What do you hate about religion?

[Fromper]

So you have 2 reasons so far.
1) Good feels.
2) Fear of punishment.

Both reasons suck in my opinion.
The pascals wager is addressed here
http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Pascal%27s_wager
http://wiki.ironchariots.org/index.php?t...%27s_Wager

As for good feels you get em out of someone you fear in the same time. That's some sadomasochistic shit you got there.
Besides sounds like hellish struggles is a heavy price for good feels.

Oh trust me, I go to a Christian College. I definitely know about the Pascal Wager, which may make sense to some but I honestly skimmed over that in my required reading. Not very interesting or practical stuff.

And you're right good feels is way you can put it. It's a bad reason for anyone else. Fear of punishment, right again. I admit to that. Normally I could care less about punishment, but this is my destiny I'm playing around with, and I'd rather not play cocky. Maybe you can understand where I'm coming from.

And to me, a hellish struggle seems like a fair price to pay in pursuit of truth of any kind.

(Again, this is just my personal beliefs. I tend to say that a lot, but I just don't want to be mistaken for a bible-belting Christian)

As I mentioned much earlier in this thread, my own biggest complaint about religions in general is that they give people an excuse to give in to the worst parts of human nature. Those who think religion has all the answers often use that arrogant belief as an excuse for inexcusable cruelty to those outside their narrow world view.

While I disagree with your religious beliefs, I can respect your overall attitude about it. The fact that you see religion more as a framework for seeking truth and exploring the world than as an absolute set of answers is a good thing.