What religion is worth for!!!

I think that religion has different effects on different people, and therefore can't be judged as if it were all one thing. There are some people for whom religion makes a lot of difference in their lives, helping them to get through hardships or be better people. For those people, while science has it's uses and meanings, it can't replace their faith. I do believe that non-religious people can be just as good as religious people, and that religion isn't for everyone. I also believe that while I have my own religion, even my religion isn't right for everyone. I don't feel that anyone should have someone else's faith forced on them, or feel as if being non-religious or of a non-mainstream religion makes them bad. In my own situation, I can honestly say there was a point at which without a particular deity I follow, I would not have made it through a hardship in my life. If that makes me weaker or less intelligent than someone else who could have, then I guess that's just the way I am. =P

Hello, matrixx!:-) I think you said that you will not bring religion on here to discuss. Well, it okay if you do. I'll shortly answer your questions. I don't think religion is necessary to survive or to live, otherwise you will not be posting this discussion, I mean you are surviving without it:-) Religion may or may not help to earn. There is a whole lot of industries related to religion, rituals, customs and likes. I hope you understand what I am saying here. Apart from being profession for some, it seriously help people earn indirectly. What about all the religious stuff related to ceremonies, events that is manufactured, transported, sold etc. There is a considerable economic factor in religion, at least from economy point of view. Does it help us being better? yes and no! It depends on individual. There are people who were criminals and got straighten up when they took religion seriously and there are people who took up religion and became worse than what they were before. So, one can't pool them together. It's something individual. besides, All religions teach things that are normally good, even atheists consider them to e good like in ethics, morality, manners and behavior. If some religious person doesn't practice those things, it isn't religion's fault. Then again you will find both good and bad people every where. I believe atheists have had and do have their fair share in that too. It surprises me how atheists always mention devastation brought about by religion but forget to mention the devastation caused by non-religious reasons. I think you know the history of war and if you do know than, you must be knowing that destruction brought about by non-religious reasons is much more than for religious reason. I am talking in terms of statistics. I do believe that non-religious people can be as good as religious ones or even in some cases better than religious people. I have already said that this division exists in everything where humans are involved. Science is really a wonderful thing as well as reliable, but again, science too can be misused and in fact it has been misused fairly enough. When talking about reliability, how much do you think that we know objective realities? if you blame religions to create and propagate subjective matters then how far non-religious people are from it? and then how much science is able to define humans? I believe that science can't even come close to even describe a human being, it's feelings and things related to them. like how do you scientifically define "love", does it really exist scientifically? NO. then do you believe in it if it doesn't exist scientifically? as there is no empirical evidence for existence of love. There are many countless things that can't be defined or explained scientifically yet we all believe in them, even the atheists. Well this was my little take on and I am sorry it got long and I am sorry if there are linguistic faults.

I guess if you live in a country that allows only one religion then it's the only way to earn a living. I have met non religious friends who are nice and understanding people, so I don't think being a loving human being means being religious. I was baptized Catholic and I won't convert into anything else, but right now I try not to be puritan since too much of one thing is never good. Science seems more reliable becaue we can see the results, but it can also be abused in the wrong hand. It all depends on us, our intentions and how we do it.

In my opinion, all religion are same. They aim to provide some mental "support" for anyone who took up the religion. All religions teach us to be good and responsible citizens. It is just people who misinterpret the teachings and go their way. People who are free thinkers do just as well without a religion.

Hello . I am a follower of the vedic religion ( hare krishna) (this has a fringe connection with Hinduism). In the Iso upnishad it is mentioned that linke for the body fruits, grains etc is food, similarly for the soul religion is the food