our own gods.

[Ganj]

the figures that people worship are just that.
we are our own gods.
we look up to the skies for an answer to our problems, when it's us who solve it through faith.
in turn, by worshipping a god, we are truly worshipping ourselves.
through karma we are brought the things we pray for.
those who don't know this or aren't religious are lost.
they're helpless.

[BobBong]

re·li·gious Audio pronunciation of "religious" ( P ) Pronunciation Key (r-ljs)
adj.

1. Having or showing belief in and reverence for God or a deity.
2. Of, concerned with, or teaching religion: a religious text.
3. Extremely scrupulous or conscientious: religious devotion to duty.

"those who don't know this or aren't religious are lost.
they're helpless. "

I think the word you were looking for was spiritual.


Either way.. you've got a point

[Ganj]

thanks for the correction.

[Ganj]

not much popularity in this topic, eh?

[NightProwler]

the figures that people worship are just that.
we are our own gods.
we look up to the skies for an answer to our problems, when it's us who solve it through faith.
in turn, by worshipping a god, we are truly worshipping ourselves.
through karma we are brought the things we pray for.
those who don't know this or aren't religious are lost.
they're helpless.

i've known that for like...forever

[Ganj]

well enlighten me.

[BobBong]

yea, there isn't much to say about this really. I find the subject of spirituality and religion touchy sometimes, myself coming from a very strong religious upbringing. you make a good statement though, alot of people could learn from it. not people like NightProwler though...14 year olds know all the secrets to life, didn't you know?

[ermitonto]

Yes, it seems that man has created God in his own image. God as depicted in the Bible has very human-like qualities and emotions, but religion seems to me more like worship of invisible friends than worship of the self. Although perhaps there is no difference between worshiping an imaginary friend and oneself, at a deeper level. After all, the imaginary friend is a product of the imagination of the person who believes in him. All his traits have their origin somewhere within the mind of the believer, and perhaps through a psychological process known as projection, the subject projects his own ego onto the imaginary friend. His own desires and beliefs become one with those of the imaginary friend. To the believer this is always just a happy coincidence, but the skeptics don't see any coincidence in how the various churches just so happen to love/hate the same people they claim their God does.