Lifestyle > Train of Thought
There is no correct RELIGION [POLL]
WestCoasta:
religion is the reason why we are at war
Sikotic™:
--- Quote from: nibs on March 28, 2006, 07:53:16 PM ---
is it that you have a problem with the organizations and not the religions?
you can take a beautiful woman or an innocent young girl and turn her into a hooker. you could fill a birthday balloon with poison gas. anything can be corrupted.
the fact that religions have been corrupted is not a problem with religion, but with man. this isn't a question of what religion has been corrupted and abused the least. this is a question of what are these religions about? what answers and solutions do they provide? how accurate are they?
if you study the teachings of christ; if you study the quran; if you study buddhist philosophy or hindu philosophy/religion...you have not studied anything evil.
have you ever seen the movie "american pie"?? look what they did to the pie! man has corrupted apple pie! ofcourse man will corrupt religion, if he has corrupted pie.
the problem is not with religion, but with man.
i was very skeptical of religion because it is continually used as a tool to oppress and exploit man and people across the world. but if you can separate the evil that man does from the religions themselves, then you can evaluate the religions on their merit; and not on the deeds of their followers.
--- End quote ---
Hey you're basically expanding on what I was trying to say. The purpose of all religions is to be a guideline in people's lives. I got no problem with religious text with the exception of a few things. I've studied pretty much all of the major religions -- Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Mormonism, Judaism -- and they are all inspirational pieces of literature whether you look at them from a religious standpoint or philosophically.
As far as man being the problem and not religion...well, religion has been recorded by man leaving the opportunity for them to corrupt or change the religious ideals in order to benefit their church or organizaton. This is why I say no religion can possibly be 100% correct because of man's involvement. The fact that religions don't teach tolerance towards other people's beliefs is another problem I have with most religions. If religions taught that then the conflicts in the Middle East, Ireland, and other religious conflicts probably wouldn't even be problems today.
--- Quote from: nibs on March 28, 2006, 07:53:16 PM ---explain to me the nature of man, the nature of existence, the purpose of life. i'd like to hear your positions on those issues. these are problems that science cannot solve, questions that cannot be answered without religion; without something to fill in the gaps. some people don't care to fill in the gaps, and that's fine. others like to have questions answered. some religions/philosophies provide pretty good answers, imho.
--- End quote ---
What do I think the nature of man is? The response I learned from church is that we're all sinners and we need Christ as our Savior. My opinion is a little more complex than that. We all have qualities that are seen as bad to the majority of people, greed, lust, pride, and so on. Since I go by the belief that ANYTHING done in excess is bad for you, then anyone who is too greedy, lustful, prideful is doing a disservice to themself. Without these qualities, however, we would probably lack the drive to do anything productive in life and society. So my answer....both. We all have the urge to do good, but we all have the ability to screw up and sin. I don't think you can be either one entirely.
The purpose of life according to the doctrine I grew up with was that we were suppose to witness and minister to as many people as possible. I could go with the scientific explanation and say our purpose is to reproduce, but I don't feel that's all we're here for either. This question kind of stumped me. To be honest, I don't know yet. I'm still young, I'm trying to figure it out myself.
If you haven't noticed, I've become very skeptical towards religion in general. I was one of those die hard dudes that walked the walk and talked the talk until I stopped being a follower and decided to search for some answers without being bias. Now I really don't know what to think, I'm still trying to figure some things out. I believe there's a supreme being, I'm trying to figure out if God really has the attributes of the Christian God I've followed my entire life. As far as philosophy & doctrine are concerned, alot of the things I got outta Christianity I still use because they make alot of sense to me and I feel they work best for me. I find that a little harder to do with other aspects.
I know alot fo what I'm saying may or may not make sense, that's because I'm still trying to figure it all out lol. When I've discussed this to people in person, they all tell me I'm lost and that I need to follow (fill in the religion) because that's the one true way. Now, I just find it hard to believe that this pre-packaged belief is completely correct or right for me personally, no matter which of the major religions that may be.
Shallow:
--- Quote from: -Sikotic- on March 28, 2006, 10:23:15 PM --- As far as philosophy & doctrine are concerned, alot of the things I got outta Christianity I still use because they make alot of sense to me and I feel they work best for me. I find that a little harder to do with other aspects.
--- End quote ---
What other apsects? Just wondering.
Digital Pimpin':
There is no correct religion. All religions are different paths to God.
King Tech Quadafi:
--- Quote from: We$t Coa$t on March 28, 2006, 09:31:41 PM ---religion is the reason why we are at war
--- End quote ---
no, finances are
Navigation
[0] Message Index
[#] Next page
[*] Previous page
Go to full version