The purpose of religion, What is it? Options

[rushx]

Well I was just kinda thinking of why religion was created and if it was effectively serving it's purpose. It kind of makes me wonder as I keep seeing people using religion as a way to justify their thoughts, actions, and biases. And so i'm asking the great people of CreateBlog.com so see what they think and if it is justifiable.

[sikdragon]

from an atheist point of view, i believe religion is a way to fill in the gaps that we dont know. Humans are afraid of uncertainty, and try to do anything to prevent it. Why do we die? not how but why? no one knows so we try to make answers that please us. Why do we live? "because god wanted us to" is the reason many religious give. We try to create answers that please us rather than face uncertainty. thats why many suiciders are atheist rather than religious. They would rather die than face the uncertainty of tomorrow.

Religion existed before uncertainty. That is a fact, just thought you should know that. Saying that all humans fear uncertainty is about as wrong as you can get. Yes some humans who were never discouraged from the fear of the dark or birds and other such uncontrollable creatures feel a need for control and fear the uncontrollable or just resent it. Many humans do thrive on uncertainty such as: explorers, pioneers, rebels, those who participate in extreme sports and even some expirimental scientists. uncertainty makes life worth living and yet there are some certainties that can only be questioned by fools and those in denial. These certainties would include: gravity, sight, sound, touch, taste, smell, existence, logic, abstraction, and even God. Every early culture embraced some sort of higher power. The wisdom of our ancestors a most priceless possession is at risk of diminishing to the world of extinct realizations and philosophies like so many others. Something for nothing is the hot ticket in this age of self-improvement. Civilization is crumbling under divided foundation as the obesity of the human mind fills it's arteries plugging one side from another keeping the masses stupid and the greedy rich and yet no one sees it or some see only half of it and neglect the other.

knowledge becomes fact becomes history becomes legend becomes tale becomes mythology becomes lie becomes nothing. The bible has lived through it all and is still the utmost authority on life.