In a world with no room left for God

[Angrboda]

I cut Buddhism some slack myself. I think the whole not harming other organisms clause as well is reincarnation is illogical. Regardless though, the practice of meditation as commonly practiced that religion does lead to me feeling better. Nothing wrong with feeling good. Its nice to clear your mind for a while when it runs non-stop at full speed every second of waking life. I don't see any harm in Buddhism.

Meditation isn't unique to Buddhism. Moreover, Buddhists, as with many things in common with other traditions, play turf wars by claiming that their version is special. I have no problem with meditation, and in fact, I meditate once a week with a group of Buddhists. It's their attitude, along with the pretentious religious garbage which irritates me. And, it matters whether you're talking Eastern or Western Buddhism. Western Buddhism is packaged with flowery crap to sell it to Westerners. It's a lot more regimented, egotistical, and political in the East. I have nothing against meditation, but meditation isn't in and of itself what Buddhism is.

[blue dee]

Religion will exist while humans exist it goes hand in hand iam going to put my head out hear and say humans are the only living thing on earth that worships something i think in part that is what makes us human. Once we lose that i think the human race will die out hence why intelligent people have and are having very few kids because lets be honest whats the point.

[Minimalist]

humans are the only living thing on earth that worships something

Yeah...but it is not a PLUS on our resume.

[Bad Writer]

Religion will exist while humans exist it goes hand in hand iam going to put my head out hear and say humans are the only living thing on earth that worships something i think in part that is what makes us human. Once we lose that i think the human race will die out hence why intelligent people have and are having very few kids because lets be honest whats the point.

Citation needed; please show how it is that "intelligent" people are not having children.

[Angrboda]

Religion will exist while humans exist it goes hand in hand iam going to put my head out hear and say humans are the only living thing on earth that worships something i think in part that is what makes us human. Once we lose that i think the human race will die out hence why intelligent people have and are having very few kids because lets be honest whats the point.

Citation needed; please show how it is that "intelligent" people are not having children.

I can't give you a citation, but I can confirm that I've read that both affluence and education correlate with lower birth rate. Whether that lower birth rate is on account of the reason given, that I do not know; I rather doubt it.

[Lek]

For me God is not much about the "how" as about the "why. If science discovered the "answer" as to how the universe came about naturally, I could still say that God set it up so that it could happen that way. I'm fine with proven scientific explanations. My problem is trying to determine a purpose for everything being here. We're born, work for awhile, produce more people, then shrivel up and die and that's it. Nothing to look forward to. No memories. Nothing.

[Ryantology]

Your problem is that you need for there to be a purpose for everything. It's not necessary.

God is about wasting people's time with a made-up "why" because when we discover the answer to questions about "how", that answer is never God.

[Bad Writer]

Citation needed; please show how it is that "intelligent" people are not having children.

I can't give you a citation, but I can confirm that I've read that both affluence and education correlate with lower birth rate. Whether that lower birth rate is on account of the reason given, that I do not know; I rather doubt it.

Very much appreciated.

So "intelligent" people are indeed having children, but the stats you've seen simply show a lower rate of birth. Correlation is noted, but not necessarily the causation. I guess to further this train of thought, I've always been of the mind that people of higher education DO have children, but the parenthood is planned a little better, which often means fewer children.

(I guess I was just a little perturbed at hearing that "intelligent" people do NOT have children.)

[Assimilate]

Developing countries, poor economies, lower education, and they also have higher fertility rates. It's not that intelligent people aren't reproducing, it's the vast amount of the human population in poverty reproduces more.

[Cyberman]

For me God is not much about the "how" as about the "why. If science discovered the "answer" as to how the universe came about naturally, I could still say that God set it up so that it could happen that way. I'm fine with proven scientific explanations. My problem is trying to determine a purpose for everything being here. We're born, work for awhile, produce more people, then shrivel up and die and that's it. Nothing to look forward to. No memories. Nothing.

Called it back on page one. Another prophecy fulfilled.