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a human. the body so fragile, the brain so complex. yet we are, or at least our society is, so black and white. I respect all beliefs, you believe what makes you happy and what makes most sense to you. Im a deist, so its not like i denounce god entirely. But... we all know, or atleast should know, religion was made because the brain was terrified by the unknown, the irrational, the incapable of comprehension, whats beyond science, evolution, what made the atoms! thats not even something we can comprehend, seriously, how am I made of a gazillion atoms, each for every organ and part of my body and BRAIN!!! crazyness. but I digress.
God is a man made idea to soothe the human into being like "yes okay bigger power made life and me:) and obviously wants the best for me cause its scary how this person in control could potentionally harm me". I find it so weird how SOME christians will accept irrational pain in ones life, some irreversible or inescapable, like death or cancer, as "gods plan". How is it gods plan to cause harm for a reason we just dont know and thats something we have to accept. Stand up!!! If its because you did bad in another life, thats.. not even ur religion. Thats karma, an idea from hinduism... branch out or something!
Anyways- the idea of inflicting harm for no reason, or a reason we just have to accept, is very modern society, and very, very human. The bible WAS rewritten by humans in power... and our acceptance of bad done by higher authority is weird and capitalistic, but this isnt about government, though power has always been tied to religion. Hmm.
I think of inflicting harm for no reason to be like Sims players. Watching the sim(s) you micromanage die in a doorless, windowless box, or a pool, just because you wanted to is hilarious. I get the appeal. And like, stuff with politicians and billionares just doing shit and we all accept it cause theyve taught us to. Sorry, everything is tied to the classist hierarchy we call capitalism....
The point (that I cant seem to get to) is that we put this bad human trait, onto a man-made idea to soothe the human, because we are incapable of comprehending something that isnt anything remotely like a human.
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SmogHotdog
I think you're partially right, if we're only really speaking about this day and age.
To me it makes more sense to assume that deities/god/myths/etc all derive, in some way or another, from storytelling traditions back when such practices were the only way to pass things on to other people and future generations.
From these stories came religion much farther down the line- as people of that time period wouldn't have had contextual knowledge of gods, myths, and the like. You can't find opium in deities without the knowledge of (at least) what they are in concept- nor would it be helpful (mentally or otherwise) when faced with a threat if you somehow did.
Speaking on the present- While I do agree that humans, being highly social creatures, formulate and follow various religions due to an unconscious craving for some higher power to justify the complexity that is our existence, and the existence of everything else--I find the notion that humans tend to latch onto this idea of an all knowing yet forgiving god because they naturally have an aversion to the unknown/death, a far more pressing contender for the popularity of religion/its tendency to push people to do regrettable things. (in my eyes at least)
If I were fully convinced that any and all sins I should potentially commit were to be forgiven by some dude in the sky who has the means to ensure I end up some place nice after death, you bet your biscuits I'm converting. Upon conversion, I now have what I believe to be a foolproof way of ensuring I climb those pearly gates, and little to no obligations to be a decent person.
Do you see where I'm going with this now?
It's also a lot easier to take what you're told by the bible/others in the same religion at face value, and be content with that until you croak, than to sit and contemplate your own existence-whether or not it will truly cease altogether in the end.
Anywho, I'm glad I found someone who posted about this bcuz honestly I've been contemplating this a lot lately. Not this exact argument, but the philosophy of living and such. =3
malak
Right?? Even as a person wh's Muslim. I don't see where in the bible or quran it says that every single thing that happens is " gods plan" it's seriously so dumb