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Originally Posted by pan6467
Speaking for myself alone, everyone has an inherent spirituality in them. I think this is why you can see people drawn to certain beliefs, yet have no reasoning besides "I relate to this". But that is rare most people follow their parents or choose something that is opposite their parents be it in a conscious or subconcious way.
Since I have known of no one that has risen from the dead, no one can honestly say what happens when we die. Most people's religion gives them a pretty picture of what life after death is but those that believe differently face an uglier fate in death. They of course do this for 2 reasons, to keep the fold in line (i.e. control them.... "if you do not do as we interpret the Bible/Koran/Torah etc. to say, then you are not a true believer and God shall punish you") and to give the people unhappy in their lives now a reason to make it through life.
Based on that, no one wants to be told that the greatness and better life they have coming in death (based solely on belief and not actions mind you) is wrong. They may have to question their beliefs and whole life, and extremely few want to do that.
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I agree for the most part. No one wants to relate to roadkill-humans have such tremendous egos that they just 'know' they will live forever in some form and base their entire belief system on this premise.
I also think that no one wants to be told that what they believe is false. It attacks their core. How can what they're thinking to be true not be? Question such stories as turning to a pillar of salt, animals going two by two into an ark with 7 people (thereby starting the earth's life over again!?!), and a man rising from the dead and risk wrath. Why?
I also agree that by putting your reasons, excuses and exceptions for life's behaviors on the premise of a book takes away responsibility for failings, but it also doesn't give any credit for successes. "Thank God" when things go well?
When's the last time someone succeeded in a quest strictly by tithing and saying some prayer without doing a damned thing otherwise? (maybe I'll try that-just sit here, ask for something and wait....)
I don't follow my parents at all-dad was raised Catholic, mom, Jewish. I tried several churches and by 15 or so found them to be hypocritical with stories so full of holes, I could drive my car through them. The final straw was in going to the spouse's church(he'd insisted I go during Easter service, much to my protesting) and the pastor declared that anyone not believing in Christ would burn in hell.
That to me was extremely offensive.