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Religion? What is it to you?

i was raised as a "christian" but i realized(about a year or so ago) that i really do not think that it's very legitimate.
i don't consider myself to have a religion, but i think when i'm older(when i feel i have a better grasp on life and what's truly important) i'm going to look into different ones and see what i think is "truth".
so you, tell me how you feel about religion..
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My religion specifies my morals and values. It is the one that put boundries to my freedom so I don't hurt my solf nor others. It specifies to me what to do and what to do so I take it easy in life and don't think much what to do, I just have to take the best option.
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Posted Jun 30th, 2009 at 7:43AM
It's a way of passing responsibility to and borrowing authority from another source.

When we formed families - the head of the family
When we formed tribes - the leader
When we formed countries - a king
When we formed alliances between countries - gods.

We still do it today - any group of people will polarise into one leader, and the rest as followers.

Religion is the formal side of deity belief, which in turn, is our propensity to give away responsibility and borrow authority writ ridiculously large.
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Posted Jun 30th, 2009 at 8:53AM
i'm an atheist so i don't believe in organized religion or god. i think religion and god are both man made to help control peoples morals and because we fear death. i think one is truly happy in their religion and doesn't try and force it down your throat it's ok to believe in lies to get by.
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Posted Jun 30th, 2009 at 11:10AM
GUILT..CONTROL..FEAR...
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Posted Jun 30th, 2009 at 12:19PM
Religion is a delusional disorder-- like schizophrenia.
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Posted Jun 30th, 2009 at 12:23PM
I was raised as a Christian as well and have always kept my doubt to myself over the years. Most recently I have decided "on my own" that I don't think there is any kind of GOD. I can't explain why, or what exactly led me to my decision or my disbelief. I just think that many of the stories in the Bible are fictional and sound quite rediculous. I have some friends who are very vocal about their disbelief which almost makes me think that it is just for the attention and then I have some friends who sincerely belief and some that don't want to take the chance b/c "what if". Your religous beliefs should be your own and you shouldn't care what anyone else thinks. In saying that, I don't think you necessarily have to tell everyone what your beliefs are. It is a personal thing that isn't anyone elses business in my opinion.
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Posted Jul 1st, 2009 at 10:49AM
Religion is a crock of crap. It's a crutch for weak and feeble-minded people who refuse to or are incapable of taking control of their own lives.
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Posted Jul 1st, 2009 at 7:11PM
I was raised as a Christian also, and as i grew up some more i began to question some of the things in the bible and when i asked questions about these i was told thats just how things are or its gonna happen cause god says its gonna happen or some other such answer. Eventually i just decided that i didnt believe in god. During my freshman year of high school i met a friend who, unlike the rest of the town was not christian. He was a Wiccan, and thats how i first heard about wicca. My first thought was, "my friends a witch?" i decided to learn more. It was the greatest feeling, when i realized that this was what i had been missing. that was it, the whole world opened up to me. for me religion is alot of things: the expression of my personal beliefs and my reason to be the best person i can be.
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