Sunflower_Moon
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Why do people seem to insist on making others believe in a god or even a particular religion? I know part of that is rhetorical, but what's the big deal if we don't all believe in the same?
Why can't people be happy and secure with themselves in their religion and try to hijack the souls of others? While they go about accomplishing this intrusive feat, they lose sight of their own soul and don't realize their own behaviors and judgments go against their religion.
Why is every person required to even believe that a god exists? For example, if I don't believe in a god, how does that impact you personally? I don't believe in organized religion, and I get a lot of grief for it. When I used to believe in an organized religion, I used to get a lot of grief for not believing in a particular organized religion. I'm not even positive that I believe in a god.
I'll say I lean more toward believing that one exists that has nothing to do with religion, but if not, I just believe in the souls existing after death, possible reincarnation, and some type of spirit world, but not the pearly gates and heaven. I don't feel threatened when others don't believe the same as I do...they have the right to make that choice for themselves. What happened to free will that the God of these religions believed in and have people?
People think they have the right to take away the free will that God supposedly gave us to force their religion on others? I just think religion and spirituality is an individual private thing that should be of free will to join for it to be genuine...not manipulated, guilted, or bullied into. I think people should be able to speak about their beliefs openly, but respecting differences of others...religious tolerance. I know that's pretty idealistic, but it would definitely be a better world of people left each other alone regarding religion and truly practice religious tolerance.
That's the end of my religious or spiritual thoughts for the day lol!
Why can't people be happy and secure with themselves in their religion and try to hijack the souls of others? While they go about accomplishing this intrusive feat, they lose sight of their own soul and don't realize their own behaviors and judgments go against their religion.
Why is every person required to even believe that a god exists? For example, if I don't believe in a god, how does that impact you personally? I don't believe in organized religion, and I get a lot of grief for it. When I used to believe in an organized religion, I used to get a lot of grief for not believing in a particular organized religion. I'm not even positive that I believe in a god.
I'll say I lean more toward believing that one exists that has nothing to do with religion, but if not, I just believe in the souls existing after death, possible reincarnation, and some type of spirit world, but not the pearly gates and heaven. I don't feel threatened when others don't believe the same as I do...they have the right to make that choice for themselves. What happened to free will that the God of these religions believed in and have people?
People think they have the right to take away the free will that God supposedly gave us to force their religion on others? I just think religion and spirituality is an individual private thing that should be of free will to join for it to be genuine...not manipulated, guilted, or bullied into. I think people should be able to speak about their beliefs openly, but respecting differences of others...religious tolerance. I know that's pretty idealistic, but it would definitely be a better world of people left each other alone regarding religion and truly practice religious tolerance.
That's the end of my religious or spiritual thoughts for the day lol!