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<blockquote data-quote="Lirinya" data-source="post: 177137" data-attributes="member: 27402"><p><span style="font-size: 10px">Religion is always cause for upset. People who appose video games or anime for example can say what they want without the other being insulted but, criticize religion and oh gosh, you have a problem. I can't call myself an Atheist but nor am I religious, I simply don't know.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">I wasn't brought by a religious family but I had influences around me. I went to a junior school which was based on Christianity, like most, we had the local father come in each Friday and give a small service, we sung hymns and did prayers. My grandma's neighbors were religious and you couldn't visit them without them telling you about church and how you should go with them. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">Religion, regardless of which it is - is just another way of life. Like my choice to be interested in video games and not sport, a Christians decision is to follow a religion. I see it as a waste of time, but I am sure a lot see my interests and lifestyle as a waste also. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">People usually claim religion teaches good morals but really, all I see is a set of glorified rules. Religion doesn't teach morals. They tell you that you should be good to each other but, common sense and maturity teaches morals. If you have common sense, you will know to teach people with respect should you want to be respected back. Religion didn't teach me to look after the poor, it simply suggested it, I make a choice to donate to charity when I can and help others because that's the kind of person I am, I don't need a religion to tell me to do it. etc, etc, etc.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">I'm quite tolerant with religion, maybe because I don't know what I think on the subject ultimately. Unless we invent time travel, nobody can prove nor disprove any of these people in religion existed and did what they said they did. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">Some religion fascinates me. I follow a few Muslim artists on DeviantArt and they post a lot of things in defense of their religion. Some of the things that they write are rather beautiful but, they don't make me think "Actually, maybe I'm wrong not to follow them. Maybe I should convert." They're just good stories in my eyes and, until somebody can hand me proof that people like God, Jesus etc existed, I will always say the same.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">TL;DR: Not religions, people have own lifestyles, give me proof then I'll say otherwise.</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lirinya, post: 177137, member: 27402"] [SIZE=2]Religion is always cause for upset. People who appose video games or anime for example can say what they want without the other being insulted but, criticize religion and oh gosh, you have a problem. I can't call myself an Atheist but nor am I religious, I simply don't know.[/SIZE] [SIZE=2]I wasn't brought by a religious family but I had influences around me. I went to a junior school which was based on Christianity, like most, we had the local father come in each Friday and give a small service, we sung hymns and did prayers. My grandma's neighbors were religious and you couldn't visit them without them telling you about church and how you should go with them. [/SIZE] [SIZE=2]Religion, regardless of which it is - is just another way of life. Like my choice to be interested in video games and not sport, a Christians decision is to follow a religion. I see it as a waste of time, but I am sure a lot see my interests and lifestyle as a waste also. [/SIZE] [SIZE=2]People usually claim religion teaches good morals but really, all I see is a set of glorified rules. Religion doesn't teach morals. They tell you that you should be good to each other but, common sense and maturity teaches morals. If you have common sense, you will know to teach people with respect should you want to be respected back. Religion didn't teach me to look after the poor, it simply suggested it, I make a choice to donate to charity when I can and help others because that's the kind of person I am, I don't need a religion to tell me to do it. etc, etc, etc.[/SIZE] [SIZE=2]I'm quite tolerant with religion, maybe because I don't know what I think on the subject ultimately. Unless we invent time travel, nobody can prove nor disprove any of these people in religion existed and did what they said they did. [/SIZE] [SIZE=2]Some religion fascinates me. I follow a few Muslim artists on DeviantArt and they post a lot of things in defense of their religion. Some of the things that they write are rather beautiful but, they don't make me think "Actually, maybe I'm wrong not to follow them. Maybe I should convert." They're just good stories in my eyes and, until somebody can hand me proof that people like God, Jesus etc existed, I will always say the same.[/SIZE] [SIZE=2]TL;DR: Not religions, people have own lifestyles, give me proof then I'll say otherwise.[/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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