Do We really need Religion to be happy ?

Hello friend, Its normally if we thank to God (the creator ) God creat human and give religion to use the human live in the world. Religion informed passed, now and the futures condition. So we must have religion and do seriously to get the true life. Good luck

I would disagree. I think science can't answer any of the fundamental questions of life. Why are you here? Why is there pain? Why do you feel alone? Why do people hurt each other, even when they are supposed to love each other? G-d is not the created. Science is the created. We made it up. But science is merely what we observe. Even then, what we observe, tells us very little. For example gravity. We observe gravity, but why does it exist? How does it exist? What makes it work? Even on things we do know a little about, like electricity. We know that there are electrons, and that some electrons can escape the atoms they were attached to, and move through conductive material. But why? Why can they be released? Why can some have more than they need? Where did they come from? What makes the other electrons stay, while these go? We have laws for how electrons work, but these laws are simply what we observe. We don't know 'why' they do this, only that they do. The problem with this idea is, everything in science, inherently all applies to those things we can observe. As a Christian, we believe in something that can not be observed scientifically. We believe in a creator that made the laws, that you observe.

There is a key word you have used in your heading. That word is "NEED". People worship and believe what they will because they need to. Many will always need to believe in something, pray to something, worship something. They need to follow the crowd like sheep. They need to have a personal relationship with their God or whatever it is they believe in. Don't look down on believers, people with faith. Respect them and go about your own life in peace and harmony.

I believe in God, and know Him. God is not a religion nor a mere imagination. People usually connect God to religion and think that they are the same, but their not. Knowing God is not religion for only man made religion, not God. God built relationship, which is the very opposite of religion. Man made a set of rules and practices that are ought to be followed, which is religion. God is for relationship not rules. If a person does not really know God (having intimate relationship with Him) he would either be a religious person (obeying so many rules without his heart in it) or an atheist (a person who does not believe in God). It's really up to the person if he really wants to know God, because if he wills it then God will reveal Himself to him, like what happened to me. I know, encountered, and experience God, like how you know your friends/relatives, that's why I don't just believe in God but also know Him.

Well, I'm a Muslim, I'm really proud to be one, and I'm happy for that. I need God in my life to remind me of everything I do. And nothing can change my faith. However, I don't want to be one of those maniacs who do stupid things in the name of religion. No religion teaches us to harm others. Hurting people won't make us happy. In this case, yes, I agree with you that I "create" God within my heart and my mind to keep me in peace. Peace also comes from the mind and the heart. Just like in "Eat Pray Love" Liz said that "God dwells within me, as me". If your mind and heart are so full of hatred and anger, there's no need of saying that you believe in God. I won't say anything about those people who don't hold any religion, it's their right. :) And actually, happy or not happy depend on our mind and heart. I hope that answer your question. Lol.

hi livinggod29,my opinion is ,no need of religion to be happy,the god(creator) has been created by man for his purposes like,if he was happy to express his happiness he needs some body , happiness can be shared to his friends,family members etc,but when he was in sad and he is in help man try to say to the creator for help and find the solutions for his problems.god has been created for telling his miseries, problems etc and he created a hope for himself as the creator may help him .

Hi livinggod, I don't think that we need religion to be happy, indeed religion causes a lot of unhappiness. What we do need is a healthy respect for each other and open mind. Blessings.

Yes, some people need religion to be happy, while other need God to feel happiness. I am perfectly alright with both type of people. We all are created different physically and emotionally. Some people i known can be happy without religion but just an iPod or a juke-box will do the trick.

The world of science does little more than prove the Bible. When it tries to prove things in the Bible are not true, they usually end up creating false proof, such as the black moth in Darwin's theories. Turned out the moth's were fed metallic salts. The salts made it turn black. Hardly a metamorphosis that usually takes thousands of years. All I have to do is look around at the glories of this world and I know there is a God. The destruction comes from man and science.

Hi! I just wonder why you said that. I stand in my belief that God has created everything. We may not understand everything there is about Him, because our thoughts are not His thoughts, but I still believe there is a God the Creator. It's the religion that people has created. People of centuries ago don't lack knowledge. They wouldn't have built the tower of Babel if they did lack knowledge. Cheers!

hello friend iam not sure that we do.every one is content and happy with their religion.i havent read where we are commanded to be happy with beleiving in god,nor that we have to die happily.it is my understanding that my life had more fullfilement in beleiving in god.i dont know ,since as early as i can recall i have always beleive in god.my life is fullfilled and i thinkgod has helped a great deal in doin that for me.he has gotten me through some tough spots in my life,i do'nt know if i could have gotten through without him

different people have different thoughts. in my opinion, nothing is absolute in this world. and as we know, there is no God, and with the answer of science, we know that there is nobody creat the world, every problem could solved by science. this is only the thoughts of nowadays, but how about one hundred years later? one thousand years later? and even thousands of years later? what the world will be, and what's the opinoins of people live in that age. maybe the existence of God is proved at that time. when i was young, my grandmother brought me to the temple and pray for me. in my hometown, this is a traditional customs. and our God is different with you, our God is eastern God, such as Guanyin. and with the God, some people that trust God will live more comfortable, make them feel safety, more then happy. and for others who don't trust them. just live with you heart. like me, when i graw up, especially when i get into the school, i know the science, i am not trusting the God so much, but i still go to the temple to pray sometimes. finally, i am sorry for my bad english.

Religion is just a group of worshiper created by people. God is real because of reason. Plato said that the highest degree of reality is what you percieved with your reason and I believe him. Asked yourself who make this world for us people to live. You may think that there's a highest and powerful being who did it. We may not be able to see that being(God) but we know that he exist and always watching us. In my perspective, we don't need to go to the church just to call him because he/she can hear us all the time where ever we are.

i think that you nead to believe in something to maintain happines. the one thing that everyone has to have is faith in themselfs if you want to be a happy person you atleast have to be happy with yourself. atleast thats my oppinion. i dont say religion is a bad thing but neither saying its a good thing if it helps you its a good thing for you but you shouldnt say to anyone you GOT TO BELIEVE IN THIS. no that aint the way to happines

First of all, welcome to mylott. It looks as tho you are new here. There are alot of wars about religion, but that is where it all started in the Old Testament. God wanted the people to look at no other God's, so He would harden people's hearts of other nations against another nation so that there would be wars to defend His name. He wanted people to understand that you don't make a God from a piece of wood that came from the tree he created in the first place.

@living I don't need "religion" in order to be happy, but I do need God as He controls my life. I don't follow you. You said you needed God, but then you said that we know that it is only the world of science who can answer our questions. Everything we need to know, we learn from God and trusting Him. I don't trust science. Scientists change their theories and results. God stays the same.

i believe not. i have little belief in religion. some religion rules people to unite while some religion rules division. they make people mind get confuse. for me i believe only in God alone. there are any religious teaching but they are only written by people supposedly inspire by God. but i believe people could be happy even without religion as long as they know to respect each other belief.

In future it would be difficult to live according to the rules and belief of religions alone. On the other hand religions are relying many inventions and discoveries made by science. Applying scientific methods man can understand more about mysteries and law of universe. Science itself is searching facts related to mighty universal power.