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"Isn't Life Strange - Part two : Religion under the Spotlight"

So why do we have religion then?

Well, the amazing yet primitive human brain, corrupted with dellusions of its species own grandiose, cannot grasp the simple concept that we are the result of a coincidence of millions of events, which although seemingly miraculous, is in fact just another example of the diversity of the cosmos. To believe we are anything more is nothing but spiritual arrogance.

And to denounce such diversity and beauty, and squander our intelligence, by pledging our allegiance to none-existant super-beings, should be a crime.

Thank you

And feel free to chew the fat as it were.

So why do we have religion then?

Well, the amazing yet primitive human brain, corrupted with dellusions of its species own grandiose, cannot grasp the simple concept that we are the result of a coincidence of millions of events, which although seemingly miraculous, is in fact just another example of the diversity of the cosmos. To believe we are anything more is nothing but spiritual arrogance.

And to denounce such diversity and beauty, and squander our intelligence, by pledging our allegiance to none-existant super-beings, should be a crime.

Thank you

And feel free to chew the fat as it were.

Or, the presence of a God, who went on to create blah blah blah is:

> the result of a coincidence of millions of
> events, which although seemingly miraculous, is in fact just another
> example of the diversity of the cosmos.

*Shrugs*

I wonder if my cat thinks of me as a sort of god. The bringer of milk and stroking.
Admittedly he does sometimes try to claw me in the face, but if I met god I'd have some issues to take up with him too...
:^)

All that said, I tend to agree with your post, except for making religion a crime. Although it would prevent lots of bloody and unnecessary deaths...

Unless the punishment for practising religion was a short drop and a certain stop...

or a leisurely stroll through a crocodile sanctuary

Spirituality is needed in my opinion, for let's face it, with every day that passes the way of the world is digging itself deeper and deeper into a materialistic hole of superficial mud. But religions with their dogmas and unquestionable doctrines have corrupted the notion of what it means to be truly 'spiritual'.

Just as science seeks the objective truth of our reality (it wants to understand what it doesn't yet know), so religion should stand for the seeking of subjective truth (wisdom/enlightenment), yet most religions have turned into nothing else but bastions of God-given eternal truths which we either follow or perish.

I reckon philosophy is the true religion, the true spirituality, because, like science, it's always attempting to see what is beyond the next horizon - it wants to uncover what it hasn't yet comprehended. It's open and it's seeking, unlike religion.

Er, if that made sense, then that's my thoughts on religion.

I recognise there is much to be learnt from books such as the bible - they are a collection of stories that are relevant in all our lives.

I just don't go in for all this black and white, heaven and hell crap, where those who follow certain rules are granted eternal happiness, and those who don't are damned.

I mean, who made up these rules? some guy thousands of years ago who thought that god had spoke to him. for all we know he was a raving madman.


I think reverend lovejoy said it best in the simpsons :

"Have you actually read this thing, Marge? Technically, we are not allowed to go to the bathroom"

I don't believe in spirituality. I don't believe in God, or Gods and I don't believe in Heaven, Hell, or other Nirvanas, pergatories etc etc.

We are beasts. Remarkably intelligent (theoretically) beasts perhaps, but beasts nonetheless. Do cockroaches have souls? Do the ebola virii have souls? Snails, cod, jellyfish, sparrows, worms or potatoes?

They're all living things. Do they go on to heaven? Do they get re-incarnated, or go to some spiritual oneness and join with everything else?

No.

Neither do we. We are creatures, simply creatures. Nothing more. We are born, we live and we die. To me, it is for this reason that we should take advantage of the tie we have, rather than cast it away frivolously praising make-believe deities, developing our "spiritual selves" and other nonsense.

Get out and take advantage of what little time you have, because once it's gone, you've nothing left.

aye

Excellent posts. I vote IB for Prime Minister. And Black Glove for Arch-Bishop :^D

Borat... I don't know, you can probably be chief road-sweeper or something ;^)

why you lousy .........