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Religion is one of man's fundamental basic needs. It helps people face the most oppressive dictatorships by comforting them with the belief in a possible better world and afterlife. All dictatorships have began by targeting religious freedom and mankind's need to believe.
Religion is a cultural universal because it fulfill several basic function within human societies.It is a basic requirement a group life.
One of the functions of religion for man As a means of salvation
Religion serves as the best way for its adherents to relate to their Lord in order to plead and expect salvation from both visible and unreal evil and salvation from the threat of hellfire due to past sins. Someone who has a religion then herself has a God for a place of prayer, expression of heart and pleading salvation of the hereafter. so the heart can feel more calm and closer to the creator is a way to calm the heart.
Religion serves as the best way for its adherents to relate to their Lord in order to plead and expect salvation from both visible and unreal evil and salvation from the threat of hellfire due to past sins. Someone who has a religion then herself has a God for a place of prayer, expression of heart and pleading salvation of the hereafter. so the heart can feel more calm and closer to the creator is a way to calm the heart.
I'm an atheist and have the following standpoint:
- All religions are hoaxes, making people belive in non-existing gods.
Religions serve the following purposes:
1. Making people have some comfort in their lives, having something else than themselves to pray to and look up to. This is mostly culturrally dependent,
most people adhere to the religion were they grew up, and what was ingrained in them from early childhood.
2. To keep uneducated people in control.
3. To keep power and control in a central position.
If religion was all about love to your God, and it was all a mental thing, there would be no need for churches, and all accessories that goes with a religion.
It's sad that a God-fearing man goes regularily to church to get closer to his maker. He could've been just as close to his God in his couch at home.
Many religious entities collect money, and are rather greedy, there are internal battles about power and control, just think of the Vatican.
I think it's rather sad that in 2012, so many people put their belief in something that doesn't exist. You may pray, and you may feel that your prayers were heard,
and things turn for the better in your life, but most of the time, the prayers are futile, and the only one that can change anything in your life is yourself.
States need to separate themselves from religion, and any religious society needs to take care of itself. Many religious societies does serve a good purpose in their
municipality, and there's nothing wrong with that, and I do respect anyone that has their faith, but I don't think there's any God of any sorts, and people need to take
responsibility for their own lives.
Will the earth ever come to a point where people are so educated that they understand that science is the only true answer, and that everything else is fairytales ?
As much as I respect any Christian or any devoted religious person from any other religion (I may think his belief is a joke, but I would never say it to his face to force a confrontation in disrespect), I don't think any religions should have any special protection under the law.
Part of the problem is that Religion is so ingrained into the culture of most countries, that many people don't even question it.
Education will put the power in the hands of the people to learn about the world around them, and will remove the power of the leaders of their religion over them.
As an atheist, I don't think your religion defines whether you're a good person or not, that's more down to the person itself, and the values you've been taught in your upbringing, and what you've learned through your education.
Now, with the recent uproar about the 'Innocence of Muslims'-movie, people shouldn't get upset about it. If they don't like it, they should simply ignore it, and don't speak of it. Killing people, making riots etc. and claim that it's because of this movie, this is not right. People are always responsible for what they do.
If I were a Christian, and someone mocked my religion and called me a religious fool, and I got angry and burned down their house, that would be completely unacceptable by me, and I would need to take the full penalty for it.
Some people say we should not provoke 'islam' through cartoons, movies etc. And this may seem like the easy way out. But what if we continously bombarded Islam with this material, would they keep rioting every day of the week, every week, every month and every year, or would they finally sit down and say to themselves: "I'm tired of fighting, I can be a good muslim, no matter what any people say about my religion".
Islam doesn't receive more goodwill by having it's followers react like this, I would think most sivilized people just seeing this for what it is; outright crimes. Also I think a lot of the people that we see rioting in the streets, are only using this movie as an excuse for acting like they do.
Is there a single other Religion in the world were the members would've reacted like this over a movie ?
What do you all think ?
- All religions are hoaxes, making people belive in non-existing gods.
Religions serve the following purposes:
1. Making people have some comfort in their lives, having something else than themselves to pray to and look up to. This is mostly culturrally dependent,
most people adhere to the religion were they grew up, and what was ingrained in them from early childhood.
2. To keep uneducated people in control.
3. To keep power and control in a central position.
If religion was all about love to your God, and it was all a mental thing, there would be no need for churches, and all accessories that goes with a religion.
It's sad that a God-fearing man goes regularily to church to get closer to his maker. He could've been just as close to his God in his couch at home.
Many religious entities collect money, and are rather greedy, there are internal battles about power and control, just think of the Vatican.
I think it's rather sad that in 2012, so many people put their belief in something that doesn't exist. You may pray, and you may feel that your prayers were heard,
and things turn for the better in your life, but most of the time, the prayers are futile, and the only one that can change anything in your life is yourself.
States need to separate themselves from religion, and any religious society needs to take care of itself. Many religious societies does serve a good purpose in their
municipality, and there's nothing wrong with that, and I do respect anyone that has their faith, but I don't think there's any God of any sorts, and people need to take
responsibility for their own lives.
Will the earth ever come to a point where people are so educated that they understand that science is the only true answer, and that everything else is fairytales ?
As much as I respect any Christian or any devoted religious person from any other religion (I may think his belief is a joke, but I would never say it to his face to force a confrontation in disrespect), I don't think any religions should have any special protection under the law.
Part of the problem is that Religion is so ingrained into the culture of most countries, that many people don't even question it.
Education will put the power in the hands of the people to learn about the world around them, and will remove the power of the leaders of their religion over them.
As an atheist, I don't think your religion defines whether you're a good person or not, that's more down to the person itself, and the values you've been taught in your upbringing, and what you've learned through your education.
Now, with the recent uproar about the 'Innocence of Muslims'-movie, people shouldn't get upset about it. If they don't like it, they should simply ignore it, and don't speak of it. Killing people, making riots etc. and claim that it's because of this movie, this is not right. People are always responsible for what they do.
If I were a Christian, and someone mocked my religion and called me a religious fool, and I got angry and burned down their house, that would be completely unacceptable by me, and I would need to take the full penalty for it.
Some people say we should not provoke 'islam' through cartoons, movies etc. And this may seem like the easy way out. But what if we continously bombarded Islam with this material, would they keep rioting every day of the week, every week, every month and every year, or would they finally sit down and say to themselves: "I'm tired of fighting, I can be a good muslim, no matter what any people say about my religion".
Islam doesn't receive more goodwill by having it's followers react like this, I would think most sivilized people just seeing this for what it is; outright crimes. Also I think a lot of the people that we see rioting in the streets, are only using this movie as an excuse for acting like they do.
Is there a single other Religion in the world were the members would've reacted like this over a movie ?
What do you all think ?
Maybe i can be called as an atheist too.. but im not, since im not praying too often, but i do believe in GOD
My way of life just "be kind to other people, dont do any harm to the other living creature"
if you cant help them, at least dont hurt / make them suffer..
religion is just a tool
The religion is supposed to do a lot of things but it’s rather making people fight.
Spiritual awareness, inner peace and love towards one another is the purpose of religion unfortunately people have found ways to corrupt most of the good things in the world and religion is one of those things.
The religion is supposed to do a lot of things but it’s rather making people fight.
On a small scale it's about spirituality and wonder. On a large scale it's about control.
It depends on what you mean by "function". For humans it serves a spiritual need. This of course can be abused by power structures to further their interests.
Science and Math has become the new religion, people just switch from one religion to another religion depends on their utility
I think there are many religious functions in our lives
as a means of education, because it can teach things that are good with the command or prohibition that must be followed and obeyed
as a bridge of world peace, because the teachings of religion that always prioritizes to behave well, mutual respect and cherish with people of different faiths. so as to bring unity and unity to world peace.
As a place to react, because religion teaches people to socialize or interact with others (other religions)
as a theoretical doctrine, because religion teaches about how to behave well according to norms, morals and rules of rules, injunctions and prohibitions of prohibitions related to social ethics. and many more religious functions in our lives.
as a means of education, because it can teach things that are good with the command or prohibition that must be followed and obeyed
as a bridge of world peace, because the teachings of religion that always prioritizes to behave well, mutual respect and cherish with people of different faiths. so as to bring unity and unity to world peace.
As a place to react, because religion teaches people to socialize or interact with others (other religions)
as a theoretical doctrine, because religion teaches about how to behave well according to norms, morals and rules of rules, injunctions and prohibitions of prohibitions related to social ethics. and many more religious functions in our lives.
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 ...
The religion is a big thing across the globe and it should peace and harmony.
To control uneducated people
for me no religions exists, only one supreme power is there who prevents us and resist us within our limits.
"As an atheist, I don't think your religion defines whether you're a good person or not, that's more down to the person itself, and the values you've been taught in your upbringing, and what you've learned through your education."
This is right, religion doesn't define how good you are. But everybody must have to believe something - a faith that is keeping us alive. I think religion has a major role when it comes to wedding, most couple broke up due to different belief. Religion is just here to teach us, to lead us in life to become a better human, to become steward of this earth and to praise God forever more.
This is right, religion doesn't define how good you are. But everybody must have to believe something - a faith that is keeping us alive. I think religion has a major role when it comes to wedding, most couple broke up due to different belief. Religion is just here to teach us, to lead us in life to become a better human, to become steward of this earth and to praise God forever more.
Religions are meant to discipline a person accordingly through fear on visional prophecies and tragedies on polarity. Guides people through morality and treating people better.
Religion and gods, true or not, there is no waste in believing except maybe time? We get to live slightly better and assured though.
Religion and gods, true or not, there is no waste in believing except maybe time? We get to live slightly better and assured though.
we have so many religions in this world, but for me the functions of every religion is to guide you in God, i know that every religions have their different ways to teach the word of God. but the way of it is this religions referring you to God.
Maintaining the peace and the harmony in the society and teaching peace to people.
Religion gives rise to the spirit of brotherhood. Durkheim viewed that religion strengthens social solidarity. A.W. Geen also pointed out that 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.
I dont know such a complex definitions of religions.
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