[quote]Scottish-G wrote:
Look at the national geographic’s genographic project. Take a dna swab and take part in it if you like. Shows human evolution.
Also, what are the church’s stances on dinosaurs and say, planets? What if we found water and alien bacteria on one of jupiter’s moons? NASA are suggesting that this is more than possible. How is all this explained by the church?
I had a girlfriend one whose mother was very religious and when I wanted to watch a space documentary on tv she hated it and wouldn’t watch it(I was told by her daughter that she doesn’t ‘do’ space). It was as if she dismissed it and all the scientific evidence because it pretty much disproved most of her beliefs.
I once went to Greece on holiday and bought some books about Greek mythology because I’ve always been interested in ancient Greece.
I noticed early on that the stories were obviously impossible but were a collection of useful moral guides and parables. I also noticed that some of the stories and ideas had been copied BY THE BIBLE which came long after.
I feel that religion is based on the workings of wise men or philosophers who invented moral stories to control the general population and prevent the world from descendoing into total anarchy.
If you tell poor 3rd world latin american catholics (let’s say Peru for example) that they will be ok in the next life becaus ethey go to church and believe in god then they will behave. Even though the rich are super rich, have everything and the poor have to search waste sites all for things like plastic bottles or wood to sell for pennies. They believe that this terrible existence they live in is ok because they are going to heaven after.
If there is no next life or god or heaven then they would likely say, f*ck this, I want a lamborghini and I’m taking one. I like your Tv can I have it, no, (bang bang), it’s mine now. Those rich people have everything, lets form a mob and kill them and take their possessions. Great idea. After all there’s no reason why we shouldn’t. You only live once.
The good thing about religion is that it is like a moral law. It controls populations and generally makes them act better. It does however cause many wars and much suffering.
I say, read religious books for the moral guidance and philosophy in them and ignore the hocus pocus stuff.
And if you are an athiest or agnostic then turn to philosophy instead of religion for information on how to lead a good life.
My opinions of course.
[/quote]
FTW, I agree completely.