It has been a year or so since I began really more deeply about religion. I have always had doubts if any higher powers existed. Since unlike some other people, I just did not sense in their words 'something higher'. Also I believed that religion was probably a human invention. But I was interested in other stuff and gave these things little thought.

However in the past year, I have come pretty convinced that there is a very high probability that any deity, higher power does not exist. Also that there is nothing but natural things, forces, and causes of the kind which can be studied by science. This includes things like religion, spirituality and consciousness.

Not to mention, that I have become very critical of all religion and superstition. Being of the opinion that both are a serious block to improvement of humanity. A year or two ago I would have offended at others saying such opinions. However I am now more extreme than some of them, who just criticise 'organised religion' and yet cling onto certain superstitions.

I personally don't believe in any superstitions, whether it be full moon superstitions or religion. And I've never been offended when others point out how silly superstitions are. To me, any beliefs about magic such as full moons, black cats, ESP, magic spells, or prayer are all the same: a bunch of silly nonsense that's not based in any way on scientific observation and has no basis in reality.

Sometimes I let myself "believe" things for the entertainment value, but when things actually get serious I drop the ridiculous crap.

Maybe I am slightly absurdist after all.

(April 19, 2011 at 8:22 pm)Moros Synackaon Wrote: Sometimes I let myself "believe" things for the entertainment value, but when things actually get serious I drop the ridiculous crap.

Maybe I am slightly absurdist after all.

There is nothing wrong with it, as long as you draw the line between "its all in my head" and "its reality"

The minute you accept fantasy as reality is the same minute you have comitted intellectual suicide, and might as well have comitted physical suicide. In fact it is worse. You now have the need to spread your intellectual shortcomings by trying to spread it around. Misery loves company. I believe it very much. If those fundies were really so damn happy, then why do they spend the majority of their lives hoping for a better life after death?

People commit physical suicide to escape from harsh reality. Many, MANY others commit intellectual suicide to get the same effect without killing themselves. Fucking pussies! Fucking walking zombies. Fucking idiots. They are dead inside because they killed themselves the minute they refused to accept the cold, harsh reality of the Cosmos.

Three choices:
#1 - Shut off life and escape the absurd
#2 - Shut off brain and escape the absurd
#3 - Embrace the absurdity

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qt9MP70ODNw

These people? These people are fucking ALIVE and they know it! They arent walking Zombies. They embrace the absurdity and make it their own!

"Thats how I roll"
- Sisyphus

My hats off to anyone who can put religion behind them and start seeing things for what they are. If you can find a little bit of happiness in this life and hold onto it, you're doin just fuckin fine.

Ignore the stupid, embrace the rational, and knock down the arrogant!

Yeah, I believe in God ... of sorts. Can't prove it ... don't care to. I have found atheists to be FAR more interesting, far more educated, far more tolerant, and far more rational and quite simply just more fun to be around than any other religious blowhard could ever aspire to be.

I call people like that; people like ourselves. The Enlightened. No longer slaves to a broken, worn-out, antiquated system that never gave two shits about the human race.

(April 19, 2011 at 8:06 pm)Doubting Thomas Wrote: I personally don't believe in any superstitions, whether it be full moon superstitions or religion. And I've never been offended when others point out how silly superstitions are. To me, any beliefs about magic such as full moons, black cats, ESP, magic spells, or prayer are all the same: a bunch of silly nonsense that's not based in any way on scientific observation and has no basis in reality.

Education will help you distinguish between superstition and religion. They aren't the same thing

(April 19, 2011 at 7:55 am)Atman Wrote: It has been a year or so since I began really more deeply about religion. I have always had doubts if any higher powers existed. Since unlike some other people, I just did not sense in their words 'something higher'. Also I believed that religion was probably a human invention. But I was interested in other stuff and gave these things little thought.

However in the past year, I have come pretty convinced that there is a very high probability that any deity, higher power does not exist. Also that there is nothing but natural things, forces, and causes of the kind which can be studied by science. This includes things like religion, spirituality and consciousness.

Not to mention, that I have become very critical of all religion and superstition. Being of the opinion that both are a serious block to improvement of humanity. A year or two ago I would have offended at others saying such opinions. However I am now more extreme than some of them, who just criticise 'organised religion' and yet cling onto certain superstitions.

You took the first step to improving humanity, your mind is free now, think clearly my friend so much is wrong that need's to be fixed. Don't let the sheep get you down, your not alone.

(April 20, 2011 at 2:55 am)fr0d0 Wrote: Education will help you distinguish between superstition and religion. They aren't the same thing

Damn right! Superstition is superstition you can't believe in. Religion is superstition you can believe in.

long ago..people believe in sun, moon, mountains, etc. as gods..that is because, humans tend to classify unexplainable things as divine and spiritual..as time goes by, humans gain intelligence and were able to invent a thing called religion..different sorts of religion. Either part of each country's literature or just plain foolishness.

Education will help you distinguish between superstition and religion. They aren't the same thing
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True, religion is much better organised.