Why don't people just make up their own religion?

[MilesTailsPrower]

I've never really understood any of this religious stuff, but I always wondered why people cling to a religion made up by somebody else? What if you don't like what will happen to you after you die? What if you didn't want to see jesus but just wanted to go to another place. Why does Christianity have a predetermined place for you to go when you die? Well since I live in america, wouldn't it be easier way out to just make up your own religion where you don't have to be good or do anything on Sundays to get into your so called "Heaven"? Is the reason people don't make up their own religion because they are lazy or just the way they were raised to believe in their parents god. I think if you had your own religion with a "god" that doesn't judge, doesn't send you to suffer for all eternity you would be a happier person. I mean it's not like religion ever did anything good for this world all it does it cause wars. As George Carlin talks about the Big Electron, doesn't punish, doesn't reward, doesn't judge at all, it just is THE BIG ELECTRON.

[Paul the Human]

Those that believe in the teachings of a religion do not believe that it is "made up".

[MilesTailsPrower]

(20th June 2011 21:14)Paul the Human Wrote:  Those that believe in the teachings of a religion do not believe that it is "made up".

I guess narnia wasn't made up either. Someone had to make it. And who else would think of a talking lion none other than GOD himself? All he needed was believers for what reason?

[Paul the Human]

Umm. What?

[5thHorseman]

Because they would rather believe someone else's story. No matter how FOS it is, no matter how many times translated, or whether if not any of it is believable to a mind that requires proof. They just take someone else's word for it.

Basically, many people are pathetic idiotic(but not all) sheep that need leading. Look at republican party voters.

My favourite quotes from a voters:

'I'll vote bush because he's a Christian, but I don't know what his policies are.'

'I won't vote Obama because I don't beleive he's a christian'

Slight tangent I know.

[MilesTailsPrower]

(20th June 2011 21:18)Paul the Human Wrote:  Umm. What?

Lol the bible is as accurate as narnia. If you believe in the bible you have to believe in narnia?

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(20th June 2011 21:20)5thHorseman Wrote:  Because they would rather believe someone else's story. No matter how FOS it is, no matter how many times translated, or whether if not any of it is believable to a mind that requires proof. They just take someone else's word for it.

Basically, many people are pathetic idiotic(but not all) sheep that need leading. Look at republican party voters.

My favourite quotes from a voters:

'I'll vote bush because he's a Christian, but I don't know what his policies are.'

'I won't vote Obama because I don't beleive he's a christian'

Slight tangent I know.

Thats why I don't plan on voting.

[Violet Lilly Blossom]

(20th June 2011 21:21)MilesTailsPrower Wrote:  Thats why I don't plan on voting.

Please vote non-republican... they don't need to fuck with you even more, do they?

[Ace Otana]

People will make up anything in order to feel special and secure.

Christians, they tend to make up their own version of Christianity. Some take the bible literately, some don't. Some say atheists won't go to hell, some others say they will. Some say god didn't create the universe, some say god did. All these conflicting beliefs exist within Christians. So there begs the question...which version of Christianity is correct?

So yes, everyone of a religious faith make up their own kind of religion, their own personal god that happens to agree with them. They can't bring themselves to believe in a god that could send them to hell. That would defeat the whole point of believing in something in order to feel special and secure.

It is a delusion. Just leave'em to believe in whatever they wish. After all, beliefs don't matter. Facts do.

[5thHorseman]

(20th June 2011 21:21)MilesTailsPrower Wrote:  

(20th June 2011 21:18)Paul the Human Wrote:  Umm. What?

Lol the bible is as accurate as narnia. If you believe in the bible you have to believe in narnia?

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(20th June 2011 21:20)5thHorseman Wrote:  Because they would rather believe someone else's story. No matter how FOS it is, no matter how many times translated, or whether if not any of it is believable to a mind that requires proof. They just take someone else's word for it.

Basically, many people are pathetic idiotic(but not all) sheep that need leading. Look at republican party voters.

My favourite quotes from a voters:

'I'll vote bush because he's a Christian, but I don't know what his policies are.'

'I won't vote Obama because I don't beleive he's a christian'

Slight tangent I know.

Thats why I don't plan on voting.

Please do vote, and make it Obama. As the only superpower on the planet, the last thing we need ( as a civilisation) is the likes of Palin and Huckabee and their creationism beliefs, or mitt Romney and his crazy cult attempting to send us into another dark age.

Yours sincerely

A European.

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(20th June 2011 21:29)Ace Otana Wrote:  People will make up anything in order to feel special and secure.

Christians, they tend to make up their own version of Christianity. Some take the bible literately, some don't. Some say atheists won't go to hell, some others say they will. Some say god didn't create the universe, some say god did. All these conflicting beliefs exist within Christians. So there begs the question...which version of Christianity is correct?

So yes, everyone of a religious faith make up their own kind of religion, their own personal god that happens to agree with them. They can't bring themselves to believe in a god that could send them to hell. That would defeat the whole point of believing in something in order to feel special and secure.

It is a delusion. Just leave'em to believe in whatever they wish. After all, beliefs don't matter. Facts do.

Beliefs do sometimes matter. Look at George Bush.

'we have a calling from above'

Shame he didn't hear it correctly, it said 'fuck you george'

[Rayaan]

What Paul the Human said ... and because God didn't speak to us ... that's why there is no need to make up our own religions.