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What If Your Religion Is Wrong?

Did you ever wonder if maybe your religion is wrong and that you might be reincarnated as a rock or something for not following the expectations of the true religion. Or maybe religion is just a way for us to appreciate life, set rules and respect eachother and maybe God will judge us all the same. Thoughts?

i dont follow a religion so i am not worried about that.

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Originally posted by trance_n_dance Did you ever wonder if maybe your religion is wrong and that you might be reincarnated as a rock or something for not following the expectations of the true religion. Or maybe religion is just a way for us to appreciate life, set rules and respect eachother and maybe God will judge us all the same. Thoughts?

Must....resist...comment...

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Originally posted by trance_n_dance Did you ever wonder if maybe your religion is wrong and that you might be reincarnated as a rock or something for not following the expectations of the true religion. Or maybe religion is just a way for us to appreciate life, set rules and respect eachother and maybe God will judge us all the same. Thoughts?

my belief:

no religion is correct. as ppl born into a certain religion would be fucked as they'd not be in with a chance to get into heaven. I reckon that if u have faith in ur religion and follow the rules then you'll be judged on that.

but i also think that religion is just another way to keep people abiding by a few rules. like, i'll be good because i'm afraid that if i dont i'll be punished in the afterlife. not that i'm afraid of hurting somebody or stealing somebody's bread..

i dunno.. complicated stuff.. we'll find out when we die (maybe not)
it'd really suck though if there was nothing to look forward to!

David

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Originally posted by butterfly i dont follow a religion so i am not worried about that.

if my theory's correct then you're screwed
but i'll put in a good word for ya when i'm there

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Originally posted by butterfly i dont follow a religion so i am not worried about that.

Same here...no worries so far

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Originally posted by butterfly i dont follow a religion so i am not worried about that.

*nods*

religion is obsolete

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Originally posted by butterfly i dont follow a religion so i am not worried about that.

Thats my point exactly, that if you don't follow the correct religion that you might not get into heaven/be reincarnated, etc.

I believe that religions are different interpretations of the basic rules of life. Religions are like a books, written by different authors, all talking about the same subject with the same basic principles (ie. the golden rule) but going about them in a different fashion.

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Originally posted by butterfly i dont follow a religion so i am not worried about that.

same here

Well people dont get along with eachother today, think how it was 2000 years ago when most of the current religions began Someone didnt like how one was run so he went and formed his own religion, based on what he thought was right.

Religion was a good way to learn people about the basic rules. How do you convince people not to do something or to do something. If you just stood up on a rock and yelled at them to do it they would probably kick your ass. But say to them that god told them to do it and they just might listen to you.

Anyway since i dont belive that god exists i dont think that any religion is right and that any religion is wrong.

Don't worry about it, just stay true to your faith if you follow a certain religion.

If you're unsure, maybe you should be considering a new religion, or no religion at all. No sense in practicing something you're not 100% committed to.

even though i dont follow this, i do believe that faith is very powerful. i dont beleive that a higher power is helping you or whatever but i do beleive that if you have faith in something it will turn out ok.

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Originally posted by Omegasox Don't worry about it, just stay true to your faith if you follow a certain religion. If you're unsure, maybe you should be considering a new religion, or no religion at all. No sense in practicing something you're not 100% committed to.

I find it hard in this day and age to just "have faith". Who knows, maybe one of those crazy people who claimed that they were Jesus really was, I mean who's to say. People often times need to see things to believe them and in this day and age theres so much corruption in the world that one doesn't know what to believe. I , myself am Catholic and although I follow the religion, learn it in school, etc. I don't have a large amount of faith. I believe in treating people equally and that everyone has worth in this world. I guess you could say I look at religion as a suggestion and make my own guidlines to my life, learn from my mistakes, and take life from there.

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Originally posted by trance_n_dance I believe in treating people equally and that everyone has worth in this world.

That's the most important aspect of religion anyway imo, so you're fine.

I'm a non-practicing Buddhist but follow their ideals, so I live by a similar concept.

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Originally posted by Omegasox That's the most important aspect of religion anyway imo, so you're fine. I'm a non-practicing Buddhist but follow their ideals, so I live by a similar concept.

I find the practices of other religions facinating (reincarnation, etc.). I doubt I'd change religions and I find if I just appreciate my life and all thats in it along with following the proper rules then thats good enough in God's eyes.

Alright, I really feel like I have to comment here...

No matter what religion you follow, fear is not the reason you should be following it. If you're going to follow any religious "teachings", you should follow those teachings because you believe those teachings are true, or if not true, somehow relevant to everyday life. Not because you're worried about the consequences of what will happen if you don't follow them.

So yeah... don't ask this question, IMO a person should never be worrying "what will happen if I don't do what this religion tells me to." It's reminiscent of the scare tactics people used throughout history to gather converts.

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Originally posted by DigiNut Alright, I really feel like I have to comment here... No matter what religion you follow, fear is not the reason you should be following it. If you're going to follow any religious "teachings", you should follow those teachings because you believe those teachings are true, or if not true, somehow relevant to everyday life. Not because you're worried about the consequences of what will happen if you don't follow them. So yeah... don't ask this question, IMO a person should never be worrying "what will happen if I don't do what this religion tells me to." It's reminiscent of the scare tactics people used throughout history to gather converts.

I wasn't really asking it out of fear, which is why I don't follow the exact practices of any religions. I do what I feel is right in my heart and what is most beneficial for myself, others and society.

Mine is never wrong... as I don't have one.

im going to be a lobster!!!

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Originally posted by DigiNut Alright, I really feel like I have to comment here... No matter what religion you follow, fear is not the reason you should be following it. If you're going to follow any religious "teachings", you should follow those teachings because you believe those teachings are true, or if not true, somehow relevant to everyday life. Not because you're worried about the consequences of what will happen if you don't follow them. So yeah... don't ask this question, IMO a person should never be worrying "what will happen if I don't do what this religion tells me to." It's reminiscent of the scare tactics people used throughout history to gather converts.

if you do ANYTHING out of fear you are not following my religion

(not saying that you have to just saying that that is what i believe)

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Originally posted by trance_n_dance Did you ever wonder if maybe your religion is wrong and that you might be reincarnated as a rock or something for not following the expectations of the true religion. Or maybe religion is just a way for us to appreciate life, set rules and respect eachother and maybe God will judge us all the same. Thoughts?

That's why I don't believe in any religion in particular, they might be wrong or right, but for me none have passed the stage of hypothesis yet.. so I'd rather live without answers to existential questions then realise that I believed in something fake all my life when I die..

I do believe tough that some uber-power created us and somehow controls our life or part of it, and that we have a reason to be here... otherwise it wouldnt make any sense...

if my religion was wrong id go and steal and kill a few things

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Originally posted by N|te-L|fe I do believe tough that some uber-power created us and somehow controls our life or part of it, and that we have a reason to be here... otherwise it wouldnt make any sense...

Otherwise what wouldn't make any sense?

www.crimethinc.com

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Originally posted by DigiNut Otherwise what wouldn't make any sense?

Our reason to be on this planet, to be in this world. It wouldnt make any sense to me if there would be no supreme power who created life on earth and earth itself. Someone, something, somewhere had to "design" the human body and everything that grows around us, and even tough a scientific explanation exists, and as far as you can go on the timeline, it still had to be start somewhere. If it started with a tiny simple cell, then this cell had to be created by something, right?

Also what would be our purpose if we were just there for no apparent reason.. we didnt chose anything, we have been put there and we managed to build a world with what we had..

Nah I always and will always believe that there is something out there bigger then us who's watching over the whole thing

and IMO religion is just a quick answer to ease the troubled minds, an anchor for those who can't follow the flow and wait for the truth

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