RE: Feelings towards religion
April 8, 2018 at 10:57 am
(This post was last modified: April 8, 2018 at 10:58 am by Whateverist.)
(April 8, 2018 at 7:43 am)Die Atheistin Wrote: Many religious claim they have a religion because it makes them feel happy, but if someone tells them: "I am unable to feel comfort from religion.", they'll respond is something like: "You're wrong", "You shouldn't feel this way" or "Religion doesn't give you comfort only because you choose so.".
So it's alright to have a religion based on your feelings, but it's wrong not to have one based on feelings.
Around here we're often told first you have to really, really, really believe it and then eventually it will work. Right.
(April 8, 2018 at 8:34 am)MysticKnight Wrote: Their is a sense of peace in remembering God that is unlike any other peace or tranquility a person can feel.
How many alternative approaches to peace and tranquility have you devoted yourself to with equal time and diligence as you have with Islam?