Religion is goofy as fuck, you don't need to believe in mediocre old world literature to be a good person. I hate this new age hippy shit too - conspiracy theorists that think crystals can heal cancer and so on.
Religion is goofy as fuck, you don't need to believe in mediocre old world literature to be a good person. I hate this new age hippy shit too - conspiracy theorists that think crystals can heal cancer and so on.
lol, the new age shit is lame but I have a lot of respect for religion. I 'get it' more now. Most Christians are pretty solid ppl and in general they get demonized unfairly. Very stupid religion, don't disagree, but it's not half as stupid as as a lot of the things we believe in, like credit scores.
Originally Posted by The Hound
Yeah we're Biafrans. We're basically stuck attached to a dead body called Nigeria.
Muslims are pretty cool too, especially practicing muslims that take it seriously. I don't really care what ppl believe in anymore as much as the results of their beliefs. And Muslims on a person to person level are pretty solid. lol at atheists. Reason I'm saying all these ppl are solid is because compared to atheists....yeah.
I think humans 'have to' worship something, and religion are pre-set models for keeping the general populace from being way too tweaked the fuck out on what they worship. If everyone customizes their own, you're in for some shit. But 'some shit' is what we're now used to so it's hard to really make that argument clear. You notice all the cults (at least in america), mass killings, weird cult-like politics, and conspiracy theory shit that popped off after the 60s? Or how companies just get ppl to worship celebrities instead now that they're up for grabs. Religion is stupid but it's a regulated orthodox stupidity that isn't too far off bounds like irreligious stupidity. Religious stupidity = getting mad that you want to jack off. irreligious stupidity = worshiping an IG thot. Dudes talking about drinking a girls piss on the comment section. smh. ya know?
^ I'm sure theres a middle ground there between being into religion and just following every fad and dopamine rush out there.
The old world religions are definitely on a slow decline, but its almost more worrying what they'll get replaced with. Carl Sagan back in the 90s said that we've devised a whole society based on science and technology, where most of the people in charge don't actually understand science and technology.
We're basically rushing towards letting computer algorithms decide the direction of humanity.
I have come to accept people for who they are regardless of their beliefs. If you're good, that's what matters the most.
Loyalty is Royalty. Strength and Loyalty
^I agree. You're only getting in your own way getting caught up on ppl's beliefs. Even if people 'fight' over religion, a fight is an emotional impulse. Most emotional impulses happen and are justified after, so really the religion is just the justification for something that would have happened anyways. If I believe Allah is the source of everything and i tell you I'm killing you because of Allah, that has nothing to do with the religion. If I believed Science was the source of everything and started killing you cause of science, it has nothing to do with science either. I'm just a killing ass person. Ppl are killing each other because of Facebook and Tinder.
right! lol, I think the initial assumption was that religion was ignorant and we can do better. Reality is religion is ignorant but we're worst lol.
And it's usually smart ppl who can make decisions on their own who say religion is ignorant etc because they assume their thought processes are the same as everyone else, or that their untested ass life and thought-processes are getting the full 360 on humanity and earth.
I can say Judaism is ignorant and we're 'better now' but look at Judaism and look at Scientology and tell me we're 'getting smarter' as a people lol. Look at old world 'paganism' and look at this new shit where it's just a girl trying to show her crotch print while some sage is burning lol. You spend 7 seconds on twitter and the Prophet Mohammed makes perfect fucking sense bruh.
But its not like a billion muslims are choosing Islam because they've explored all the options and they think its a better way of life. For the most part they're born into it and questioning it probably means getting decapitated or at least disowned.
Also, if humans are worse than religion, humans also invented religion. Maybe future ideologies won't be any worse?
People believe in God because they’re afraid of death. That’s what it all boils down to. Having a religion to follow gives them a peace of mind, even if it’s rubbish. Doesn’t matter. It’s like rooting for a sports team
that's true, but things aren't better because we choose them. I think the actual aim of religion is creating and cementing community. Irreligious ppl have a very loud inability to do that. I think the belief aspect is for kids and women and it's def not the 'main thing' about it. Christianity is particularly fucked because i focused all it's energy on the belief aspect, but Judaism does the opposite where the community is more important than the belief. Islam does a lot of both.
But it's really just everyone playing the same make believe game. We can all choose our own but the point of the game is all of us playing around in the same game with the same rules. THe big issue with the abrahamic religions is they also say that if someone isn't playing your specific game their the enemy and that's the part where the shit gets stupid. But people will create fictious play-space no matter what, and imo it's best there's some orthodoxy to it so that we don't spin too far off the rails.
but maybe in the future we won't be as shitty about it as we currently are. who knows
one of my best friends is christian and always trying to convert me, i had to politely tell him to stop on many occasions. still i love him like a brother
It doesnt bother me. I know the bible and quaran are not true but its a spiritual path to some of my friends. Get at it, its no different losing yourself in sex or porn, social media, art. Its the fantasy people need
Sometimes my friend say I'm going to hell if I dont follow his word. Please. Thats what I cant take, he know I dont believe it and still throws that corny shit at me from time to time
Are you afraid of death?
Anyone who bases their well being or way of life on text written over thousands of years ago. Good luck with that, honestly.
To be specific, Jehovah's witnesses are the worst.
Probably the most organized and aggressive denomination. They knocked on my door and left a leaflet last week. I played possum, although they could probably see me.
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