Religion

[cHilli]

What the hell is ppl's view on religion here, i happen to believe that its a big ploy to try and control the world, which has worked well enough upto the last 100 years.

I was born into a Catholic family btw, but i honestly think that Jesus Christ is an entertaining fictional character.

Please, post your beliefs, dont hold back:):P

[Invader_gir]

well, im wiccan (dare not mock me >_O) but i dont think god or stuffs is real, and hell cant be real because there are at least 2 religions that i know of that say that if you dont believe in that one, then you go to hell... so everyone goes to hell thus no need for heaven >.<
damn religions... atm, i dont have any idea what to believe in

[cHilli]

Yeeess all the regligions cannot be true, because they contradict each other..

[Skeleton Lord]

Im Christian but hey wouldnt this thread cause a religous fight about peoples beliefs hasnt it been tried before????

[Invader_gir]

lets just hope that people accept others beliefs
if ya fight over it, they are more likely to not want to believe that religion and want to think about changing to it than if you just mention it

[cHilli]

If people cant handle stuff like this, the should keep the hell away from forums..

[Peppage]

I just take the easy way out and say I am agnostic

[DayleJ]

well look at all the wars of this world...there all down to religion so what the hell does that you...!? its a farce...

p.s. take note of the sig ;)

[cHilli]

I knew ud say that :P

[Laguna Loire]

Meh....Religon. They say when someone dies, it's part of God's divine plan. Lots of people die everyday. Some people say this is God communicating with us...Signs, if you will. But c'mon, is the loss of at least 100+ lives everyday worth like world peace or something? A real God doesn't kill. A real God ressurects...Religon = Big sham. There is no afterlife. You go into an eternal sleep....

[banzaii.03]

i am an aethiesit

i use the term extreme aetheist very loosely...lol

DEATH TO ALL EXTREMISTS!!

but anyhoo folks...

Relegion has 1 big fault. People actualy FIGHT over religion. Now, tell me this, which religion tells you its good to fight??

see what im getting at??

I think that the bible ( if not all true ) still remains a sorta guidebook to life, even if it isnt all actually true.

You can live like a buddhist without actually being one y'see

( and yes i know that the bible is christian and buddhists dont read from the bible but i find the way buddhists live interesting. They dont actually HAVE to beleive in a God, their religion is all about living the right way. )

[DayleJ]

well if 'God Mode' in video games is anythin to go by.....lol

i'm gonna arm myself to the teeth and kill all the terrorists and people that could b come terrosrist hell i would blitz the place...

a then my dear friends, like it or not.....the problem will b solved...!

but one thing is for sure we wouldn't hav wars like we do if it wasn't for religion, really u could say its evil

[banzaii.03]

i dont have time for aetheists....

i mean....

say you say " well...i thiink there might be a god...but i dont know...so ill just say i do, even if i sort of dont" ....

then if God DOES exist...do you really think all this crossing fingers behind back stuff is going to fool him???

be assertive.,

and i dont know who im talking to now lol

[JoshC]

im christian....

[Sister of Metal]

I was born as a christian, never really believed, studying wicca, but mostely just witchcraft at the moment. I believe some things that are said there, and it makes sense, though it isn't my belief either. I'm deffo not a christian( too lowrespect for nature...humans are better then all beings yadayadah) but I don't believe there's a god and a goddess within us and that we can summon them ( though I wish I could but I'm not going to pretend)..after all that I've seen and read about beliefs ( wicca christian hindu etc) there is no match to what I believe: respect nature, give and take, do not hurt others, do not judge them, do not think you're better then the animals or what/whoever, YOU ARE EQUAL TO EVERYTHING THAT LIVES..everything that lives dies, and so will you. DO not think you can CHANGE that process by summoning anything, leave spirits alone and rest, etcetcetc...I envy those who do believe there is an afterlife, I just do not...believe that. what gives us the right to believe we need something to live for? that life has a meaning? I believe it's useless, and will always be, though I'm not sad...

( aiight....* sigh*...long story >_<)

[[N]eto]

There must be something more, I know there is. Just think to the moments before you were born, where were you? Why don't we fear that but fear what is to come [death]? We shouldn't, there's a reason why we're here. Science nor Religion are right, only the process that is life is correct. The way you live it, you decide, but you will have to deal with the consequences.

[cHilli]

now now tieke u no ur our goddess haha:D

@Neto - consequences? do u mean in life or afterlife?

[[N]eto]

now now tieke u no ur our goddess haha:D

@Neto - consequences? do u mean in life or afterlife?

In whatever you believe, you may have to deal with the consequences now, or later on where you may go.

[Half-White]

I think religion began as an attempt to understand the unknown, and to provide order and a sense of well-being and purpose to people. As far as I know, most religions are still like that, but some of the very powerful ones (namely, Christianity, Islamic extremism, and perhaps Hinduism) were altered and twisted to suit the purposes of the authorities. Religion became an effective method for people with power to maintain that power and control the actions of others, and sadly, this form of religion still has great sway in the world.

[cHilli]

Well I think its just to give pessimists something to believe in

[Anubis]

I am Catholic, Dont ask me if i believe, I question is all i`d say.

[Oddball]

I'm Catholic.

[Invader_gir]

a lot of my friends are catholic

[Half-White]

I'm Catholic.

Out of curiosity, how much of Catholicism do you believe in?

[Anubis]

Religion is something people made to keep us focused on one thing other than ruinging our lives thinking there is no Higher being in Life and Society, Its no different than what others believe, all Religions add up to one thing. Belief in a Superior Being.

although some religions are different, dont believe in a superior.

Not saying anything at all, just saying that Religion has One point to it, To believe in something, To keep us going everyday, to make us think there is something we acheive by being good to others and so on.


IMO, anyways

[BuddhistMonk]

I used to be christian, and I do hold onto some things from it. But I'm mainly Buddhist after working with ki and taking the martial art Aikido.

[Half-White]

Lately, I've been kind of torn as far as religion is concerned. To many, it does indeed seem to be a way of living justly and even happily, but to others, it's like a means to an end.

[[N]eto]

Taking Chemistry AP has made me question everything to the point in which we all actually exist. But I can tell you something, and that is that there is so much more than what we see or know. I may not be religious, but I just feel that there's something out there, something we cannot comprehend. There must be, or all of this just isn't true.

[BuddhistMonk]

Of course there is a God. That's where my christain side kicks in. Jesus did die on the cross, and Jesus entered Nirvana/Nibbana. Also that's where Saddhamat(sp?) or Buddha went as a angel.

[xboxwizz]

in a few years when i move out of home, i will convert to buddism, i think that meditating calms me down, its also peaceful. i was born with no religion but i think everyone should believe in something.

[wil]

wHAT TO BELIVE IN?

[Half-White]

A religion that can effectively guide someone through life. Indeed, I suppose being religious can have its advantages.

[cHilli]

Religion was a concept created to Rich people in order to control the poor. FACT

[Sister of Metal]

true, but most of ppl get depressed if they can't believe in anything, like: damn, my life doesn't make sense after all * witnessed*

[Aqua]

I was born in a catholic family. I have been a druid and a wiccan^^ Right now I'm just a mix of all kinds of religions. I don't think there's this ONE religion that is the best. Each one of them has its flaws.

[Invader_gir]

yeah, i dont really have one atm... kinda confused about everything but im ok

hurray \o/

[Pixels]

I gotta say i'm mainly atheist, although i do like the idea of reincarnation... Talking about christianity, How could there be a hell, if theres heaven, why would n't god (if he's even there) allow a place so cruel and barbaric such as hell to even exist...?

[Half-White]

Supposedly, hell really isn't a place of unfathomable torture, it's really a state of being after death in which you know longer have any chance of recieving God's love.

I'll bet that during the Dark Ages, church authorities in Europe twisted it so that people would be scared into converting to Christianity.

[Pixels]

and again, in the darkages they would kill non-believers, scaring them further... With then associates hell with death.

[Half-White]

And so just imagine how many people were killed because they chose to stick to their customs and beliefs. Sad.