carmen510
Deity
Unless I see proof besides, "All the answers are in this book, which the same people who thought the Earth was flat wrote, and said God dropped on their heads. See? Irrefutable!"
Yor Religious (or Non-Religious) View
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Japanrocks12
tired of being a man
carmen510
Deity
Well people believe in their faith, therefore, to them, it is true.
Could atheism possibly be 'The religion that forms in the lack of other religions, and has no holy being'.
Could atheism possibly be 'The religion that forms in the lack of other religions, and has no holy being'.
JohnRM
Don't make me destroy you
Most organized religions (and especially the Abrahamic ones) are as a plague to this Earth. The cultural mindset that comes along with them are that humans are above the natural laws and that the planet was made for them to conquer and rule. It gives us carte blanche to go around eliminating thousands of plant and animal species based on whether or not they serve our immediate purposes or not, and to eliminate all competitors. This goes against all of the natural laws that are established, whether by God, Gods, or by happenstance. Humans can no more live above these laws than a cricket or a bird, but we think that we can and we're destroying our planet and ourselves in the process. Religion is not necessarily the root of the problem, but is more a support system to further that cultural mindset that has us headed down the path of extinction.
JohnRM
Don't make me destroy you
Ehh, it isn't a mental illness, it is simply... idk, for the lack of a better term, instinct to believe in some higher power. That being said, instincts can become outdated, and from what I can see, organized religion is usually contradictory to either other passages in its holy works, or simply doesn't have the answers for modern issues. With that being said, you have to be Scottish.
I would agree that apart of what makes us human is an acknowledgment and a belief in the sacred and of a higher power. What is universal among all tribal peoples of this Earth that have not yet been destroyed by our culture is a general belief in a higher power and a sort of worship of nature and the Earth. Of course, in our specific culture, religion has evolved into a mechanism to support our vision that we are above the laws of nature and that we do not have to live in harmony with the community of life.
Aramazd
Deity
I'm a Pastafarian until a more delicious creator is discovered.
Damnyankee
Honest Abe
Hmm... a very valid point, however, I think it cuts both ways, In that some beliefs held either use the Bible/Koran/etc as an excuse to continue actions against the environment or certain people, or some people are just extremists, with no concern for outside influence, only caring about what his or her holy book has to say.
Damnyankee
Honest Abe
God dammit, why didn't I think of that, lol.
Secular humanist, so functionally atheist.
dwaxe
is not a fanatic
I am a strong atheist...
MobBoss
Off-Topic Overlord
I mock you two for ruining the point of my lame attempt to stop mobby's troll.
How is my comment any more trollish than Curts? How is it trollish at all, when I hear athiests say the same exact thing about religionists all the time?
Talk about hypocrisy.
skadistic
Caomhanach
Well in all fairness people who walk around and admit to imaginary friends are labeled as ill. People who don't aren't.
Perfection
The Great Head.
It isn't
The exact same way it is when atheists say it!
I don't see any hypocrisy in it whatsoever.
MobBoss
Off-Topic Overlord
Jesus isnt imaginary. Neither is God. However, people who feel so smug as to insult others faiths because they simply feel like doing so need therapy.
plarq
Crazy forever
holy king
Deity
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of course they arent! tom, the albino walrus sitting next to me right now isnt either!
