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I always do wonder. Would the world be better off. Without any religion? Any belief in that elusive higher power?

Religion in the past and present has been the cause of wars, sacrifice, death, etc. History proves that Religion has caused so many problems in the world. So many things that go wrong because of the belief in a higher power!

I am not saying religion is bad. I am not even agreeing that the world would be better off with religion. I just want to discuss this with everyone.

Religion has helped many.

But it is also the cause for so much death and mistreatment.

What proof is there of gods existence? NONE
What proof is there that god does'nt exist? NONE

There is no proof on either side... So where can the smart stand?

I will tell you where. Searching for the truth.

So tell me your opinions.

Is religion nothing but a problem?
Is religion good?

Or am I going to hell for even questioning the "superficial god"

I am not relgious. And I am not athiest.

I am centered. I dont fall on either side because neither side can back their claims. Got proof? Give it to me in a PM then.

Ohh yea for all you idiots who have bad vocab, or have been taught that the words "Athiest and Agnostic" relate to the devil heres an update!


Athiest: Believes there is no god. Believes there is no Devil, Believes in no Higher Power!

Agnostic: Believes that there is no real proof to gods existence. And no proof of that he does'nt exist.

Religious: Believes in any higher power.

(I know some of the definitions are not entirely correct. Iam toning it down for all ages)

So this Is what I want you to do.

State your name~

Then what you are
*Religious, Agnostic, Athiest*

Then state your opinion
I posted this in the actualy ED of Gaia. But I thought I would share it with all you guys! WOOT

hahaha.. religon equals problems... religion has the right attitude... (jus tlike communism) but it doesn't quite work out.

But then of course you can be an atheist/agnostic and have a religion.

That's 10 words. ninja

Care to expand? Do you think it's good, or bad?

Atheist.

The main problem with religion is how much some people depend on them and things like evangelicalism.

I don't exactly believe our dependancy to believe is a problem, perhaps like the human need to have things explained. For example, how the Greeks thought fire was made, or why hurricanes happen, etc. The only thing I find bad about religions is the fact that they each have so many devout fundamentalists.

Religion is an inescapable matter. A religion is basically a belief or a set of beliefs which guide one's lifestyle. When saying 'religion', we're not only takling about Christians and Muslims, but also atheists.
The term 'atheist' has been defined, in general, two ways over the years. The first, which is more common, is one who denies the existence of a god.
Recently, in many atheist groups, the term has been re-defined to mean one who disbelieves in a God due to the lack of all present evidence. The latter definition can be the def. of agnosticism, which basically means one who doesn't know, but is leanient to disbeleif because of the lack of evidence to the contrary.
In truth, evidence for the existence of God is everywhere, like the Bible, creation, and man. But a Christian cannot defend the existence of God through something which is said to be His Word, because disbelief in God automatically ensures disbelief in His Word. If one is to prove God's existence, he must do so in a way in which the opposition can understand. The difficult thing about Christianity is that, according to Christians, the Bible and the Universe, which are both directly from God, are to main evidences, but opposition doesn't believe that the Bible is true nor do they believe that Creation came from a higher being. There is no neutrality. One can try, but it only comes down to one thing; God chooses certain people to believe, and leaves others to deny or disbelieve.