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This is just me saying that it's highly unlikely that there's something after life that we can actually experience. I doubt there's a heaven and I also doubt there's a hell either. I've never thought hell was a place of eternal torment but rather something that destroys whatever we call the "soul".
The only reason we might hypothesise there is something greater to life, is only because we're fortunate? enough to comprehend our own existence. It's just a natural side effect of our human intelligence. That being said I still recognise the importance of a shared ideal within a community. Without that I fear society would quickly devolve into a cycle of degeneracy and man-made pleasures. If christ were to return again, it would probably be whenever we start to forget about him in our descent into said pleasures. He did say no one would know when he returns and maybe that meaning is supposed to be taken literally.
Human nature is cruel. In todays day and age, a lot of people are becoming less and less religious and I think that has less to do with the scripture but instead the stereotypes surrounding it's followers. There's a trend where people like to claim "religion is toxic" because of the amount of savagery that can easily be tied to the cause. I mean look at it this way, atheist savagery is just human savagery whereas religious savagery is religious savagery and that faith has to bare the burden and responsibility from that act of evil. In my opinion, I think religion is one of the only things in life that actually gives life some substance, even if its superficial or "untrue" you can't deny that it can give people a safe space of community worship and prayer. Something that feels spiritually soothing and peaceful. Even if there is no soul or spirit, there's still that warmth you get just from being around people who are all struggling but are actively working towards a healthier lifestyle.
In theory it sounds good but I just wish people stuck to what christ wanted his holy temple to be.
In that way I guess you could say religion is cope but why did we start demonising cope in the first place? Is it wrong for someone to reach out to an imaginative figure in order to gain guidance within themselves? I pity those who look down on religion. Nobody is perfect, religion does not (should not) praise perfection but instead the act of repentance which is inherently a good thing.
The only reason we might hypothesise there is something greater to life, is only because we're fortunate? enough to comprehend our own existence. It's just a natural side effect of our human intelligence. That being said I still recognise the importance of a shared ideal within a community. Without that I fear society would quickly devolve into a cycle of degeneracy and man-made pleasures. If christ were to return again, it would probably be whenever we start to forget about him in our descent into said pleasures. He did say no one would know when he returns and maybe that meaning is supposed to be taken literally.
Human nature is cruel. In todays day and age, a lot of people are becoming less and less religious and I think that has less to do with the scripture but instead the stereotypes surrounding it's followers. There's a trend where people like to claim "religion is toxic" because of the amount of savagery that can easily be tied to the cause. I mean look at it this way, atheist savagery is just human savagery whereas religious savagery is religious savagery and that faith has to bare the burden and responsibility from that act of evil. In my opinion, I think religion is one of the only things in life that actually gives life some substance, even if its superficial or "untrue" you can't deny that it can give people a safe space of community worship and prayer. Something that feels spiritually soothing and peaceful. Even if there is no soul or spirit, there's still that warmth you get just from being around people who are all struggling but are actively working towards a healthier lifestyle.
In theory it sounds good but I just wish people stuck to what christ wanted his holy temple to be.
In that way I guess you could say religion is cope but why did we start demonising cope in the first place? Is it wrong for someone to reach out to an imaginative figure in order to gain guidance within themselves? I pity those who look down on religion. Nobody is perfect, religion does not (should not) praise perfection but instead the act of repentance which is inherently a good thing.
