Why do people believe in religion? - page 17.

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Quote from: BCTBF on March 14, 2017, 02:57:47 PM

If you do not embrace any religion in this world, then you are living in this world for what? what the purpose of your life in this world if you do not believe in any religion?

The most basic purpose of life is to pass on your genes to the next generation (or not).

The purpose of any lifeform is to live and see their offspring live.

That is how life sustains itself.

You can make your life useful to others, you can enjoy it. You might as well. You only got one life after all.

whether you believe in the existence of heaven and hell?

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If you do not embrace any religion in this world, then you are living in this world for what? what the purpose of your life in this world if you do not believe in any religion?

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Quote from: OliynyK on March 14, 2017, 10:07:49 AM

Quote from: gracia0023 on March 14, 2017, 09:40:48 AM

We believe in religion because we also believe in God. It is not the religion that could save us. It is only God. But of course religion helps us to bring us closer to God. Too bad, some people were only using religion as an excuse to use other people for financial purpose. Some doesn't even know the essence of it.

If you believe in god ,does god have a religion and if that is not the case how could a religion brings us closer to god. Religion is a financial cash cow that could make a billion dollars and people will be willing to donate as much money in fear that god will curse if you are not donating. Tongue

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I agree with you. All religion is deception of people for the purpose of receiving money from them. For the money, periodically there are very real war. Now Islam went on the offensive because you know the oil reserves are not eternal.

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Quote from: BADecker on March 14, 2017, 10:19:12 AM

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Quote from: gracia0023 on March 14, 2017, 09:40:48 AM

We believe in religion because we also believe in God. It is not the religion that could save us. It is only God. But of course religion helps us to bring us closer to God. Too bad, some people were only using religion as an excuse to use other people for financial purpose. Some doesn't even know the essence of it.

If you believe in god ,does god have a religion and if that is not the case how could a religion brings us closer to god. Religion is a financial cash cow that could make a billion dollars and people will be willing to donate as much money in fear that god will curse if you are not donating. Tongue

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God doesn't believe anything except one thing which I will mention, below. God doesn't believe, because God knows. God knows everything except one tiny, tiny thing. Since He knows everything, He doesn't have to believe about anything. No religion. Just knowledge. And super scientific knowledge at that.

What is the one thing that God doesn't know? First, God doesn't know it because He has hidden it from Himself. He has hidden it from Himself so that He can have enjoyment in finding it out, just like we get enjoyment in delightful surprises. This thing has to do with the amount of inner faith we have in God. God actually knows all about our faith - the direction it is going, and how strong it is. But there is a tiny bit of the core faith in each individual that God allows the individual to have control over without His knowledge.

The Bible explains that Abraham (of the Old Testament) believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness. In other words, God wasn't expecting the great core faith that Abraham had in Him. And when God saw it, it gave Him so much joy that He made Abraham to be the father of many nations, and the head of the family line of people through which Jesus Christ would come, and ultimately came.

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So now you know what God believes or knows? How delusional are you?

Here's how we know this. The universe operates solely by cause and effect. Science law. Knowledge is part of this universe. For God to have set up the universe by cause and effect so that not even the weakest of physics laws fails in the least, He has to know everything.

If we are talking about things outside of this universe, in God's realm, because we are tied to this universe, we cannot fathom that which is outside. So, we don't know that God has belief outside of knowledge.

The Bible is the word of God. In the Bible God tells us that He knows all things, but He shows that He doesn't seem know the inner workings of the heart of man at times. The only answer is that He hides some knowledge from Himself, so that He can have joy when He gets good surprises.

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Quote from: OliynyK on March 14, 2017, 10:07:49 AM

Quote from: gracia0023 on March 14, 2017, 09:40:48 AM

We believe in religion because we also believe in God. It is not the religion that could save us. It is only God. But of course religion helps us to bring us closer to God. Too bad, some people were only using religion as an excuse to use other people for financial purpose. Some doesn't even know the essence of it.

If you believe in god ,does god have a religion and if that is not the case how could a religion brings us closer to god. Religion is a financial cash cow that could make a billion dollars and people will be willing to donate as much money in fear that god will curse if you are not donating. Tongue

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God doesn't believe anything except one thing which I will mention, below. God doesn't believe, because God knows. God knows everything except one tiny, tiny thing. Since He knows everything, He doesn't have to believe about anything. No religion. Just knowledge. And super scientific knowledge at that.

What is the one thing that God doesn't know? First, God doesn't know it because He has hidden it from Himself. He has hidden it from Himself so that He can have enjoyment in finding it out, just like we get enjoyment in delightful surprises. This thing has to do with the amount of inner faith we have in God. God actually knows all about our faith - the direction it is going, and how strong it is. But there is a tiny bit of the core faith in each individual that God allows the individual to have control over without His knowledge.

The Bible explains that Abraham (of the Old Testament) believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness. In other words, God wasn't expecting the great core faith that Abraham had in Him. And when God saw it, it gave Him so much joy that He made Abraham to be the father of many nations, and the head of the family line of people through which Jesus Christ would come, and ultimately came.

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Quote from: gracia0023 on March 14, 2017, 09:40:48 AM

We believe in religion because we also believe in God. It is not the religion that could save us. It is only God. But of course religion helps us to bring us closer to God. Too bad, some people were only using religion as an excuse to use other people for financial purpose. Some doesn't even know the essence of it.

If you believe in god ,does god have a religion and if that is not the case how could a religion brings us closer to god. Religion is a financial cash cow that could make a billion dollars and people will be willing to donate as much money in fear that god will curse if you are not donating. Tongue

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Quote from: popcorn1 on March 14, 2017, 09:35:02 AM

It was my goblin ^

It's your goblin that's gobblin' you. Once it gobbles you all the way, you will have no chance to turn and be saved for eternal life.

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Quote from: gracia0023 on March 14, 2017, 09:40:48 AM

We believe in religion because we also believe in God. It is not the religion that could save us. It is only God. But of course religion helps us to bring us closer to God. Too bad, some people were only using religion as an excuse to use other people for financial purpose. Some doesn't even know the essence of it.

And as you approached? In my country when a person dies they say that he went to God. I don't recommend you get too close to him to approach.

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We believe in religion because we also believe in God. It is not the religion that could save us. It is only God. But of course religion helps us to bring us closer to God. Too bad, some people were only using religion as an excuse to use other people for financial purpose. Some doesn't even know the essence of it.

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It was my goblin ^

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Quote from: sanaravena on March 14, 2017, 08:48:10 AM

Every religion is also a set of traditions which people need to have the feeling they belong to something.

It's like common interests of sorts.
Then comes the factor of avoiding responsibility (saying it's all fate and meant to be), manipulating, power, control, etc. But people still need to belong to a group and identify themselves with something greater. In my opinion, it's as simple as that. Perhaps, we won't need it so badly in future, but we still do for some reason. Hopefully, people will start separating faith and religion.

Tribalism is ingrained in our genes. Political affiliation, nationalism, racism, pretty much all -isms are prime examples.

Religions are as made up mental constructs are all other -isms. Some -isms are more evil than the others. Pick your poison.

In the end, we all are apes, are here for a very short period of time, pass on our genes and die.

In few hundred years, nobody will know you ever existed. Think about it.

Family is the tribalism that is engrained in our genes. God put it there. Cool

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Quote from: Chin Cheng on March 14, 2017, 01:35:51 AM

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There are many religious people on earth. Even the vast majority of the world believes in monotheistic religions.
And often they do not question belief systems. There are many people who have Christian, Muslim and Jewish beliefs.

Why do they still believe in religion. I can not understand why people believe in religions in the age when we can reach the information so quickly.

If you have the freedom to think your thought is right then every other person has the same kind of thinking,why is there a talk about religion and belief when there are other things in the world you have to take care of,say for example,poverty , job opportunity , equality and many more. The topic you are dealing does have varied interest according to different sections of humanity and so everyone has their own freedom to choose what he wants and what to follow.

How is religion freedom to think?..You are getting told by a religion on how to think and behave ..
It's not freedom of thought is it Wink

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Yes you have a right to be a slave if you so choose Grin

BUT DON'T MAKE ME BELIEVE IT TOO

What people believe in Do they have a right to say i will burn forever if i do not believe in what they believe in..?

I have a goblin do you believe me?..Well if you don't a bus kills you one day..

Well if i don't believe in religion like Islam or Christianity they say i will burn forever..

So for not believing in my goblin your getting run over by a bus..

Don't believe me well i want a war..And i will kill everyone who doesn't believe my goblin..

Well how do you think they got people to believe..KILL YOU
Then the parents would spread the lies to their children..Save them from getting killed..

By nutcase religious freaks..

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Every religion is also a set of traditions which people need to have the feeling they belong to something.

It's like common interests of sorts.
Then comes the factor of avoiding responsibility (saying it's all fate and meant to be), manipulating, power, control, etc. But people still need to belong to a group and identify themselves with something greater. In my opinion, it's as simple as that. Perhaps, we won't need it so badly in future, but we still do for some reason. Hopefully, people will start separating faith and religion.

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Don't care how people think, just believe what we want to believe, but must confirm that things worth to believe even if people feel like can't believe

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Because we were just humans. Humans sometimes need some hope and the only thing for us to get it is through our faith and religion. Tho i find some religious group abusive i would not just state it

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Stronger people (leaders) came up with religions in order to manage the weaker (gray mass). But now more and more people are realizing that they are trying to manage with the help of religion and decide for themselves what to believe or not to believe.

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Quote from: st0nefish on February 19, 2017, 06:21:42 PM

There are many religious people on earth. Even the vast majority of the world believes in monotheistic religions.
And often they do not question belief systems. There are many people who have Christian, Muslim and Jewish beliefs.

Why do they still believe in religion. I can not understand why people believe in religions in the age when we can reach the information so quickly.

If you have the freedom to think your thought is right then every other person has the same kind of thinking,why is there a talk about religion and belief when there are other things in the world you have to take care of,say for example,poverty , job opportunity , equality and many more. The topic you are dealing does have varied interest according to different sections of humanity and so everyone has their own freedom to choose what he wants and what to follow.

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Quote from: st0nefish on February 19, 2017, 06:21:42 PM

There are many religious people on earth. Even the vast majority of the world believes in monotheistic religions.
And often they do not question belief systems. There are many people who have Christian, Muslim and Jewish beliefs.

Why do they still believe in religion. I can not understand why people believe in religions in the age when we can reach the information so quickly.

Because we born that way. If you believe in your religion, no questions to ask. I still believe in my religion because they didn't do anything bad for me. They just spread the word of god. Respect what others believe so they will also respect yours. There are also called miracle that didn't will gonna happen. God did the miracle for us to believe him that he still exist.

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Because everyone wants to cling to each Trust

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Quote from: BartS on March 13, 2017, 05:30:00 PM

Quote from: st0nefish on February 19, 2017, 06:21:42 PM

There are many religious people on earth. Even the vast majority of the world believes in monotheistic religions.
And often they do not question belief systems. There are many people who have Christian, Muslim and Jewish beliefs.

Why do they still believe in religion. I can not understand why people believe in religions in the age when we can reach the information so quickly.

Because people need a reason, because believing in something greater than yourself seems to be part of human nature.

Yes, that's right, every human has their own minds and they believe what they want, humans are free and religion is just like a side line for making his self happy and contended here living in Earth.

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