Why should anyone believe in a religion whos followers can't see eye to eye?
485685
If they all focused on the main idea of their Religions and weren't so concerned with themselves, they would be anle to come together and be the most formidable force on Earth, but, then THEY wouldn't be the top of their little food chain, now, would they?
683087
Athiests are ignorant? Uninformed on what? People's opinions? You have your right to practice religion, but others have the right to not practice it. Religion is faith, not a fact, understand that. Arrogance is worse than ignorance, don't look down on those that look at the world differently than you.
106804
Dont be so paranoid...its the religious leaders that r to be blamed for instigating the ppl. I have'nt read any holy book of any religion but im sure that none would preach to hate ppl of other religions. If so then that wouldnt be a religion but a stupid cult.\n\nGo to a school and see this for urself. Kids of different religions play with eachother without any qualms. They are too young to differentiate between religions and hence their minds r pure and not biased.\n\n But once they get some sense.....WHAM !!! the world tells them that other religions r bad. The ignorant believe whatever is said to them....but thr are some who simply laugh at that point of view.\n\nSo u see my fren....not all ppl share the same hateful views towards other religions.
314158
If you study religeon, most of them believe in a time of "tribulation" where all souls who follow said religeon will be "saved" and wisked off to a brand newe beautiful world full of all things nice and cozy. THIS world is irrelevant. They focus on abeyance to thjeir writs. Nothing else matters to them, really. In their view its a distraction from grace. :)
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Because to some christians, they are afraid if they look into other ideas that they might discover that they are wrong or need to change.  It is far easier to for some to just follow the cultural norm, follow what everybody else is doing instead of discovering real truth on their own.  There is a difference between feeling something is true and knowing 100% without a shadow of a doubt it is true.  by following christianity blindly without investigating they don't have to deal with family members or friends being upset or stirred up.  People are afraid of what they do not understand, like how many christians say pagans worship satan, when in fact they do not.   I have known christians who won't even remotely associate with "non-believers" when in their scriptures it says for them to make disciples and tell everyone about Jesus; but conversation goes both ways; so heaven forbid for a "non-believer" to question or say something back-that is where in some instances the hate and narrow-mindededness comes in.
787411
They have to believe in something to explain their existence.
967165
Because people cannot think for themselves. They need to have a set of "guidelines" made to follow. Other people can't believe in themselves because they see believing in gods as a bigger cause, so to speak.
547787
This is very true. Most modern religious folks are not willing to step outside of their normal perspective on things. I find it a little sad that so many people refuse to think for themselves.
1068721
I see it as a religion of those who don't believe in a supreme being. Since religion is a belief in something then same goes for them.
698214
what they don't understand is that it's their truth not yours and not mine.\n\nsome people can only see their own version of things.  it doesn't matter that there were other truths long before theirs.\nmost will not accept that you or i or anyone else has a right to believe what we want.
685989
I believe in many things that I can't see -- gravity, wind, radio waves, God, etc.  Usually, it is easier to believe in something one can't see if one can perceive effects of the phenomenon.
803908
I believe that religion is passed down the line like a virus. If you're a spiritually-minded person, there's nothing wrong with having a belief in the existence of (or teachings of) God, Allah, Jesus, Confucious, Buddah, Satan or whatever else. As long as you're not subscribing to any doctrine so blindly that you'll willfully follow any asshole waving around a Holy Book like an assault rifle. In the wrong hands, religion is much worse than any other weapon that any person on this planet has ever manufactured.
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Many people will only believe things that they can see. But like Jesus said, "blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed" (John 20:29). So consider yourself blessed. \n\nContinue believing Brown Sugar, don't ever let their ideals deceive and mold you otherwise.
735315
Those who follow rationality do not object to religion existing, but to the way the religious claim to have special knowledge.  In fact people follow religion without really understanding it or knowing why it exists.
766031
i had difficulty with this issue for a long time, till i came to realize, that in some religions, the basic tenets of their faith only have/show, one way to God,,, a certain/one path, and while i can read some of the writings their faith is based on and see how it allows for other paths, their religion doesnt focus on that, they are not taught that, and i guess just dont see it.       if you belong to a religion that feels there is only one way, certain steps, to salvation,,, then you must feel the others are wrong,,,,,\n\nand as to the comment above about baby-boomers, hun we are some of the most free thinkers ever!
1139020
I'd rather live without eyes, so that I cannot place judgement on people without getting to know them. They say its what on the inside that counts, without eyes all you can see are whats on the inside of everyone. Its almost like the saying "don't judge a book by its cover"
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Why can't the world put aside differences and follow the teachings of the Buddha?\n\nThere are different relgions because, basically, every religion is founded in the self-story of a specific people, and an attempt to make sense of *their* lives, in *their* circumstances, within *their* culture of poetry and myth, and environment.\n\n\n.