You do
not believe in religion because you honestly think it is true, you believe in it because you fear mortality, need comfort or are seeking meaning in your life.
You do not
believe in religion because you honestly think it is true, you believe in it because you fear mortality, seek comfort or are trying to find meaning in your life.
Most people will
stop believing in religion when all the pieces of the evolutionary ladder and the origins of the universe are solved by science.
The same is true for people in other religions... their reasons
for believing in their religions in the first place are mostly subjective (or regional / cultural) too.
There is no scientific evidence that after life exists; you literally have to have faith to
believe in religion in the first place.
I'm sorry I don't
believe in a religion where women are considered inferior to men, where I'm supposed to believe that there is a vengeful god who I have to fear or go to hell, based on a book that was written by a man a few thousand years ago.
If you admit that and believe you would rather use religion as a crutch to face the unknown future I can sort of respect that (I felt the exact same way just 5 years ago, it's what led me to admit that I didn't actually
believe in religion as much as I liked the feeling of security that the belief gave me).
As Christians, it should be also noted to avoid dating non-believers and on the other hand, also do not ever hope or d a «missionary date», or trying to convert someone to
believe in the religion by dating him or her.
How about all lbg people and especially athiests just stop eating anywhere that has a history or management that is from a religious faith that means almost no grocery stores no restaurants 98 % of the
world believes in a religion the other 2 % can just not interact with the rest of us if thats what they want no skin off our backs make the world a better place just become reclusive your already hateful, distrustful and judgmental
Here's a thought: rather than following a group of men who play with little boys or
believing in a religion which has you eating flesh and drinking blood every sabath or believing in a divine being that calls for you to stone disobedient children, why don't you simply think for yourself.
If your an atheist you don't
believe in any religion so once again why are you hear trashing someone elses beliefs like you know it all?
What are you telling me here, that we should go with the crowd because so many people believe in god, or to question science (
ergo believe in religion, somehow?)
Writing for the court in Abington v. Schempp (1963), Justice Tom Clark held that public schools can not establish a «religion of secularism,» preferring «those who
believe in no religion over those who do believe.»