Topic: The function of religion ? (Read 18598 times)

Because the teachings of religion that always prioritize to always live good behavior, mutual respect and compassion with people of different religions can realize unity and unity and as a tool to get to world peace. the world has different state ideologies and religions, but all countries are based on mutual respect for human rights, respect each other, give priority to equality but not harm each other, avoid humiliation or blasphemy against others and not feel right, then world peace will always be created until the end of time.

Religion is a group of believers of God that helps spread the news about the word of God. A group of religion do have a different  beliefs but it is simply about their beliefs in a living God.

It bothers me really as to why many atheists are so worried about religion. Most of the vices in the society have nothing to do with religion. I cannot deny that some arise because of religion. But even atheists will agree that some are curbed by it. So, what is the fuss all about? Some are even bold enough to say that if religion was non-existent then all problems would be solved all together. No greater fallacy exists! There are many questions that science and atheism cannot answer but religion has actually made a good attempt to resolve. I believe that religion brings us great benefit. But because of how powerful its influence is, many are scared of it. If this power however is wielded judiciously, the result will be wonderful.

This is highly philosophical question. Of course, religion has a function. It is there to educate people. Priests are like teachers. They show us how to educate our spirit. Priests are human like us. They are not perfect. For that reason, they make mistakes just like us. Religions, no matter what we say, have been invented by men. In that case, they cannot be perfect. Nothing on Earth is perfect. Even the atheist cannot find perfection in their denial of God. I believe that religion works like a school. It is just there to teach. Now maybe the methodology is not good but the purpose is respectful.

Religion can serve as the best means to teach the good things that can benefit the banyaak party in accordance with the orders or restrictions that must be followed and obeyed, so that someone can become a better person and always be on the path of truth and goodness according to the teachings and beliefs of each.

The transformative reasons are genuinely essential:
we as a species make due by endeavoring to find out about and clarify our general surroundings, and we make due by being social/innate and dismissing different clans so they don't infringe on our territory and nourishment supplies. Since we couldn't clarify everything great quite a while back, we thought of religious stories.
What's more, since we're innate, we tended to slaughter any individual who wasn't care for us. Doesn't even fundamentally imply that the religion result was developmentally valuable. It could simply be a symptom of the past two sections that we by one means or another figured out how to get by disregarding, similar to our appendixes and awful teeth.

Concerning being insulted over motion pictures, that will be normal when individuals are raised with the possibility that they shouldn't address and shouldn't give confirm a chance to impact them. Yahoo for science.

Religion is like a wall or foundation because it strengths the common beliefs of many people towards believing in a god. Religion binds all of it making them one in worshipping their highest god. Actually, another major function of religion is strengthened the faith of those who believe in their god. Their faith will be shaped upon having religion. But religion is somehow an organizer for those who have common belief will be at one. We can still really see people who have strong faith regardless of lacking religion.

Religion is a foundation, if likened to the foundation house is important. if the foundation is bad it will lead to the house quickly brittle, but otherwise if the foundation is strong then the house will stand firmly. such as the religion, if someone has a weak religion / faith then the person will be easily affected the negative things that harm, otherwise if someone has a stron religion / faith then he will know how we use life with positive things. So, believe in religion is important for me

 It provides social cohesion to help maintain social solidarity through shared rituals and beliefs, social control to enforce religious-based morals and norms to help maintain conformity and control in society, and it offers meaning and purpose to answer any existential questions. Further, Durkheim placed himself in the positivist tradition, meaning that he thought of his study of society as dispassionate and scientific. 

And maybe the need of purpose is also a root cause. Although religions themselves don't really give humans much purpose when you think about it, like going to heaven isn't really much of a purpose. Worshiping god forever and doing essentially the same things here but with immortality is not really an amazing purpose.

There are so many functions of religion
1. Religion promotes social solidarity: this simply means that Religion will rise to the spirit of brotherhood.  religion is strengthens social in solidarity. Religion has the supremely integration and verifying force in human society. It is true that common belief, common sentiment, common worship, participation in common rituals etc. are the significant cementing factors which strengthen unity and solidarity

In the final analysis, i personally believe religion is meant to strengthen the human soul's personal relationship with God. Though the purpose has been miscontrued by majority of mankind over the years especially for selfish gains of a few. Religion is a means to an end and not an end in itself and the end here is God cos he is the beginning and the end.

who the hell knows?

Religion is obviously a method to control the population, when the threat of jail or death wasn't enough the powers that be decided the threat of eternal damnation should keep the public from disobeying the almighty rule of whatever group of assholes are currently in power.

I get the desire to want to believe, with the world being what it is, its hard not to want to believe in a higher power, hoping that this is not it, that there is something better, that there IS a point to all of this.
I completely understand the need for faith, religion takes advantage of that and then tries to scare the shit out you to do what you're told or BURN IN HELL FOREVER.

Its the religious extremist nutcases that we have to be careful for. When religion turns to violence. When others try to force their beliefs onto you. When you start justifying your actions no matter how horrible because you are answering to a 'higher power' *cough* ex: Mike Pence ("Pence is a dangerous religious fanatic who supports Israel unconditionally because of his Christian Zionist ideology")

There is so much we don't understand, I believe there is a lot more going on in this Universe then we could even fathom but I seriously doubt we end up hanging out with our lost loved ones in the heavens with our wings and head rings.

The worst part is how religion manipulates and converts children, they fill you with so much BS, and of course at that age you completely believe every word of it.

very well said indeed! i am too sharp and blunt while i know i  could be more calm and get my point across better if i were calm, but i hate have to try to teach sheep "followers of any religion" how to follow. personally i think all "RELIGIOUS" people are weak minded and lack self esteem or they would be strong enough to relay on themselves to know the difference between right and wrong, but they prefer to lean on "religion"as a crutch and also a scapegoat!
but to say one is better then the other simply pisses me off!

It is so sad to know that there are still a lot of people who DO believe in God even there is not one provable evidence to his existence.

Religions usually pray acceptance, unity, peace and so on but (some of) their followers are the first one who break their own rules when it comes to people who don't fit into their view of life, like witches in the past (or even now in some places in Africa), or their enemy number one homosexual people. There is enough prove here in some of the topics in Politics & Society where different sexual preferences or stuff like that is discussed. Mostly it's religious people who are against those life styles with the reason it's a sin or other bullshit.

As long as religions don't accept different life styles of different people without attacking them, they are completely worthless to me.

I don't have any problems with people who want to believe in god or in any other supernatural being even when I think it's stupid.
I usually only have problems with missionaries and people with very limited views of other peoples life styles. Interestingly mostly religious people (of course not only them) fall into this category. Where is the acceptance here? Where is the unity here?

I don't need a god to make moral decisions or to know what is right and wrong
  - do you think if people never invented the concept of gods or religions, people would all be psychopaths and would not follow any rules?
I don't need a god to live a happy and fulfilled life
  - do you think if people never invented the concept of gods or religions, everybody would constantly thinking how fucked up his life is?
I don't need a god to whatever else religious people think they need a god to be able to master their lifes.
 
Everything religious people think is only possible with the help of god, can be done as good if not better also without a god.
It's just arrogant to think that only religions have the one and only answer for everything.

whoa there Albert Einstein!!
 religious beliefs are each persons decisions and they are individual as each has a different level of belief!
so for the fact  a person  communicates or not with who ever they believe in, as a god is strictly personal
if that is good or bad, it is not up to us to judge "so please try to stay away from labelling people or apply generalizations on anyone"!
as you say all religions got edited except your fucking islam?
wrong asshole!
who wrote your crap fables and bullshit ideas of it ?  when and who printed it on paper or is it written on donkey cock skin?
still written by hand of man ,and nothing can be proven from any religious belief!  so please get off your high horse and realize that because i drink whiskey every day of the year and have wild sex with anything and everything i can in public to show everyone my cock i am not the sinner! who ever judges me is the sinner!
and if your islam judges me as a sinner then your islam can kiss my ass! along with every one else that try to say your religion is the only good and all others are bad!

shove your entitled ideas of islam  where the sun dont shine "for normal people"

religion is the communication between you and God  and its a good thing and its only created for the better for you but all religions got edited by humans only islam isnot edited

Religion is a social engineering technique used mainly to enslave, exploit and control uneducated groups of people.

Science, technology, progressive social values are incompatible with religion.

Religion is a historical relic. It should be studied to make sure we don't allow this ideology in the future.

People who follow ANY religion are not free.  They cannot think for themselves.
They are wasting their lives.  Not that it matters, they do not make any significant contributions to society anyway.

Religion is for those who believe, and its function is to inspire, encourage, and justify that faith.

Religion is the relationship between you and God.the function of religion is for to mature and develop the characteristic of Jesus Christ.and to trust God for everything.