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In my opinion, religion was created to:
a) make people feel better about things like dying, poverty, disease, etc. (It's all in God's plan.)
b) keep the masses under control. (Don't be bad, or you'll burn in Hell!)
c) keep troubling things from happening (Don't give into natural urges and make babies before you marry or you'll burn in Hell!)
d) keep people from getting too curious about opposing the daily way of life. (If the religious leader tells you to do it, you must or you'll burn in Hell!)
Organied religion has kept many intelligent people from asking questions that may throw off our way of life. For example, whenever something bad happens, Christians reassure themselves with "it's all in God's plan." Was the Holocaust in God's plan? Were the millions and millions of starving and homeless people part of God's plan? Was it in God's plan for Gandhi and Abraham Lincoln to get assassinated? If so, I would never want to believe in a God that made such terrible things happen.
Christians live their lives with so many guidelines that they do not have total freedom to be and do what they want. I just find it foolish to let yourself be controlled by some being that you can't see. Christians live their lives so they can enter heaven. Non-religious people live their lives to the fullest, not knowing what lies ahead.
Sorry if I offended anyone, it's just my opinion.
haha well well umm your wrong in your opinion because none of those things are facts no where does it state in the bible that you have to be a christian cause it doesnt theres more than one types of christianaty too yes everything as you say is gods plan or you may also hear everything happens for a reason for instants why were you born do you know well no one knows all they know is that there parents got together one night and just did it they didnt expect a baby but they got it and even if you dont belive in god god still belives in you well thats all i have tah say lata
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Yes, I know they're not facts. But none of the things you're stating are facts either. I respect your thoughts, but I'm not changing mine.
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