DO YOU BELIEVE IN RELIGION

[beachguy in thongs]

I believe that there are Buddhists, Muslims, Catholics, Jews, et al.

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[cannabis campbell]

yeah there is but do you believe in one of them?

[Oneironaut]

No. Religious all have one thing in common: they make extraordinary claims without backing them up with extraordinary evidence. It's pretty clear nobody believes in this stuff for any good logical reason; that's why they call it "faith". When people of different faiths are making contradictory baseless claims, of course, they cannot settle their disputes through discussions. What logical argument could be used to persuade one side or the other? The inevitable result for society is one of two things: (1) a society in which people of differing religions openly attack each other, such as Israel, Kashmir or Northern Ireland, or (2) a society in which it is taboo to confront ridiculous beliefs because of some perceived need to be "respectful of people's religions". Neither is desirable. Currently we live in the second type of society. It is okay to ridicule someone's stupidity if they claim that leprechauns exist or that they can fly by flapping their arms, but we can't denounce their stupidity if they think that they can talk with a man who died 2,000 years ago, or that there is a loving god who will torture you for eternity without any chance of forgiveness if you don't believe in him. Religion is a funny thing. It can make millions of perfectly sane people believe things it would be impossible for any single individual to come to believe in unless he was completely insane.

[andyandy]

well....i believe in religion - because religion is a belief system - and there are plenty of people who buy into it.....evolutionary biologists postulate that a belief in religion was an positive evolutionary trait....as it banded together otherwise disparate groups of early humans under a common belief....it's possible that religious belief was the glue that held large groups of humans together - the necessary precursor to civilisation and development.....

do i belive in god? That's a very different question....i think god exists, not in the physical etheral father figure of monothesism, but in the minds of those who believe in him.....

[CChrisgat05]

religion is not a belief system it it is the system as a whole the religion that you are is your belief system (I.E. wiccan, christian, catholic, baptist, pagan, judism, muslim) are all systems of belief that are a part of religion as a whole because all religions no matter how u worship will all lead to the same place if someone really belives it dosent matter what your religion is i am religious yes but since i dont feel like being prescuted on a board and defend my stance i will prefer not to reveal my religion and my beliefs

[mrdevious]

Religion = "Believe this set of things and you'll be rewarded/punished accordingly"

Philosophy = "Here's some ideas. discuss"

Before anybody yells "hypocrite" at me, I consider Buddhism a philosophy, as do massive amounts of Buddhists.

[CChrisgat05]

Religion = "Believe this set of things and you'll be rewarded/punished accordingly"

Philosophy = "Here's some ideas. discuss"

Before anybody yells "hypocrite" at me, I consider Buddhism a philosophy, as do massive amounts of Buddhists.

very well put

[Ganj]

I voted yes.

I believe that religion has good intent, but it's also hiding the truth from the citizens. The government and religion cooperate in a strange way. Both with good intentions, but it's time for an honest discourse. We're so brain-washed it's sickening...while at the same time having honor. It's like sweet and sour sauce. But what do I know? I'm just some nigga on the other end of the keyboard with some theories...and they're not really theories, they're hypothetical. Trial and error, right?

[ChronicMike]

Nope. religion is something that was set up too keep people in order without beliveing in something you do not believe in the idea of heaven/hell so you do not fear death and do not give a fuck.

[beachguy in thongs]

yeah there is but do you believe in one of them?

I am a confirmed catholic, but I have no religion.