is religion bad
By ben seymour
@benby128 (21)
United Kingdom
January 22, 2016 6:51am CST
ok lets kick this off,
is religion bad ??
throughout the life of the planet wars have been fought in the name of religion, blood spilt all in the name of religion to give a few examples
crusades back in medieval times Christians trying to take over over religions
northern Ireland catholics and prostitants (excuse spelling)
9/11
and upto date IS and the so called muslim orientated attacks
also a lot of people cant seem to function without something to believe in yet there is a lot of different gods surely there can be only one
would the world not be a more stable place if we just got rid of religion and yeah I know its a small minority that cause these issues but surely in the 21st century is there room for religion
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@rebelann (113017)
• El Paso, Texas
24 Jan 16
When you really get down to it religion has nothing to do with anything, it's the need that some have to be all powerful and to do that they need to kill anyone who stands in their way.
No God would condone the heinous acts of violence and slaughter that human history has seen.
@rebelann (113017)
• El Paso, Texas
25 Jan 16
I don't mean to argue @benby128 but from what little anthropologists have been able to learn about the Ancient Native Americans it's doubtful they fought over religion, but sadly there's little left of their history.
Yes, Christianity has been very brutal over the centuries as with the burning at the stake because someone had a different opinion on how to worship the same God.
It is really more about having power over others
@benby128 (21)
• United Kingdom
25 Jan 16
@rebelann yeah defo and all in the name of religion just think its out dated
theres also a few scripts in the bible that are totally out dated
man shall not live with man
there is also another passage that suggests u should cut off hands for theft think every religion has their darker sides surely theres no room for the dark sides in the modern world.
and to be honest a healthy debate is always good so argue away :)
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@benby128 (21)
• United Kingdom
25 Jan 16
that is sort of my point :) for example technology built the planes religion unfortunately flew them into 9/11,
same as france massacre that was religiously powered and Christians have been guilty of this in the past aswell so no religion can say we have never done anything evil in the name of religion I jhust think its so out dated
@Daljinder (23236)
• Bangalore, India
25 Jan 16
Religion isn't bad. People's mentality is. No religion supports violence, cruelty and to put in one word, evil. We humans misconstrue everything according to our needs and desire.
@Daljinder (23236)
• Bangalore, India
25 Jan 16
@benby128 Who wrote the Bible??? And who are the preachers???? They were and are human beings. So there you have it....
Being a religious person does not make one void of all the wrongs or gives one the right to preach. One's religion is to God and to humanity.
Islam does not promote violence in any shape or form. The IS and other organizations creating havoc on society are just manipulators. They are fulfilling their own motives in the name of Islam while violating every sacred facets of the religion itself.
@Daljinder (23236)
• Bangalore, India
27 Jan 16
@benby128 I agree that it is not humanity to treat people badly just because they are gay or to cut hands off for theft. No religion supports that. If you go by what has been written in the religious scriptures (DO NOTE THAT THEY ARE TOO WRITTEN BY A PERSON). So, the said person might have had put his personal view point in them. There is always two sides to a coin. We don't know the whole story behind what prompted such writings or what inspired them.
We should believe in good and adhere to humanity which in my opinion is the base of all religions. Nothing else.
@benby128 (21)
• United Kingdom
25 Jan 16
well not strictly true had this conversation with a very religious person who I get on really well with,
think the term in one of the bibles is man shall not sleep with man
theres also another for cutting hands off for theft cant think of the exact words tho, even my very religious mate couldn't explain why the bible is so homophobic and IS etc etc are doing it in the name of islam, just like there are a lot of hate preachers in mosques up and down the country if not the world
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@benby128 (21)
• United Kingdom
25 Jan 16
yeah for sure there are a lot of people that can't function without believing in something that is without proof
I think this is the sad part of the modern society that people are grasping for something or someone to believe in
@dlr297 (5409)
• United States
25 Jan 16
@benby128 Believing in something without proof is called faith..
Weather you believe in God. or if you believe their is no God.. you are acting on Faith...You are acting with out having absolute proof...
So no matter what you are either grasping to believe in something weather it is God or something else.....
The sad part is....If the Believers are right, and God is everything we believe He is...The non Believers are losing everything....
Their is nothing sad about believing in God....Their is nothing sad about needing someone in your life and God is perfect in anyone's life...
@Shiva49 (26789)
• Singapore
22 Jan 16
All religions talk of consequences of our actions but some try to hoodwink god himself. So I think forsaking religion will not make us good - we need deep introspection, look deep within and make a change. We have to realize that we are cut from the same cloth whatever our beliefs are. We suffer more from intolerance, greed, and false pride - siva
