12-02-2016, 06:05 PM
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Re: Why do people believe in gods?
Originally Posted by Tpin
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Religion was the foundation for early policing, living by a set of rules.I for one am thankful for that, it spurred us on to conformity.
.As humans we have the ability to make ethical decisions based on empathy, reason, a concern for our fellow man and other sentient animals. Not everyone needs 'a book of rules' to do this it comes naturally
12-02-2016, 06:06 PM
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Re: Why do people believe in gods?
Originally Posted by Meg
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Why do people believe in gods?Indoctrination from an early age.
... reluctance to questioning those who appear to be more knowledgeable than oneself,
...tradition,
...fear of the unknown,
...a desire to retain comforting thoughts.
I think there's alot of truth in that last bit Meg. Having faith and/or belief probably gives comfort and healing to alot of people. No harm in that, unless it becomes an obsession, then it could have the reverse effect.
12-02-2016, 06:09 PM
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Re: Why do people believe in gods?
Originally Posted by Mups
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I think there's alot of truth in that last bit Meg. Having faith and/or belief probably gives comfort and healing to alot of people. No harm in that, unless it becomes an obsession, then it could have the reverse effect.
12-02-2016, 06:13 PM
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Re: Why do people believe in gods?
Originally Posted by Mups
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I think there's alot of truth in that last bit Meg. Having faith and/or belief probably gives comfort and healing to alot of people. No harm in that, unless it becomes an obsession, then it could have the reverse effect.
and if makes people happy and helps then to behave better toward their fellow man all the better.However, religion has two faces , the benign and the malevolent and we feel the influence of the latter all to often in our lives.
Religion was used as stick to beat me when I was a child, it brought no comfort to my life.
12-02-2016, 06:15 PM
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Re: Why do people believe in gods?
Originally Posted by Meg
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Absolutely no harm in that at all Mups and if makes people happy and helps then to behave better toward their fellow man all the better.However, religion has two faces , the benign and the malevolent and we feel the influence of the latter all to often in our lives.
Religion was used as stick to beat me when I was a child, it brought no comfort to my life.
Also true and happens far too often
12-02-2016, 06:21 PM
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Re: Why do people believe in gods?
Religion is odd-I was forced to go to Sunday school by a moron who thought god spoke through him(a novel view on farting) A methodist Uncle and chapel warden who was a peeping tom. The only one I ever respected was my Uncle John-baptist minister who refused to take up arms,he worked on the land and was called by the moron a `conshie`
12-02-2016, 06:28 PM
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Re: Why do people believe in gods?
Originally Posted by Meg
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Absolutely no harm in that at all Mups and if makes people happy and helps then to behave better toward their fellow man all the better.However, religion has two faces , the benign and the malevolent and we feel the influence of the latter all to often in our lives.
Religion was used as stick to beat me when I was a child, it brought no comfort to my life.
Precisely, that is why I meant about it becoming an obsession.
I certainly do not think anyone has the right to try and enforce their beliefs on some one else.
I also think there is a difference between teaching and subject and enforcing it with threats etc..
12-02-2016, 06:28 PM
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Re: Why do people believe in gods?
Originally Posted by moreover
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Most educated people don't. They use it as an excuse to justify what they want to do.
A statement of your own belief, nothing more, nothing less.
An equally valid statement, using your viewpoint, would be
Most educated people don't vote Labour.
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