RE: why do we accept religion?
February 4, 2014 at 11:38 pm
(This post was last modified: February 5, 2014 at 12:01 am by jdoe7470.)
(February 4, 2014 at 11:06 pm)rasetsu Wrote:
I'm guessing you're biasing your question from a limited set of religious examples and a similarly limited set of arguments. As such, I don't see the point of discussing the more general question with you.
im not sat here with a load of resources, examples, arguments for and against. im just curious about other peoples views and why i feel like i have to hide the fact that im an atheist because of peoples judgement. i was brought up with religion. religion was forced on me from a young age and i agree completely with a lot of the messages and morals but i dont see why the illsusion of a god has to be used to enforce these things.
Its hard to explain how im feeling. i dont believe that religion is evil or anything and i dont mean to offend. I just dont understand peoples reasoning for their belief that a'being' such as god exists?
(February 4, 2014 at 11:37 pm)Popsicle Wrote: The short answer: mental conditioning and brainwashing aren't that difficult to do, espcially if started from birth. And it's hard to undo. It may be biological/evolutionary to believe myths also.
i agree with this fully, why do you think i was able to discard my religious beliefs so easily as apposed to my brothers and sisters if we had the same upbringing?
For me it was just a realization moment. one day i believed in god, took some time to think about it and decided i was an athiest
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jdoe,
I certainly understand your frustration and can sympathize with the sentiment; however, what do you mean by accepting religion? I am compelled to accept its existence; most people are religious. Even if we woke up tomorrow and everyone was atheist, we would still have to accept religion as a historical fact and something that has had significant influence on our culture. Until a month ago I lived in a place where it was illegal to purchase beer on Sunday, so the effects of religion were very real, with or without my acceptance of doctrine.
you're right i've not worded it very well. i completely agree with everything you said. i dont mean to say religion should not be 'accepted'.
thanks for the reply.
