What religion do you follow?

[BrotherhoodUK]

I believe that, as we are in a science-based world, less people are akin to believe in scripture than in experiments and logic.

However, that is a huge generalisation, and it is probably wrong for so many people.

[Bree Fletcher]

What I believe Religion is, is a primitive form of a court. A Thing that could see every crime, a thing that could JUDGE the people. Let me take a Medieval example, Joan D'Arc. She was put on fire because they belived she was a witch, and because she was crazy (Or something related to that.). And they said that witchery was forbidden, by the Holy Lord, God himself. They came to her, and said: "God has seen thy foul deeds, and by his Holy Name, you are sentenced to death."

So... you're saying people invented religon to jutify what they decide?

[LaoOmologo]

they are still alive under the neopaganism movement

There are many forms of Polytheical religion, still.

[LaoOmologo]

So... you're saying people invented religon to jutify what they decide?

Yes. Nowadays when we have cops and all of that, we don't need the God's judges.

[SunTzu123]

I believe that, as we are in a science-based world, less people are akin to believe in scripture than in experiments and logic.

However, that is a huge generalisation, and it is probably wrong for so many people.

religion is a path to live your life.

[LaoOmologo]

religion is a path to live your life.

I agree there too, and I also belive religion is to gather people.

[King Dylan]

I'm a very conservative Christian. Though, not Roman Catholic. Lutheran.

[FoxyBunny]

While I'm not a fan of organized religion, I remember reading a rather interesting and well-done medical study that concluded that the human brain is hard-wired to believe in a higher power. I've had a lot of interesting discussions that stem from that. Are humans designed to believe in a god or gods? If so, by whom/what? Have we done this to ourselves with thousands of years of spirituality? Why did we become spiritual creatures in the first place? Was it the hardships and uncertainties of life and if so, are animals also spiritual?

Fascinating topic, I think.

[Bree Fletcher]

While I'm not a fan of organized religion, I remember reading a rather interesting and well-done medical study that concluded that the human brain is hard-wired to believe in a higher power. I've had a lot of interesting discussions that stem from that. Are humans designed to believe in a god or gods? If so, by whom/what? Have we done this to ourselves with thousands of years of spirituality? Why did we become spiritual creatures in the first place? Was it the hardships and uncertainties of life and if so, are animals also spiritual?

Fascinating topic, I think.

here, I think I've said this once or twice, but this is why I think humans are "hard-wired to believe in a higher power." Darwinism!

Here we have man just barely becoming sentient. He now realizes that he will eventually die, no matter what he does to try to prevent it. He might as well not bother living. How is this problem solved? Interestingly enough, a little bit of insanity on someone's part becomes a survival trait: This person believes that there is a kind of immortality after death. Now, there is a reason to live, pass on genes, and do whatever it takes to ensure the survival of the species in a wholesome Darwinian manner. This predilection toward religion actually becomes encoded in our genes.

Anyway, by this logic, animals would not be likely to revere any kind of deity, though I can't prove this.

[Reasoner]

While I'm not a fan of organized religion, I remember reading a rather interesting and well-done medical study that concluded that the human brain is hard-wired to believe in a higher power. I've had a lot of interesting discussions that stem from that. Are humans designed to believe in a god or gods? If so, by whom/what? Have we done this to ourselves with thousands of years of spirituality? Why did we become spiritual creatures in the first place? Was it the hardships and uncertainties of life and if so, are animals also spiritual?

Fascinating topic, I think.

We arent designed really to believe in a higher power, is just we feel there must be, so many things if they were just a little bit changed the human species wouldn't be here, the fact we live of all factor that could kill us is amazing, some must feel there must be something up there pulling the strings, and people interpret there own message. In tough times relingion hold us out of anarchy, kept us in line. Now we really strayed off i think, The reason why this topic is so fascinating (which I agree, it is interesting and such. is because no one really has facts about it, just our own interpretations.