I LOOK AT BOTH SIDES OF THE RELIGION DEBATE AND PRESENT A FAIR POINT OF VIEW
So I have weird views on the world around us as you may have guessed by previous posts I have made and one thing that I am really weird on is religion. Religion is a very weird thing because there are so many religions and so many religious people all from around the world and I think; how did so many people suddenly have a feeling that there was a god up there somewhere (or a higher power). How did they feel there was some kind of being looking down on them? Let me explain: There is a tribe in Australia who worship a god who is 8ft tall and has red eyes (not real just a made up example) and over in Africa there is a tribe who worships a god who looks like you and I. They both have this concept of a religion and a god but they have never met, they don't know the other party exists and they are on completely different sides of the world! Now one reason for this could be that there may well be some kind of higher being up there and we are just interpreting that in many different forms (Islam, Christianity, Buddhism...). Or maybe we want answers. Let me explain again. The world around us is made up of amazing things, the human eye, trees, birds, the brain, so many things and people wanted an expatiation for that, why? Because as I have said in nearly all my posts, it's human nature, we want to learn. People then assume that the must be a god or a higher being up there because if there wasn't then why would there be all this around us?
I class myself as an open minded atheist, I made that up myself. What do I think an open minded atheist is? I'd say it's an atheist who has beliefs about what he/she thinks about god and religion but likes to learn and debate about other religions and they come to the debates and/or lessons with an open mind. Why have I chosen to have the belief I do? Because I feel that the idea of religion has a flaw and that the idea of science has a flaw but I choose to look at things logically so my belief is more orientated to science. Lets start with religion. Proof, as far as I can see there is no proof of religion being out there. I cannot see anything!! Lets take the bible. The bible is the holy book of Christianity and tells us the story of how the world was created, how the world lived and how the world lived when Jesus walked the earth. Now the proof that the bible is true and that it is indeed the world of god is... THE BIBLE!! Hold on the proof of the bible being the word of god is the bible? If I write on a piece of paper 'THIS IS WORTH £100000' that doesn't suddenly make it worth £100000. If I say I can fly I doesn't mean I can fly!! Now for science. Science seems like a very understandable and valid point. Apart from the fact that science doesn't prove that God doesn't exist. It only proves that the world around us exists. For all you know God could of created the big bang and everything around us from a scientific point of view. Perhaps he designed evolution? Perhaps he designed the human brain? You really don't know!! But why are my views more orientated to science? It's because racism against god exists. If god exists then why would he design so many people to hate god?
I am not saying that I disagree with your religious views or your religion itself. If you have a religion then that's great and stick to it if you really believe in it. All I'm saying is have an open mind when it comes to religion, don't block everything out because in my experiences having an open mind and learning about the nature of religion could be beneficial.
Much Love.
NOTE: There is a religion that combines science with the teachings of Jesus. If I were to formally class myself then I would choose this.
TAKE A LOOK - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_atheism
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