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religion makes people happy?
January 24, 2013 at 5:00 am
Ok this is a question for any religious person, do you think god revealing himself has made this world a happier better place?
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RE: religion makes people happy?
January 24, 2013 at 5:45 am
(January 24, 2013 at 5:00 am)paulpablo Wrote: Ok this is a question for any religious person, do you think god revealing himself has made this world a happier better place?
Loaded on so many levels. Not only do you assume a god, you assume that he has revealed himself and done so in a way to form a specific religion disregarding the supposed revelations of all the other religions.
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RE: religion makes people happy?
January 24, 2013 at 6:00 am
(January 24, 2013 at 5:45 am)genkaus Wrote: (January 24, 2013 at 5:00 am)paulpablo Wrote: Ok this is a question for any religious person, do you think god revealing himself has made this world a happier better place?
Loaded on so many levels. Not only do you assume a god, you assume that he has revealed himself and done so in a way to form a specific religion disregarding the supposed revelations of all the other religions.
i dont assume a god, im assuming the religious person who this question is aimed at believes in a god, and im not disregarding other religions, this question is aimed at any religion
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RE: religion makes people happy?
January 24, 2013 at 6:46 am
(January 24, 2013 at 5:00 am)paulpablo Wrote: Ok this is a question for any religious person, do you think god revealing himself has made this world a happier better place?
"Revealing himself"
All I can picture is god in a old overcoat exposing himself to nuns in the park.
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RE: religion makes people happy?
January 24, 2013 at 8:09 am
Well I think would make someone happy. Look at buddhism, they are very happy people, why? Because they believe in giving,meditation to stop bad emotions over things like anger. All they want to do is be happy and help others. Christianity I guess could make someone feel happy (if they follow only good morals like helping others) they will also feel happy about helping people. I think also that some religious people will feel happy because they have god/gods to care for them(especially if they have no friends or family) .
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RE: religion makes people happy?
January 24, 2013 at 8:42 am
Religion is a "get out of jail free" ticket and so allows the "religious" to abdicate andy responsibility for their own life or life circumstances.
It really is amazingly "freeing" the ability to place the 'blame' onto and external forse/ god/ deity... and so you become 'happy that "it's not my fault" and everything that goes with that.
Ergo the religious are "happy" because they have abdicated their own responsibility for their own existence.... it's all god/s fault.
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RE: religion makes people happy?
January 24, 2013 at 9:08 am
(January 24, 2013 at 5:00 am)paulpablo Wrote: Ok this is a question for any religious person, do you think god revealing himself has made this world a happier better place?
This isn't a question which can be answered by every religious person in the world.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atheism
Quote:Atheism is accepted within some religious and spiritual belief systems, including Jainism, Buddhism, Hinduism, Raelism, Neopagan movements[19] such as Wicca,[20] and nontheistic religions. Jainism and some forms of Buddhism do not advocate belief in gods,[21] whereas Hinduism holds atheism to be valid, but some schools view the path of an atheist to be difficult to follow in matters of spirituality.[22]
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RE: religion makes people happy?
January 24, 2013 at 9:16 am
in that case, if you cant answer it dont answer it
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RE: religion makes people happy?
January 24, 2013 at 9:25 am
(This post was last modified: January 24, 2013 at 9:42 am by Nine.)
Is this thread assuming we forget all the people that don't get a chance to be happy now they have been killed in religious wars, terrorist attacks, witch trials, killed by aids because they aren't allowed condoms or because they state facts or believe differently? And perhaps you would have to ignore all the people who suffer daily because of strict religious laws.
But I'm sure everyone who isn't dead, has lost a loved one or suffers because of religion is perfectly happy with their magic friend.
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RE: religion makes people happy?
January 24, 2013 at 10:03 am
(January 24, 2013 at 9:25 am)Insanity x Wrote: Is this thread assuming we forget all the people that don't get a chance to be happy now they have been killed in religious wars, terrorist attacks, witch trials, killed by aids because they aren't allowed condoms or because they state facts or believe differently? And perhaps you would have to ignore all the people who suffer daily because of strict religious laws.
But I'm sure everyone who isn't dead, has lost a loved one or suffers because of religion is perfectly happy with their magic friend.
This thread is incapable of making assumptions but the person who created the thread (me) is assuming that you take into account the unhappiness people have endured before they died of aids, religious wars, terrorist attacks. witch trials.
Ill even add a few, people who had to endure being a human sacrifice, women who have had acid thrown in their face because of not wearing the correct clothing according to a religious following, women who have been forced into marriage.
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