My answers to questions on religion.
Don't blame any other person or religion
 
     
 

What is religion?
Our connection with another world. Do you feel you need one? Do you need to dismiss all religion?

Why do we need it?
Why do we need food? education?... It's the third in that series. We have a body, mind, spirit. Do you feel a spiritual void?

How can you believe in....?
Religion isn't about belief. Beliefs are formulated to explain religious experience. Does the idea of religious experience irritate you?.. attract you?

Is there an afterlife?
I don't know. Do you want one? Are you clinging to life - you own or someone else's?

Are all religions saying the same thing?
They seem to be appealing to the same area of human experience. The area that takes you out of your self?

Is there a God?
God is a word. A way of putting it. Is it a word you need to use?

Can anyone make up their own religion?
Everyone already does. Organised religions provide a framework that some people recognise. Everyone adds their own variations.

Why do religions cause wars?
They don't. People want to kill each other and look for a good excuse. Do you need to see your anger and violence in someone else?

Do I have to join a group?
No. Religion is a personal, as well as a group activity.

Does it cost anything?
No.

 
 
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