Do some people need religion?
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There was a time when it would have been possible to say that some people needed the THREATS of religion in order to live a moral life. That was largely in times when the average person could not even get an education. That situation still exists in some third world countries - and in that case - religion is one way to keep the masses of uneducated people under toe.
However- today - when education is almost mandatory for all children in civilized countries - there is no excuse for religion anymore. WE CAN get a moral basis for life without the need for religion
And with education - people can use their intelligence to see that religion is nothing more than a huge PONZI scheme to take their money - and offers nothing but very rich ministers spouting stupidity in return.
If you need the possibility of something after this life - in order to have hope - you still need to see that religions have NO KNOWLEDGE of such a place and could not get you there anyway.
Use this example - PRAY - pray for something as the bible says to - Ask and YOU SHALL receive. The ministers will quickly tell you that it must be something of god's will - and of course that admits that prayer is useless. If a god does what its will always - prayer is meaningless to it.
BUT - Try this one - PRAY that all of the babies and young children of the world who are starving to death are supplied with food by the god. Manna from heaven!!!! - Now - THINK - if it does not happen - why would letting a child starve to death be a god's will. AND more important - if it was - why would YOU bow down and adore such a monster?
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There was a time when it would have been possible to say that some people needed the THREATS of religion in order to live a moral life. That was largely in times when the average person could not even get an education. That situation still exists in some third world countries - and in that case - religion is one way to keep the masses of uneducated people under toe.
However- today - when education is almost mandatory for all children in civilized countries - there is no excuse for religion anymore. WE CAN get a moral basis for life without the need for religion
And with education - people can use their intelligence to see that religion is nothing more than a huge PONZI scheme to take their money - and offers nothing but very rich ministers spouting stupidity in return.
If you need the possibility of something after this life - in order to have hope - you still need to see that religions have NO KNOWLEDGE of such a place and could not get you there anyway.
Use this example - PRAY - pray for something as the bible says to - Ask and YOU SHALL receive. The ministers will quickly tell you that it must be something of god's will - and of course that admits that prayer is useless. If a god does what its will always - prayer is meaningless to it.
BUT - Try this one - PRAY that all of the babies and young children of the world who are starving to death are supplied with food by the god. Manna from heaven!!!! - Now - THINK - if it does not happen - why would letting a child starve to death be a god's will. AND more important - if it was - why would YOU bow down and adore such a monster?
