Religion is for those who fear death the most. For more information, search for the "Is there life after death?" topic in Off topic and read what me and IbanZ had to say.
Not really, religion is for those who want a higher purpose than just "we live and then we die." I'm religious and I don't fear death, but I do fear the pain that comes before it.
It seems most people are just taught what religion is, but not what it is to them. The new movie coming out called Religulous addresses this.
Why can't religious people be open to other religions or theories..?
I'm religious, but I don't prance around trying to convert people, or tell people of other religion that it is wrong.
I also don't shove evolution out of the way because of my religion.
I would respond by saying why can't unreligious people be open minded to other possibilities? And not all religious people are close minded, but it is human nature to have our biases.
"I didn't read this book because it had the E word."
This E word that the person was referring to was evolution.
Isn't that wonderful how some people won't even consider it? These people push evolution to the side without knowing anything about it.
Just because he believes in something that you don't he is a cigarette? We make the best desicions possible with the limited information at hand, and if he believes it is wrong then don't condemn him for that. I honestly don't want to believe in it, but I am open minded to it - especially with the theory of intelligent design.
These folk can believe whatever they want for all I care, as long as they stay the forget out of the way.
I'm glad all of them can't wrap their heads around quantum physics and are afraid to touch it because of that. If they knew what we were dealing with in modern science they'd probably storm the LHC and dismantle it because we're "tresspassing on god's turf" or some stuff. They do still think that Einstein is more evil then Riddler because he ushered us into a new age of understanding of the fundamental nature of the universe, which led to the development of the atomic bomb. Actually, I think Einstein was forced into aiding in its development if I recall correctly, but whatever.
Point is, as long as these people stay the forget out of business then it doesn't matter what they believe in. As long as it makes their day then shoot, go hog wild. If one of these stupid forgets somehow gains some important place of power then that's when everyone should start worrying.
We do stay out of the way, and life is great isn't it? Corruption, greed, the gain of progress through the lack of immorality. Stop judging us to be inferior. Sure, I don't indulge in knowledge, but I have seen what doing so does to people. Everyone who perfers intelligence over anything else becomes immoral, heartless, selfish, and uncreative - have you noticed the lack of creativity in reality lately (the same violence / action / love movies, games that rip off other games such as Halo, etc.), this is a sign that evil is increasing in society. That is why most religious people are against certain advancements. I do agree that some religious people may be too protective, but don't hate them for that. Morals and intelligence shouldn't be seperated, they should be united to provide a moral foundation in which to reach advancements. And if I recall, Albert Einstein believed in God, and his works revolved around that; they had a documentary about him on the Discovery Channel a few days ago.
