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Stompy · 04-23-2004, 12:45 PM

IMO, the events you experience after you die are the same as the events you experienced before your birth: nothing.

I believe that religion is a man made tool used to control people through fear. A reason I believe this is because of all the different types of religions out there. According to Christianity, if you worship anything other than God, you're committing a sin. So... Buddhists are sinners by that definition. Conversely, Buddhists believe that THEIR religion is 100% correct, so on and so forth. You have a big pot to choose from, pick the wrong one, and you go to hell! For example, if you're a Christian, you believe in God/Jesus, but what happens to the Buddhists? What happens to the Muslims/Jews/other? Do they automatically go to hell because they don't believe? See what I'm sayin? It's a big contradiction.

There was very little historical documentation from 2000 years ago (and beyond), and even less scientific discoveries as opposed to now, so it was very easy to believe that the stars in the sky were the eyes of god, or that fire, which burns you, is the domain of the evil one, etc etc... It's very easy to have claimed something back then and have enough people believe it.

On the other hand, the universe is a strange place.

This is why I choose to be agnostic. I won't completely 100% disbelieve in any god or supreme being, but it's illogical, and to me, very man made. Not enough proof to believe, not enough proof to disbelieve. On the other hand, if religion X wins and happens to be the "real" religion, then I expect to be granted eternal paradise, because it's not MY fault that I thought logically and, given what's presented to my human form, chose wrongly.

Kinda pointless to even think about it.

04-23-2004, 12:45 PM	#31 (permalink)
Stompy Banned from being Banned Location: Donkey	IMO, the events you experience after you die are the same as the events you experienced before your birth: nothing. I believe that religion is a man made tool used to control people through fear. A reason I believe this is because of all the different types of religions out there. According to Christianity, if you worship anything other than God, you're committing a sin. So... Buddhists are sinners by that definition. Conversely, Buddhists believe that THEIR religion is 100% correct, so on and so forth. You have a big pot to choose from, pick the wrong one, and you go to hell! For example, if you're a Christian, you believe in God/Jesus, but what happens to the Buddhists? What happens to the Muslims/Jews/other? Do they automatically go to hell because they don't believe? See what I'm sayin? It's a big contradiction. There was very little historical documentation from 2000 years ago (and beyond), and even less scientific discoveries as opposed to now, so it was very easy to believe that the stars in the sky were the eyes of god, or that fire, which burns you, is the domain of the evil one, etc etc... It's very easy to have claimed something back then and have enough people believe it. On the other hand, the universe is a strange place. This is why I choose to be agnostic. I won't completely 100% disbelieve in any god or supreme being, but it's illogical, and to me, very man made. Not enough proof to believe, not enough proof to disbelieve. On the other hand, if religion X wins and happens to be the "real" religion, then I expect to be granted eternal paradise, because it's not MY fault that I thought logically and, given what's presented to my human form, chose wrongly. Kinda pointless to even think about it. __________________ I love lamp. Last edited by Stompy; 04-23-2004 at 12:48 PM..