i can't even think anymore. there are too many different things to believe in and chose from. i wanna believe there's a higher power, but i kinda do think that religion is a waste of time.
And what if you pick the wrong one, and waste your life on the wrong ideas? I agree with you; I just do my own thing, taking what feels right to me from various religions and philosophies. It may be mish-mash religion, but who cares? I go with what works for me. Maybe it doesn't matter, in the end. Can't imagine being punished for having the wrong ideas. I don't see life as a test, but as a game, or a learning experience: spirit having a human (or dog, or tree) experience.
I agree. Pick one, convert everyone and those who refuse to convert must be purified by fire. Anyone who survives can play neutral for the rest of their lives. No wait... that's been done. Never mind.
yeah, i think that post said it all, elchivato..... the simple fact that there's these thousands of religions and various sects, have to bow here, have to drink this, have to cut this, have to read that and wear that..... blah, blah, blah..... should make it clear that it's a big bunch of hooey.
I definetly agree. I was raised as a Lutheran by my parents.. I found some solice in the religion for a few years, but after a while it really lost its credibility. I later changed to Wiccan, which also lost some credibility to me, however I still embrace many of the values which Wicca teaches. I don't really believe any organized religion is credible or right, because all religions have their flaws. I feel the best way to go about spirituality is to embrace ideas, rather than beliefs. To sum up Chris Rock's words in Dogma, you can change an idea, but a belief is much harder to change, and thus many people die over trying to change such "beliefs". I see no problem with having no religion, as long as you hold on to some basic ideas about what it means to be a "good person". Every person is different and unique, so I don't believe any religion perfectly suits anyone.
