| Dating back to
the beginning of creation, Man has slowly moved
up the ladder of intelligence. From hunting and
gathering to farming, from wood to stone to
metal, all the way to electricity and spun back
around to decode ancient secrets of the past.
Amongst this, and many other facts, there has
always been the Organized Religion.
Religion has a basic and simple definition.
It's a foundation for people to base their lives
on, so they have an answer to the once and
always pondered question of "what happens at
death?"
Many people take a very naive and uneducated
approach to religion. For example, Christianity
is most certainly the most popular religion out
there [ this is because the wide spread from
Rome back in the early AD years ] This is most
common in the United states of course. Many
people who follow the Christian religion either
A) Were raised with it B) It's the only religion
they know or C) They have decided after much
consideration that this religion suits them best
after research and possible practice of others
(this is RARE).
Many people of religion claim that they get
"spoken to" OR of course the infamous " I have
faith".
Now, I know that many people are religious,
So I want to make this clear. I DO NOT
DISCRIMINATE people of religion, or the
religions themselves. I find religion
fascinating. I respect your religion. It
provides an interesting stories and STRONG
MORAL. I have studied (not practiced) many
religions, some of them Buddhism, Christianity,
Catholicism and Hinduism. So, I am a very well
educated atheist. I would like you to be open
minded to what I'm saying, basically. Respect
from both ends :]
In my opinion, organized religion is somewhat
of a self assurance for people whom are afraid
of death. It provides an alibi for people who
are afraid of eternal nothingness. Think about
it... |
