I don't proclaim to be a subject matter expert or scholar of religion. I'm probably biting off more than I can chew here, but her we go. There is no God. I offer little proof or support for this statement. Historically, the concept was created in a time when man first started to walk upright and create language. It was a time before laws where the laws of the jungle (survival of the fittest) ruled the world.
The man popularly credited with inventing God is Moses. (There were other Gods before then, but nothing as documented as Moses was in the Old Testament.) In a time where man acted like untamed beasts bedding sisters, brothers, mothers, fathers, offspring, et cetera as well as taking, stealing, killing for what they wanted, Moses went to the mountain alone (no witnesses) and came back with commandments (laws) from a supreme being (God). It makes for a great story to scare the uneducated, uninformed and the kiddies. But can a highly evolved, educated, deep thinker buy into this concept? You would think not, but they do and have and continue to. I do not. It was brilliant to create an all-powerful and knowing boogeyman. To tame and control early man it was necessary. Unfortunately, today this does not work for many. Just look to our prisons and graveyards. The fear of a god has worn thin.
My question has always been: If God created the world, where is he? Does he have a physical presence? If so, why doesn't he come down from wherever today and face the animals and savages that are ravishing and destroying his creation and his children? The Christians (and I'm sure other religions) want you to believe that he wants man to exercise free will. Well, does free will mean that an innocent child should be molested, raped and killed by the hands of a depraved monster? What kind of supreme being would allow this? And of the Muslims who are suicide bombing civilians/citizens or cowardly beheading conveniently available journalists, are they serving a god who appreciates their efforts? What kind of God is a warring god? A god who wants mayhem and destruction because others don't subscribe to his zealot's beliefs? It's insanity.
One thing is certain. There are too many gods. The Christian God, the Hebrew God, the Islamic/Muslim God, the Hindu God, the Buddhist God, the Taoist, the Daoists, I'm just beginning to scratch the surface. Then you have those religions: Scientology, Jehovah's Witness, and Bahá'à Faith, to name a few that are sort of Christian, sort of something else. There are so many religions and gods and they all claim to be the true faith of the true God. What???
Religion is useful when you need an emotional crutch. Something to give you inner strength and peace to get through difficult times. People pray for solace. People pray to vanquish pain, suffering and their enemies. Prayer is used in an attempt to gain favor. Some people believe prayers actually get answered. Truth is with or without prayer things will be what they will be. You survive. You perish. Prayer had little to do with it. It's fortunate luck or bad luck. I know. When I was young, I believed and prayed a lot. I mean A LOT. My prayers went unanswered. Not a one. And I wasn't one to pray for riches or popularity. I didn't pray to make the school baseball team or win a student council election. I wanted peace and consistency in my own little world. A happy, sane family life. It was a selfish prayer, of course. Aren't the majority of prayers selfish? When you pray for that friend or family member to survive some strife or horrible ailment aren't you really praying that things won't change in your life? If that person is a means of comfort to you, and that person would disappear from existence, it would drastically change your way of life.
Complete disclosure: As a child, I really could care less about other starving children in Africa. I was a CHILD. My world had not grown that large yet. It was all about me. Why would God choose to answer some people's prayers and not all? Why should the evil money hungry capitalist live a life of luxury and excess and yet, the innocent, starving inner city child is saddled with death, despair, disease and hopelessness? Simple answer.
The man popularly credited with inventing God is Moses. (There were other Gods before then, but nothing as documented as Moses was in the Old Testament.) In a time where man acted like untamed beasts bedding sisters, brothers, mothers, fathers, offspring, et cetera as well as taking, stealing, killing for what they wanted, Moses went to the mountain alone (no witnesses) and came back with commandments (laws) from a supreme being (God). It makes for a great story to scare the uneducated, uninformed and the kiddies. But can a highly evolved, educated, deep thinker buy into this concept? You would think not, but they do and have and continue to. I do not. It was brilliant to create an all-powerful and knowing boogeyman. To tame and control early man it was necessary. Unfortunately, today this does not work for many. Just look to our prisons and graveyards. The fear of a god has worn thin.
My question has always been: If God created the world, where is he? Does he have a physical presence? If so, why doesn't he come down from wherever today and face the animals and savages that are ravishing and destroying his creation and his children? The Christians (and I'm sure other religions) want you to believe that he wants man to exercise free will. Well, does free will mean that an innocent child should be molested, raped and killed by the hands of a depraved monster? What kind of supreme being would allow this? And of the Muslims who are suicide bombing civilians/citizens or cowardly beheading conveniently available journalists, are they serving a god who appreciates their efforts? What kind of God is a warring god? A god who wants mayhem and destruction because others don't subscribe to his zealot's beliefs? It's insanity.
One thing is certain. There are too many gods. The Christian God, the Hebrew God, the Islamic/Muslim God, the Hindu God, the Buddhist God, the Taoist, the Daoists, I'm just beginning to scratch the surface. Then you have those religions: Scientology, Jehovah's Witness, and Bahá'à Faith, to name a few that are sort of Christian, sort of something else. There are so many religions and gods and they all claim to be the true faith of the true God. What???
Religion is useful when you need an emotional crutch. Something to give you inner strength and peace to get through difficult times. People pray for solace. People pray to vanquish pain, suffering and their enemies. Prayer is used in an attempt to gain favor. Some people believe prayers actually get answered. Truth is with or without prayer things will be what they will be. You survive. You perish. Prayer had little to do with it. It's fortunate luck or bad luck. I know. When I was young, I believed and prayed a lot. I mean A LOT. My prayers went unanswered. Not a one. And I wasn't one to pray for riches or popularity. I didn't pray to make the school baseball team or win a student council election. I wanted peace and consistency in my own little world. A happy, sane family life. It was a selfish prayer, of course. Aren't the majority of prayers selfish? When you pray for that friend or family member to survive some strife or horrible ailment aren't you really praying that things won't change in your life? If that person is a means of comfort to you, and that person would disappear from existence, it would drastically change your way of life.
Complete disclosure: As a child, I really could care less about other starving children in Africa. I was a CHILD. My world had not grown that large yet. It was all about me. Why would God choose to answer some people's prayers and not all? Why should the evil money hungry capitalist live a life of luxury and excess and yet, the innocent, starving inner city child is saddled with death, despair, disease and hopelessness? Simple answer.
THERE IS NO GOD TO ANSWER PRAYERS!!!!
Maybe if I had had some prayers answered I might have a different opinion. I doubt it. All I have to do is look around and see the unfairness of the world and the horrible way people treat their fellowman and that thought would be dashed against the rocks like so many ocean waves.
I'm not trying to enlist people to convert to my way, Atheism. We don't' have meetings or non-prayer non-church services. I just need to vent. I'm just tired that every time I turn on the TV News I see more and more horrors that pass as everyday life in this world. Some of it is based on religious dogma. Many of it is just people who have no souls and value others' even less. So, if any of you who read this have an in with your "God", can you ask him to look into this mess.
I'm not trying to enlist people to convert to my way, Atheism. We don't' have meetings or non-prayer non-church services. I just need to vent. I'm just tired that every time I turn on the TV News I see more and more horrors that pass as everyday life in this world. Some of it is based on religious dogma. Many of it is just people who have no souls and value others' even less. So, if any of you who read this have an in with your "God", can you ask him to look into this mess.
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