Are you religous?, And Why? Options

[vash1530]

because of the recent debate i've been having in the "Jesus... is he Gay?" thread, i've decided to make a new thread so that I can argue eith ppl and not be off-topic. When anyone is ready, ill start the assault.

[*disco infiltrator*]

But it makes people feel better. Sure, the hope may be false, but at least it's hope that something better is to come. Some people don't need that hope, but some do. Why not leave them be? Leave them alone and they'll leave you alone too.

I'm an atheist as well, but you're going a bit overboard to the offensive. You should not try to push your beliefs on others. That's like Evangelism, only..not Christianity.

There's a reason people are Christian. It gives them something to look forward to and a way to reward themselves for following moral guidelines. Some people need that. I agree people shouldn't just be a way because a book said so, but some people want to. So leave them be.

Why do you feel the need to force everyone into having the same belief system as yourself? You need to grow up and realize that you alone cannot be only and completely right about everything (weird for me to say that, cause you're 2 months older than me, according to the birthday on your profile). Be more mature about the situation, hm?

[zepfel]

whilst it may not strictly be the same as my opinion, i do kind of understand the thought behind this topic.

But it makes people feel better. Sure, the hope may be false, but at least it's hope that something better is to come. Some people don't need that hope, but some do. Why not leave them be? Leave them alone and they'll leave you alone too.?

there are other, and in some cases better, ways to gain hope. Using Christian values to live one's life, whilst practicing Buddhist meditation, for example, would not be classed as being religious, but in most cases increases the security a person feels, and makes them happier.

I'm an atheist as well, but you're going a bit overboard to the offensive. You should not try to push your beliefs on others. That's like Evangelism, only..not Christianity.?

Almost every religion tries to push it's beliefs on others. Jehovah's Witnesses are the most persistant buggers ever, but i don't dislike them in the slightest - i can tolerate them. which is what you're suggesting.
And anyway, Christianity pushes tolerance as a value, so why should Christians be particularly bothered? To me it sounds as if the most of the people arguing about this are in fact "atheists" (the quotation marks because it's touchy what an atheist really is - it's too broad an umbrella)

Why do you feel the need to force everyone into having the same belief system as yourself? You need to grow up and realize that you alone cannot be only and completely right about everything (weird for me to say that, cause you're 2 months older than me, according to the birthday on your profile). Be more mature about the situation, hm?

it's not immature to try and encourage reasoned discussion. this person has had a change of heart in their core beliefs - i don't think that it is in any way a bad thing that they should wish to share this.