What does that mean exactly? To me “religious” implies dogma. Adherence to a list of rules supposedly set by an invisible hovering thing responsible for creation Living according to this set of rules: Submission. In this case hope is simply the expectation of regaining control of our lives But if religion is truly about surrendering oneself to the almighty, god has a plan, then why the free will? I think this is why the ideas of heaven and hell arose, for people to be able to choose god’s path, in exchange for rewards, or more so for the avoidance of punishment.
Religion arose as a way creating group cohesion.
It wasn’t until Christianity that it was no longer tied to the tribe…the family, it became power-hungry, it became about influence and expansion and of course other belief systems followed suit (what is islam if not an ever-expanding empire? what exactly do you think the great conqueror mohammed did upon returning to mecca? he definitely didn't high-five his previous naysayers he took over that bitch, quite violently at that) Basically, religion is making a claim that no man on earth can ever make, be he priest or a scientist and that is an explanation of our existence.
Why we are here, what purpose we serve, and what exactly happens to us once our physical bodies stop functioning? maybe you have some misgivings about this aspect, maybe you can't keep denying evolution but for you religion isn't about these details, it's about loving one another, turning the other cheek blah blah blah
Even in this effort, it fails miserably. There's a lot of pretty morbid useless bullshit in the old testament, and even your homeboy jesus used several metaphors for striking down the unbelievers. Human beings can do incredibly selfless things without being told to do so by "god" and really, the 10 commandments are not the most intelligent discourse on morality.
As his first order of business, god, in all of his wisdom, basically claimed dibs "you shall have no other god besides me" or something to that affect.
His second act was even more ridiculous. In the grand scheme of things, in a world with people dying of disease and starvation, a world with child soldiers, sex trafficking, cancer, mutilation and death in the name of a “holy cause” the alpha and the omega saw it fit to include a commandment about not using the word “god” in a less than flattering way but what can you expect, after all the bible was written by ignorant men, it's the best they could do on such short "divinely inspired" notice.
How about ONE commandment: do not harm another living being in any way, shape or form. This would cover everything from emotional abuse to deforestation How efficient is that? But I guess a mere mortal like myself will never understand god’s wisdom.
Ok so, you still will never forsake your precious jesus. That’s cool, as absurd as your belief system is I can accept your freedom to think whatever you damn well please. Even though to me, it’d be like an ancient greek trying to preach to me about zeus. Regardless, just as I am not going to allow someone to tell me what to believe, I will not impose this on another. But that’s just the thing, christians DO this.
Instead of just disagreeing with people’s choices and going on their own merry way they try to push their own beliefs onto others, and condemn those who choose to formulate their own conclusions on life.
Plus, how can you possibly tell another person how to live or what to feel? The diversity of experience is so different for each person a parent can’t even get in the head of their own child, let alone some catholic guy is going to tell me I can’t be with someone of my same sex.
Who are you to choose who I can love? Or to tell me I can’t use birth control? Or not to eat meat on a Friday or to dunk my baby in a bowl of water to cleanse him of some imaginary sin.
Absolutely ridiculous.
And frankly I can’t believe there are people who still fervently believe in all of this stuff. People who use this religion divisively, to discriminate and judge others Which is why I don’t even consider religion to be in the realm of spirituality To me being spiritual is about trying to discover one’s essence To acquire a diversity of knowledge from great thinkers of all races and cultures in order to better understand the human condition. The ultimate goal to attain a state of peace and harmony within existence.
Religion is like political ideology, selling loyal followers on the illusion of control Claiming to have all the answers, setting forth an explanation for all of life’s mysteries with no room for expansion. Religion is closed and rigid.
Spirituality is completely the opposite of this, it’s fluid and open, it’s an exploration it’s inquisitive. It’s the evolution of consciousness.
And what is with religion demonizing the human form? When did a naked body become something shameful? Obviously in this day in age it isn’t wise for everyone to be naked all the time. It’s common knowledge that especially in the business world for women to be respected and treated as equals they can’t be putting their boobs on display. It’s better to be more neutral in certain situations But either way, we are creatures like all others, at core concerned with surviving long enough to pass on our DNA. Thus sex is completely natural, it’s organic, we are born with this urge. Neitzsche agrees that religion's "morality" is detrimental to the development of higher men, and this was one element he indicates. Sex is a natural drive, why make it shameful? And while it’s not a bad thing. But it shouldn’t dictate every action in our lives I like to think we’ve evolved to a level of sophistication that rises above these primal urges.
But if we did, I guess things like the burqa or re-virginization surgeries wouldn’t exist
I'll let Freud take it from here:
"In my Future of an Illusion I was concerned much less with the deepest sources of the religious feeling than with what the common man understand by his religion-- with the system of doctrines and promises which on the one hand explains to him the riddles of the world with enviable completeness and on the other, assures him that a careful Providence will watch over his life and will compensate him in a future existence for any frustrations he suffers here. The common man cannot imagine this Providence otherwise than in the figure of an enormously exalted father. Only such a being can understand the needs of the children of men and be softened by their prayers and placated by the signs of their remorse. The whole thing is so patently infantile, so foreign to reality, that to anyone with a friendly attitude to humanity it is painful to think that the great majority of mortals will never be able to rise above this view of life."
Ultimately, humanity as a whole is not ready for the next level. We’re still tied down to unsubstantiated belief systems.
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