I'm have to do a speech for a class on the topic of the psychology of theism.  Most of what I will be saying sounds negative towards religion so I'm looking for something a little more positive to add.
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Meditation can be simply sitting and not thinking about anything or doing anything, simply focusing on relaxing.  However, you can also meditate (focus) on many other things.  When you're meditating on one particular thing, your giving that one thing all your time, energy and attention.\n\nPrayer is a form of meditation.  It is words that are spoken to God.  \n\nSince they both can fall into the same category, they both can work the same ways on the brain and body.  They normally will help the person relax emotionally and physically.  It relaxes the brain, muscles, heart, and almost every other organ.  Relaxing the body is a way to relieve stress, a way to help equalize things better within the body (hormone levels, chemical levels, etc.)
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You can teach that - just don't pass it off as science (its like pushing your pamphlets under the door), put it in a religious instruction class.
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I am a teacher (actually a university professor). My *job* is to teach people and I enjoy it. I want to promote a world where people think for themselves rather than take whatever those in power tell them. I believe this will make the world a better place not only for me, but for my daughter and others that I love. When I find someone that has misunderstandings about basic things like atheism, or mathematics, or evolution, or history I try to teach them if I can. Seek the truth and it shall set you free.
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"We don't need to worry about protecting the environment, because Jesus is coming soon." \n- US secretary of the interior (ie. the _environment_) James Watt, 1981\n\nReligion isn't the solution to environmental problems; religion is the problem.  Cults tell people to overpopulate the Earth, use up all natural resources and not to worry about the effects.  Eliminating religion by educating people would do more good.\n\nAs the saying goes, you can't eat dollar bills.  Isn't funny how the religious rail against "worshipping mammon" when money is the only thing that will be left after using up everything?\n\nBut if you actually *do* give a hoot about the environment and want a religious-based slogan, here's one:\n\n"The Earth isn't yours, you're just borrowing it from 'god'.  What condition are you going to return it to him?"\n\n\nAdditional:\n\nHere's another one, although you're probably in school and not an adult, so it's not much use:\n\n"Say no to sex before AND after marriage.  Reduce the population."\n\n\n.
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"If you can't say something nice, don't say anything"? \n\nSee now that should be a religion.
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as a theist I think that's a great idea. If they require a text book to have a sticker then so should the Bible.
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okay, nothing religious; then I recommend joseph murphy. he has different one's like peace within yourself, or the power of your subconscious mind etc.\n\nI have read one I think it was the power of your thoughts or something like that, I found it interesting.\n\nHe sometimes makes statements like getting in toch with the divine in you, however...if you don't like it let it be.
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http://www.beliefnet.com\n\nSome of the discussions over there do get pretty heated sometimes, but just ask, as you did above, for a rational discussion. You might end up getting one.
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Ok, I've had to write a similar paper about a zillion times in college, so here's some advice: Write on the positive and negative outcomes it could have such as organ transplant and the possiblity of people trying to sell their own organs for $$$, and how there could be a large black market of organs for sale. This will make a rise in the homocide rate (people killing other people to steal their organs) and because there has not been a lot done w/ stem cell organs, they do not know the longivity of them. Most religious people are aganist it because they think that it will increase abortion. I don't know....Good luck!
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apatheism
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I am sorry to not be able to offer better company. If it is of any relief, I did meet one guy a long time ago who was a true atheist. His belief was that mankind would be better off the sooner they realized that a higher power was neither existant nor necessary. I was intrigued to find someone of such a like and opinion. Although I do not agree, I did respect his thoughts and beliefs. Unfortunately, the rest of the class overheard and went off on him. I had to apologize for it was not my intention when I first asked. So, no, you're not alone.
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A speaker from the "freedom from religion" foundation spoke at my college a few years ago.  He proposed that, because it is more logical to believe God is fiction, but less heartwarming, maybe God will only reward those who have the courage NOT to believe in Him.
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Keep an open mind and learn from other religions.  if you really listen, you'll hear a lot of similarities.  if it is uncomfortable, stay away from the topic of religion and stick to the things that made you friends in the first place.  i think people will go to heaven if they are good and hell if they are not. no matter what philosophy you follow, there is always a basic belief or faith or values that keep you "good", regardless of religion.
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Sad. The God I know is all about the love, baby. \nHave a great day!
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I'm sure that the textbook you are using is faulty,especialy if they haven't discussed the many and varied tenents of your faith.It is your duty to attempt to correct this.Find some better books at your library, share them with your teachers,use every other opportunity  to write about your faith in class assignments(let me assure you that devout Christian students do this all the time, they call it witnessing)Stand up for your beliefs,it's your duty as a citizen.
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"The End of Faith" by Sam Harris. \n\nYou might find it interesting.
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i would make it relevent to something that changed your view of the world. that's what i did mine on and i got in. religion has to play a part in it, although we are not talking right-wing evangelical here. it needs to be positive and show that you have initiative and will be an asset to the university.