Topic: Why do people believe in religion? - page 15. (Read 19656 times)

Experiment ?..

2 islands   Give 1 island the bible and let them live   Give the other island money every week .. 
like a universal income

Which island will be most happiest and feel free .
And which island will have less mental health problems..?

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Yes we understand why people need GOD     FOR HELP BECAUSE THEY ARE VERY SICK PEOPLE..^
And no sane human will forgive them..


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Enjoy the church because the church sure does enjoy you ..

Not religion itself, but the faith, sometimes can bring hope and comfort, it's very useful in certain situations, helping even in medical situations.
The problem is not religion, but human nature.

The void God was not complete. This is the place for family, friends and animals. When a business takes all the time and it turns out. This often happens with rich people because the poor have more time for personal life.

You know what they say, it's easier to cry in a Ferrari than on a bicycle

So do i..
But it's even worse without money  ..

Having problems with no money is a lot worse than having problems with money.     TRUST ME.

You do know most people need god to help them..

Oh god help me my son needs shoes and i cannot afford them please someone help me..
Oh and this women suffers with depression   how much more depressed will she feel than the rich person?.

10% are really rich and happy even if they get sad or depression they will not suffer like the 90%
Always a worry for the 90%..

Like school bills hospital bills mortgage bills ..Now imagine they suffer with depression they still got to go to work with an illness or the whole family collapses ..
Not for a depressed rich person..

LIFE IS HARD FOR THE POOR..IT CAN MAKE PEOPLE MENTAL ..
Just being poor can cause stress then you can become mental..

OH GOD PLEASE HELP ME ..

Now imagine 10% was poor and the 90% was rich?  They be not much need to call for god..

Unless your pissed and the room is spinning ..

This is individual. I know people who are rich in material things (money, cars etc.) but feel empty inside. And on the other side there are people who have nothing but family and they are happiest people I know.

but still many people feel''empty'' and without purpose of life...

BECAUSE THEY ARE POOR ..

Technology and science certainly can't give us purpose of life. Far from that. But they are just "a tool" in our life if you know how to get the best from it.
For example, what bothers me the most is how people use internet in the wrong purpose. Instead of looking it as an unlimited source of knowledge many people use it for for stupid things which separates us from each other.

And I wouldn't necessary agree with you that technology can't help us in spiritual area. For example, if there was no internet I probably wouldn't ever try to meditate (which is also some kind of spirituality). You have access to people who can teach you what they know about spiritual, so you can open your mind to other things and not just something your parents taught you.

I think we are "by default" spiritual beings and that's why some people feel empty and have no purpose in life. That's why I said that as long as your religion doesn't harm others you can believe in whatever you want and nobody should ever try to convince you otherwise.  

Every person has a period when he begins to believe or seek spiritual support. By God, people do not come from a good life, and it happens quite often. A person without faith is just a pile of meat with bones.

I, too, are interested in this issue. After all, the Bible was written by people and they do not know what God wants. Perhaps they were mistaken in something, and all blindly from generation to generation follow the Bible.

I think that many people search for purpose in their life.
I believe also in the spiritual reality, not just physical.
Yes, scientists can create many ''nice'' things and our life is better now than before, but still many people feel''empty'' and without purpose of life.
Do you think that technology or science can give us purpose of life?
Or help us find ''inner'' peace in our mind?
I don't think so.
When we talk about God, we are talking about spiritual reality, and science can't help us in this area.

I don't know why people believe in religion (especially in today's world with the all information available few mouse clicks away) but I think it's their right to believe in whatever they want. For example I was raised in a family where my mother has been christian and my father has been atheist. Until I was 17 I believed in God and Jesus but after reading many books and documentaries I stopped believing. And it was on my own. Nobody forced me to believe or not to believe.

The most important thing is that whatever you believe in does not harm anyone. As long as you keep it for yourself and for your own spiritual good I don't see any problem. I know my mother finds strength in her belief so why would I try to convince her to stop believing.

you always prejudiced and judgmental people offhand, you accuse me as a person whose brain has been washed, it's a joke haha, with frontal you judging me "as if" you are right, LOL. I can also accuse or judge you with what I like, but I do not want to, why? because in Islam we are not taught to bad things like that, any little thing like that also is forbidden in Islam let alone war. LOL, I'm sure there is no religion that teaches for battle or war.

It sounds like you are someone who has been brainwashed by the Islamic clerics so that you can see the Koran violence directives right in front of you, and still say that they are not there.

I do not agree with this article, the article you provide is articles that are clearly wrong in understanding the Quran. Now I know why many people who hate Islam. it turns out those who have been accused of Islam as terrorists, they have been poisoned by the articles misguided and very misleading. they do not know the exact contents of Quran so easily deceived by the articles of garbage like that. It's very tragic.

My reading is fine.

Your understanding is lacking.

Both religious holy books talk about killing infidels.

Your delusional comments are hurting you BADecker. You have no credibility left and you are hurting.

Again, your reading comprehension is lacking. However, in this case I think that you are simply very upset that you don't have anything that can match the understanding and knowledge that i show exists all around us. So, you lash our wildly in any way you can.

You are only hurting the little bit of credibility you might have left. Your choice, however.

Wow..... no different to the christian bible:

Deuteronomy 13 states:  "If a prophet, or one who foretells by dreams, appears among you and announces to you a sign or wonder, 2 and if the sign or wonder spoken of takes place, and the prophet says, “Let us follow other gods” (gods you have not known) “and let us worship them,” 3 you must not listen to the words of that prophet or dreamer. The Lord your God is testing you to find out whether you love him with all your heart and with all your soul. 4 It is the Lord your God you must follow, and him you must revere. Keep his commands and obey him; serve him and hold fast to him. 5 That prophet or dreamer must be put to death for inciting rebellion against the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt and redeemed you from the land of slavery. That prophet or dreamer tried to turn you from the way the Lord your God commanded you to follow. You must purge the evil from among you".

No, ISIS has a correct understanding.

The words of the Koran are being expressed incorrectly by your Islamic clerics. They do this because they know that the war that the Koran demands would destroy Islam if it were done.

In the Koran, there is peace for Muslims. There is temporary peace for non-Muslims while Muslims are trying to convert them to Islam. Then, if the people won't convert to Islam, death to the infidels.

See http://www.thereligionofpeace.com/quran/023-violence.htm.

ISIS wrong in understanding the purpose of understanding the Quran, they assess the word "jihad" is still in a raw state, so they're going the wrong way / astray, they thought to be terrorists is a form of jihad, actually not. terrorism is barbarity and cruelty on this earth, not a Muslim.