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Originally posted by tiberry
Why is it that everyone expects 'God' to be some benevolent being who stamps out all pain and suffering for mankind? That's not the intent of most religions, especially Christianity...
I think that the most significant "promise" or foundation for people's faith in any religion is the possibility for immortality. All of us want to be assured of our continued existence beyone this world. (that's read period)
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I would agree with you on this point. Religion offers us the one thing that we cannot claim for ourselves on this plant, the ability to live forever. It is religions blessing and its curse. because a 'good' person need not worry about their condition on this earth because they will be recieving eternal life in the next, we are able to justify doing all the horrible things that we do to each other and the planet because your life here doesnt really matter so long you are good enough to gain eternal life once your dead.
examples. 9/11. these dudes trully thought that by doing the things that they did they would gain an eternal reward (and what 70 virgins?). In their minds this justified the killling of thousands of innocent people. Crusades. Same thing here, the christians went to war, many of them quit dispicable people, witht the idea in mind that if they died in battle they would be guaranteed an eternal life. Destruction of the planet. Oh sure we are destroying the planet, but thats kewl cause hey we are all going to die anyway, and this is just a passing life until we get to the next, so lets do whatever the hell we want to here, it doesnt really matter anyway. Lets have overpopulate too. If people die, oh well, because they are in a better place now anyway. Destroy the forests, oceans, lakes and rivers. Go ahead and hurry it up too. Armageddon is coming anyway, we are just helping it along. We will all be in a better place once the planet has been totally destroyed.