day 02| how you feel about God and religion
if you have been reading our blog or know me well enough, you already know the answer to this question.
how do i feel about god? well i don't believe in god and i never have actually believed there is a god. i grew up questioning god and religion as religious people in my life and all my teachers could never give me the answers. i was and am a curious person and will ask why. but there was never an answer. all they could say was "because" or "you just know." well... that was and never has been enough for me.
studying history, religion is a common theme throughout much of human history and religion divides people and also provides justification for particular actions. historically, this includes wars, missionary work (this includes in africa and north america) and the crusades. even today, people act in the name of "god." to me, its just a justification of some higher power to do things that would otherwise be weird and completely destructive... everyone is also so concerned about being "right." this leads to seeing each other as wrong and justifies particular actions. meanwhile, everyone is worshiping the same god and upholding similar ideals just their practices and sacred images and tokens are different. religion in politics is also really annoying...issues that are political become moral and decisions are made with religion in mind...which can be extremely illogical..
i also think that religion is important for society and for many individuals. religion helps answer particular questions and gives individuals hope about their lives. it also gives them something to look forward to and a reason to keep living in their world. it creates social cohesion and a form of social control... see durkheim, marx and weber if you are really interested... haha. i actually just combined all three thinkers...three different ways of thinking...im a good sociologist eh.
i think that is all i have to say on the subject. moral of the story is i don't believe in god and i think organized religion and religion in general sucks but i know the importance it has for society and for individuals. i think its cool that people have faith, good for them. but i dont and really think its all made up...
believe what you want!
ray charles
if you have been reading our blog or know me well enough, you already know the answer to this question.
how do i feel about god? well i don't believe in god and i never have actually believed there is a god. i grew up questioning god and religion as religious people in my life and all my teachers could never give me the answers. i was and am a curious person and will ask why. but there was never an answer. all they could say was "because" or "you just know." well... that was and never has been enough for me.
studying history, religion is a common theme throughout much of human history and religion divides people and also provides justification for particular actions. historically, this includes wars, missionary work (this includes in africa and north america) and the crusades. even today, people act in the name of "god." to me, its just a justification of some higher power to do things that would otherwise be weird and completely destructive... everyone is also so concerned about being "right." this leads to seeing each other as wrong and justifies particular actions. meanwhile, everyone is worshiping the same god and upholding similar ideals just their practices and sacred images and tokens are different. religion in politics is also really annoying...issues that are political become moral and decisions are made with religion in mind...which can be extremely illogical..
i also think that religion is important for society and for many individuals. religion helps answer particular questions and gives individuals hope about their lives. it also gives them something to look forward to and a reason to keep living in their world. it creates social cohesion and a form of social control... see durkheim, marx and weber if you are really interested... haha. i actually just combined all three thinkers...three different ways of thinking...im a good sociologist eh.
i think that is all i have to say on the subject. moral of the story is i don't believe in god and i think organized religion and religion in general sucks but i know the importance it has for society and for individuals. i think its cool that people have faith, good for them. but i dont and really think its all made up...
believe what you want!
ray charles
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