08-31-2015, 12:51 AM
It's probably been said in the past 6 pages, but I'll reiterate the same thoughts that I posted up on the old board.
Religion and faith are great. While nowadays we live in a day and age where the evils of religion are overstated (that's what gets the clicks and likes and shares and whatnot) the good that religion can do on a personal level kinda gets lost in all the negativity. I sure know that religion saved my old man when he was going through a rough patch in his life, and I'm sure there are all sorts of similar stories that we just don't get to hear about.
That said, the ugly side of it all can come out when you have people trying to define what faith is "correct" or "right and which is wrong. Faith is (or at least should be) on such a personal level that it is extremely conceited and childish to think that someone doesn't understand faith or has the "wrong one." It's why I'm not for really for organized religion, religion and faith work best on the personal level.
It's the individuality of them that makes me feel strong about the two staying out of politics. The moment a group tries to get another to accept their beliefs on something so abstract is where conflict starts. So in short, have your relationship with whatever god or gods you believe in, but keep it to yourself. Little good could possibly come from trying to force it upon others, and probably goes more against your faith than anything else.
As for the question posed, I did select yes for a god. It's my opinion that the universe we inhabit is the "god" that so many people try to look for, once you think about it, it really makes a lot of sense.
Religion and faith are great. While nowadays we live in a day and age where the evils of religion are overstated (that's what gets the clicks and likes and shares and whatnot) the good that religion can do on a personal level kinda gets lost in all the negativity. I sure know that religion saved my old man when he was going through a rough patch in his life, and I'm sure there are all sorts of similar stories that we just don't get to hear about.
That said, the ugly side of it all can come out when you have people trying to define what faith is "correct" or "right and which is wrong. Faith is (or at least should be) on such a personal level that it is extremely conceited and childish to think that someone doesn't understand faith or has the "wrong one." It's why I'm not for really for organized religion, religion and faith work best on the personal level.
It's the individuality of them that makes me feel strong about the two staying out of politics. The moment a group tries to get another to accept their beliefs on something so abstract is where conflict starts. So in short, have your relationship with whatever god or gods you believe in, but keep it to yourself. Little good could possibly come from trying to force it upon others, and probably goes more against your faith than anything else.
As for the question posed, I did select yes for a god. It's my opinion that the universe we inhabit is the "god" that so many people try to look for, once you think about it, it really makes a lot of sense.
