Religion - Pros & Cons Options

[darkphyre]

What Atheists think about religion

Atheist Criticisms of Religion

Not all atheists are hostile to religion, but many do think that religion is bad. Here are some of their reasons...

• Religion gets people to believe something untrue.
  
• Religion makes people base the way they run their lives on a falsehood.
  
• Religion stops people thinking in a rational and objective way.
  
• Religion forces people to rely on outside authority, rather than becoming self-reliant.
  
• Religion imposes irrational rules of good and bad behaviour.
  
• Religion divides people, and is a cause of conflict and war.
  
• The hierarchical structure of most religions is anti-democratic, and thus offends basic human rights.
  
• Religion doesn't give equal treatment to women and gay people, and thus offends basic human rights.
  
• Religion obstructs scientific research.
  
• Religion wastes time and money.

Religion has good bits to it.

Most atheists willingly concede there are some good things about religion, such as:

• Religious art and music
  
• Religious charities and good works
  
• Much religious wisdom and scripture
  
• Human fellowship and togetherness

I agree with just about everything on this list. What do you think?

[MrElsewhere]

everybody's been pickin on Christianity..pick on Buddhism a litto! hehe..

da firs kind of Buddhism(Theravada Buddhism..i thnk dats how u spell it), taught by the Buddha teaches:

Life is a continuous cycle of suffering(translated). This suffering is caused by wanting(translated).( ie wanting of money, clothes, sex, etc.) To rid yourself of this cycle of suffering, you must completely rid yourself of all wanting..then you will reach enlightenment, become a Buddha when you die, and escape the cycle.

dats wat i knoe of da firs kind of buddhism ever taught.

the type mai parents and i follow is a different kind..iuno wat its called. but da firs kind of buddhism is pretty good eh?