Comments on: Why do we have religions? http://questions.42dh.com/2008/02/25/why-do-we-have-religions/ and no answers Thu, 18 Sep 2008 15:19:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: ERICA COSTA http://questions.42dh.com/2008/02/25/why-do-we-have-religions/comment-page-1/#comment-1353 ERICA COSTA Thu, 18 Sep 2008 15:19:35 +0000 http://questions.42dh.com/2008/02/25/why-do-we-have-religions/#comment-1353 SO PEOPLE FEEL THAT THEY CAN BELIEVE IN SOMETHING AND ALSO HAVE A SENSE OF BELONGING. AS PEOPLE GROW OLDER AND SEE THE REALITY AND COMPLEXITIES OF THE WORLD, I FEEL AS IF SOME PEOPLE NEED HOPE OR SOMETHING TO CLING TO, ALMOST FOR THEIR OWN SANITY. FOR SOME PEOPLE IT IS A WAY FOR THEM TO FEEL LESS GUILTY OR TO TRY TO LEARN TO ACCEPT A SINFUL OR TORRID PAST. I CHOOSE NOT TO BELIEVE AND FOLLOW ONE DISTINCT RELIGION. I PREFER TO GATHER INFORMATION AND UNDERSTANDING, BUT NOT TO CONFORM OR BE BRAINWASHED INTO SOMEONE ELSE'S DOCTRINE. SO PEOPLE FEEL THAT THEY CAN BELIEVE IN SOMETHING AND ALSO HAVE A SENSE OF BELONGING. AS PEOPLE GROW OLDER AND SEE THE REALITY AND COMPLEXITIES OF THE WORLD, I FEEL AS IF SOME PEOPLE NEED HOPE OR SOMETHING TO CLING TO, ALMOST FOR THEIR OWN SANITY. FOR SOME PEOPLE IT IS A WAY FOR THEM TO FEEL LESS GUILTY OR TO TRY TO LEARN TO ACCEPT A SINFUL OR TORRID PAST. I CHOOSE NOT TO BELIEVE AND FOLLOW ONE DISTINCT RELIGION. I PREFER TO GATHER INFORMATION AND UNDERSTANDING, BUT NOT TO CONFORM OR BE BRAINWASHED INTO SOMEONE ELSE’S DOCTRINE.

]]> By: Steph http://questions.42dh.com/2008/02/25/why-do-we-have-religions/comment-page-1/#comment-805 Steph Sun, 22 Jun 2008 15:43:48 +0000 http://questions.42dh.com/2008/02/25/why-do-we-have-religions/#comment-805 Because people need to have something to believe in. Because people need to have something to believe in.

]]> By: Pranav http://questions.42dh.com/2008/02/25/why-do-we-have-religions/comment-page-1/#comment-702 Pranav Fri, 16 May 2008 14:09:46 +0000 http://questions.42dh.com/2008/02/25/why-do-we-have-religions/#comment-702 Because we fear death, and every religion provides some kind of a stupid life-after-death theory. Because we fear death, and every religion provides some kind of a stupid life-after-death theory.

]]> By: Keef http://questions.42dh.com/2008/02/25/why-do-we-have-religions/comment-page-1/#comment-688 Keef Sat, 10 May 2008 11:17:33 +0000 http://questions.42dh.com/2008/02/25/why-do-we-have-religions/#comment-688 In my opinion: humans (as a generalization) have just always been so superstitious and self-assertive. We believe that we can ascertain and explain almost everything with little to no evidence sometimes on just more or less a gut feeling. There have been so many 'facts' have been proven wrong over the years that once no one questioned to prove this. Sometimes when people say faith is there reason for following a religion and it sends chills up my spine, surely there is something more than what's usually only just a book to go on. In my opinion: humans (as a generalization) have just always been so superstitious and self-assertive. We believe that we can ascertain and explain almost everything with little to no evidence sometimes on just more or less a gut feeling. There have been so many ‘facts’ have been proven wrong over the years that once no one questioned to prove this.

Sometimes when people say faith is there reason for following a religion and it sends chills up my spine, surely there is something more than what’s usually only just a book to go on.

]]> By: Dustin http://questions.42dh.com/2008/02/25/why-do-we-have-religions/comment-page-1/#comment-474 Dustin Thu, 20 Mar 2008 20:24:49 +0000 http://questions.42dh.com/2008/02/25/why-do-we-have-religions/#comment-474 So Satan can compete with the one true church... and so those in the false churches can make money. So Satan can compete with the one true church… and so those in the false churches can make money.

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