ExtraSense

I am not talking about mere atheists, who think that Nature can and do take care of itself without superficial entity - god.

Religion is a way to organize human world view, and in many respects the best one of the invented so far.

Those who are so afraid of it might have mental disability to get metaphora of the religion, and at least should be evaluated by a good psychiatrist.

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Bobinius

This must be a wrong view in your opinion.

Nature cannot take care of itself? God is needed for gravity to happen?

Says who?

What does 'metaphora of the religion' mean in your world?

Usually psychiatrists deal with people that have gone insane because of religion. A lot of delusional ideas are mystical or religious in content.

I don't know anyone who is afraid of religion. Do you?

mirage

Since you appear unable to string a sentence together at this time, I'll wait for a coherent version of whatever it is you are trying to say.

Sigma

this is the one of the most insane things i'v ever read - religion is the best idea we've had??!!! i beg to differ. telling people they've got a mental disability because they refuse to believe in religion?!!

You cant call non-believers mentally ill, you first need to establish as a fact that there is a god and a point to religion because at the minute it seems we're just debating about a non-entity; you need to prove before anyone can disprove.

ExtraSense

do you "believe" in art?

Autonemesis

Except for that "doesn't correspond to reality" thing, but hey, we're not picky.

Sandy Price

Extrasemse. I have a problem with people who have turned off their rational minds to follow like sheep some concept that a God is directing their entire lives.

It seems to appeal to people who have not learned the ability to think for themselves and will always need guidance through the many phases of their lives. For example when a disaster happens there is never a thought that maybe something was done wrong or not thought out completely and therefor it is an act of God that caused it.

If that gives comfort to people then fine; let them keep it.

For the rest of us, we know our abilities and our weaknesses and we make a concerted attempt to strengthen both and look both ways before we cross anything. That, my friend is called critical thinking and is seldom used by a religious person.

Fear not, a critifcal mind, well trained in survival will always pull your sorry ass out of any mess your God got you into. We will always do it with great joy.

beanheel

extrasense, are then all religions equal as good ways to organize human world view? or, is accepting, say, christianity and rejecting hinduism something that should send someone to a therapist's couch. as far as believing in art, are you asking if i believe art exists or if i have some worshipful belief in art? why was the word believe in quotes?

Sigma

whats that supposed to mean in relation to this topic?

Huon

Which religion ? that of Cardinal Torquemada, or that of Bin Laden ?

Please clarify.