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people who believe in a religion are so stupid and no im not going to stand back and "respect" their beliefs when its obviously horseraddish
Religion has many definitions, but basically it is a method for priestly types to control others.
To put one's faith in religion is to backslide from the faith to which the religion was added.We should respect the religious beliefs of others the same way we respect the boss's belief that his wife is pretty and his children smart. Do you expect your beliefs to be respected if you do not respect the rights of others to believe as they choose? Religion: a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, especially when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and often containing a moral code governing the conduct of human affairs.
...probably written by the same person... I understand why people might say religion is stupid. The religious creeds and dogmas of organized faiths should be looked at as a snapshot of man's attempts to find God and God's attempt to find man. Unfortunately they are turned into rigid unchanging belief systems. Truth is never static. We don't have to forfeit our religious freedom to the ecclesiastical authorities with unthinking obedience. Any sincere truth seeker must read The Urantia Book. The entire book is on the web.I'm not religious. I don't believe in a deity. I hope there's something after this life because, well the alternative is simply too dull. But to argue that religious belief only takes root in people bereft of intelligence is simply preposterous. A glimpse into history will completely demolish your statement: Copernicus, Sir Francis Bacon, Newton, Max Planck and so on and so forth. Great men of science and all religious. People can be stupid, but religion doesn't have to. With such a obviously closed-minded statement you have no interest in exploring ideas. Can you tell me what 'religion' is? What does it mean to be religious? finally, a smart individualpeople who believe in a religion are so stupid and no im not going to stand back and "respect" their beliefs when its obviously horseraddish
