Beliefs

[The_Q]

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If there is such a thing as a perfect life, everyone would live it.

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[ramonesfan]

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I just came up for a new theory on why there is religion. ok here goes...

Now in a man or womans life he/she was just seeing all this craziness, toatal anarchy. One day he/she decided to tell people about an all mighty one, then with his/her followers started to go around telling everyone about this "god" and how they would be punished for their bad doings.
After a very LONG time this "god" started to change with the changing people, and thats why there are many different religions around the world.

That is just a basic version of it

[AniamL]

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I just don't like the strict, rigid structure of most religion; it seems like people tell you what you should believe in. I think you should be taught in several different kinds of religion, then make up your own mind. I've seen too many people get brainwashed at a young age that you should praise God, pray every x hours, pray before each meal, do this, do that, and that the verses in the Bible mean such and such and you should follow them. Maybe the parents are such stalwart religious types that they couldn't stand their offspring following another religion because they'll be doomed to hell for all eternity. In that case, fine, do what you want, but I think people should be allowed an open mind until they have the ability to think for themselves.

[ramonesfan]

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I just don't like the strict, rigid structure of most religion; it seems like people tell you what you should believe in. I think you should be taught in several different kinds of religion, then make up your own mind. I've seen too many people get brainwashed at a young age that you should praise God, pray every x hours, pray before each meal, do this, do that, and that the verses in the Bible mean such and such and you should follow them. Maybe the parents are such stalwart religious types that they couldn't stand their offspring following another religion because they'll be doomed to hell for all eternity. In that case, fine, do what you want, but I think people should be allowed an open mind until they have the ability to think for themselves.

my parents were kinda like that, they didnt teach me religion but didnt teach me to not be religious. now if I wanted to be I would be religious i would be

and what do yall think of my theory? does it make sense?

[The_Q]

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It made sense the day it was presented to my in 1st grade, but it seems wrong now...I don't know why. Give me a while and I'll be on it. I think it has to do with the man/woman thing. That's insane political correctness. Men would have not only made but dominated religion.

Which reminds me as to why it's wrong. Religion wasn't just MADE. To have religion you have to have society, which means a food surplus and specialized workers. Some of the specialized workers would have been priests or other religious figures. In short, religion is the government at first, it dictates how a culture lives at times of peace, but religion does other things. One of the main reasons it exists is the endorse wars. This would work basically the same way patriotism would, but it would be patriotism to one's religion rather than nationality (Crusades). Religion might have been made to make sense of the world, but I honestly think that it's how politics and centralized government began.

I am a Christian, and I consider myself quite pious. My main example of worship is all over these forums, worshiping God with my mind. I want to know more about the world that he lay out before me, and I think that he's ok with that. One thing I love about my denomination of Chrisitanity is that it has no limits. You can believe what you want, state it out loud, and nobody will tell you otherwise. It's what is refered to as the most liberal of all the denominations and I encourage everyone to come and check us out.

Diciples of Christ OR Chruch or Christ

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[ramonesfan]

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Q I wasnt trying to be politically correct, I do know that in most religions the religion is controlled by men but it is possible that a woman started it all

[Nonexistent_One]

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On a side note, I love all of the embracing of equality among men and women, but I don't see any women having a crucial affect on any major religions, sinse they're all controlled by men. (Speaking from a Catholic veiwpoint) "But all of the diciples were men, and they were left with the charge of leading the church, not women." Guess what? If they weren't men in that time period, Christianity would have gone nowhere, because no one listened to women seriously back then. Today is a different story: women are no longer oppressed by the world, but why are they still oppressed by (the Catholic) religion? That time has past, and it's time to accept women as equals in all aspects of society.

And, if 'preistesses' were allowed to marry preists, maybe sexually deprived preists would think twice before molesting small children.

~NEO

[AniamL]

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It was also very rare for women to even be literate back then; practically none had the intelligence and training to form a religion.

[Layladay]

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i wasnt talking about wether he existed or not, im saying it does help to at least try to be a better person, and that was one of the ways.

[The_Q]

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I don't know if I mentioned this at all, but there is more of a reason why women are not normally in high up on the social hierarchy. They have physical attributes that hinder from their ability to function at full level most of the time. I'm mainly thinking about menstral cycles and pregnancy. Not the menustration causes any problems, it can, though, be slightly uncomfortable from what I hear. Even after pregnancy, maternal instinct hits harder than in males, making women use irrational decision to protect their children, sometimes well into old age. The children also seem to stick around until they are large enough to leave.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not sexist, but I do like to know the ultimate reasons behind social customs. This is what I think.
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[Layladay]

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one question. what the hell does that have to do with my topic?

please stay on topic people. =O

[The_Q]

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Soooooorry...

I just wanted to clarify something that I thought about religion's origins.

I believe in a mix of the commandments and economic principles (it's mostly the same thing).

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[ramonesfan]

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Well if the theory i came up with is true then it is VERY possible for women to have started this because the men thought it was a good idea and took it from the women and started to control it.

[The_Q]

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Ramonesfan, I'd love to hear your theory. Would you mind starting a thread?

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[ramonesfan]

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