Religion is an anachronistic vestige of pre-modern societies. Religion offers comforting, though naive and often inaccurate, explanations about the origins and future of humankind, the Earth and just about everything else. Religion is often learned in youth - when children readily mimic the behavior of their parents, siblings and peers. Unfortunately, most adults never recognize that the religious perspectives, values and practices that they were indoctrinated with as children are poorly suited to living in a modern scientifically oriented society where it is understood that there is no empirical evidence for such things as: magic, demons, angels, gods, heaven, hell, the tooth fairy, the easter bunny, Santa Claus and the boogy man.
Religions continue to exist today because they are inherently adaptable; religious dogma changes markedly over time. Moreover, the many conflicting codes of behavior that religions advance can be used to justify any attitude or action, regardless of what the current century may be.
Religions continue to exist today because they are inherently adaptable; religious dogma changes markedly over time. Moreover, the many conflicting codes of behavior that religions advance can be used to justify any attitude or action, regardless of what the current century may be.
by Think For Yourself October 27, 2007
Get the religionmug. Christian: God is my savior, my holy father, and worshiping him through christianity is the ONLY way into heaven.
Muslim: No, you are wrong. Allah is the supreme being worthy of our worship. Submission to him is the only way to have life after death.
&&the argument over religion will never end.
Muslim: No, you are wrong. Allah is the supreme being worthy of our worship. Submission to him is the only way to have life after death.
&&the argument over religion will never end.
by ms. agnostic January 14, 2007
Get the religionmug. usually based on selling people a personal insurance policy that can only be cashed in at death by the purchaser. therefore, impossible to know whether said religion has enough assets in the account to draw on or whether the seller has skipped off with the benefits, until too late. therefore, faith based. often accompanied by general claim to a sky-god/s authority of some kind, portrayed usually by representatives as a highly-strung, insecure person/s with a do-or-die outlook on life ie. 'you do or you die'. choice of insurers avaiable with various policy standards and disclaimers. onus upon buyer to prove worthiness rather than on sky-god. representatives arbitrate on disputes but no findings ever in favour of claimants thusfar.
by Hedley Clubnobber September 28, 2006
Get the religionmug. 
1. An explanation of the things we don't understand.
2. A reason to exist. There is no reason for us being here, so we have created our own. God.
3. A controlling agent. Kids be good, or santa won't give you presents. Its the same thing. People behave, or you'll go to hell!
4. Fear of death. Everything suggests that death is the end. Its ludicrous to suppose there is some sort of spiritual afterlife. We all know we will die eventually; and we don't like it. So we deny it..fabricating a fantastic fairytale to convince ourselves that there is no such thing as death. Well its a load of bollocks - remember the Romans worshipped every new planet they saw...the Egyptians worshipped the sun..for as long as man has been around, so has his need to worship something. Its an expression of our insecurity and it will last as long as fear itself
2. A reason to exist. There is no reason for us being here, so we have created our own. God.
3. A controlling agent. Kids be good, or santa won't give you presents. Its the same thing. People behave, or you'll go to hell!
4. Fear of death. Everything suggests that death is the end. Its ludicrous to suppose there is some sort of spiritual afterlife. We all know we will die eventually; and we don't like it. So we deny it..fabricating a fantastic fairytale to convince ourselves that there is no such thing as death. Well its a load of bollocks - remember the Romans worshipped every new planet they saw...the Egyptians worshipped the sun..for as long as man has been around, so has his need to worship something. Its an expression of our insecurity and it will last as long as fear itself
You can't insure your life on a figament of man's collective imagination. Remember once, we all believe the earth was flat, and mental problems were the work of demons
by Chris December 13, 2003
Get the religionmug. 1) if you are christian your going because your not catholic, if your catholic your going to hell because your not in love with fucking allah, if allah is the shit then your going to hell because i'm typing this... you get it. its so stupid.. the only way your not going to hell is... o wait its all bullshit anyways there is no hell!
2) the flying spaghetti monster rules all.
3) religion is fake and it's a cult
2) the flying spaghetti monster rules all.
3) religion is fake and it's a cult
by Q.A. July 20, 2007
Get the religionmug. Religion: a lie that is made up by heterosexual men, for heterosexual men of earlier time, and them only. The bible/quran and others alike are directed to straight men on how they should live their lives and treat others around them the way they think is right. Women are inferior to men, gay men should be murdered and slavery is acceptable. Everything about every holy book, which are god's words and forever perfect apparently, is fitting/ideal and convenient for straight men only, their lifestyle and their naive view of the world at that time.
"I have never seen the slightest scientific proof of the religious ideas of heaven and hell, of future life for individuals, or of a personal God." - Thomas Edison quote about religion.
by Me-mo December 31, 2007
Get the religionmug.