Quote Originally Posted by theone2334
Why canā??t we just accept that earth isnā??t really anything that special, and life as we know it developed on earth through chemical processes and evolved into more complex forms, and religion and other old ideas that attempt to explain how we came to be are just inventions of early civilizations and are no longer applicable? While I have completely disregarded the idea of religion for some time now, only recently has it really angered me. Like conservatives withholding the rights of gay people from marrying, just because some book says itā??s bad. While I am straight, if I were gay I would be one pissed off individual. Even today wars are waged in the name of god. Entire countries at each others throats just because they believe in a different god or set of beliefs. I could go on but I can already see this post is getting quite long, and many people who pass by it might not be interested in reading it. So, why does the majority of the world still believe in a god or gods? Why canā??t we release ourselves from what has been lagging our evolution as a society?
Because religion fuels the ego. It makes man feel important, and as nomadherbman said its the idea of being significant that turns us onto religion. Religions (all religions) teach people that they MATTER, that the choices they make MATTER, whether they live or die MATTERS...to someone, somewhere. All religions have that in common. Religion will never ever go away as long as man has an ego to feed.
Ousted Reviewed by Ousted on . Do you believe in a god? I grew up in a Christian family, and every Sunday my parents brought me to church to learn the word of god. As I grew up, the more I began to think about religion and this idea of a god, and the more it came to me, isn't this a bit silly? This almighty powerful god for some reason created this extraordinarily complex universe and then left without showing shed of proof of his existence. I have talked with many religious people and have tried to understand their reasoning as to why they believe Rating: 5