What's wrong with religion?

Religion was invented to give answers to questions for which there are/were no answers. Religion was invented as a way to control the people. This applies to most, but not all religions.

What's wrong with the Mormons? They're using religion as an excuse for all their irrational beliefs. Faith is belief that doesn't rest on logical proof or material evidence.

The brilliant American physicist Richard Feynman once said, "But I don't have to know an answer. I don't feel frightened by not knowing things, by being lost in the mysterious universe without having any purpose, which is the way it really is, as far as I can tell, possibly. It doesn't frighten me." Smart guy.

Too bad most religions are based on fear, especially ones like Scientology, where LR Hubbard first reminded people  in Dianetics to fear "things that go 'bump' in the night".

Where's the Christ in Christianity? Where's the Mohammed in Islam?

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Beside the fact that people dedicate their lives to unprovable myths?

Look around and see the state of the world.  Read the papers.  Listen to the news.

If you don't see what's wrong with religion, then you can't see anything at all.

by TJD on 02/27/2007 06:40:52 PM EST

Mohammed wasn't a murdering thug. He was more of a party dude, kind of like St. Matthew, not a misogynist like St. Paul. Mohammed enjoyed drinking, song, women. He also learned a lot from the Jews with whom he lived. Those Islamists who deny that are fooling themselves. Those Christianists who believe in such nonsense are misinformed. It's easier to control and manipulate Christianists and Islamists with fear and disinformation, especially the fear that they will learn historical facts/truth.

Islamists who use Islam as an excuse to abuse women, abstain from alcohol, kill infidels are not true Muslims, i.e. followers of Mohammed. Islamists who define Jihad as war instead of moral obligation, internal conflict, or struggle, and act violently on that are not true Muslim followers of Mohammed. They are only following the local nonreligious traditions of blood wars and xenophobia.

Christians who defame Muslims and vice versa are not true to the teachings of their prophets. Neither Christianity nor Islam teaches adherents to hate and kill. On reading the Bible and Koran, there is more violence in the Bible, in stories, but not advocacy. Don't confuse allegories with history.

by zenie on 03/01/2007 11:54:34 AM EST

The repug is a racists and trying to use a religion he obviously knows absolutely nothing about to try to justify it. 


The rapture right does exactly the same thing using Christianity a religion they know absolutely nothing about.

The old testament is chock full of death and destruction  of course  that was glossed over by the repug in favor of attacking a "foreign" religion.

by Left Is Right on 03/01/2007 01:15:35 PM EST

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Imagine there's no Heaven
It's easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us only sky
...
And no religion too
Imagine all the people
Living life in peace
...

by thbbbt on 03/05/2007 06:52:06 AM EST

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