see the need to overcomplicate things. Why is that? Why do people NEED to be TOLD what to do? Are people just plain stupid or what?
Now: Please, I do not mean that everyone is "stupid" for following a given religion or that following a religion is even a stupid thing to do. It does get the point across in a rather colourful way though. So, why do you need your religion? Are you unable to solve "big" problems yourself? Did a given religion sync up with your pre-existing theology? Help me out folks. I just don't get it.
I guess the other thing I don't get is if God is so great, why does he need elaborate religious organizations? Oddly, I don't see that a real god would need any salespeople.