emilynghiem
Constitutionalist / Universalist
- Jan 21, 2010
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Shouldn't religions which worship 'good' deities be making people happy? Seems like when ever religious discussions take place there's anything but peace and love. And any discussion about peace and love is absent deities. Why is that?
[MENTION=46449]Delta4Embassy[/MENTION]
I find the same things that can make some people happy make others unhappy.
How are religions any different?
* TV and internet make a lot of people happy, and disseminate good information to serve greater good; but some of the addictive abusive porn, viruses, garbage, sex extortion/bullying, online fraud and hacking, stalking to compel people to suicide, and trafficking of victims online are EXTREMELY damaging and crazy making.
* government and politics makes a LOT of people unhappy, causes wars, wastes billions of dollars on conflict, etc.
how are those any different from how religions are either used for good or abused for bad?
Aren't all things in life this way?
Where are you getting the perception/generalization that religions that worship a God make people unhappy?
Are you leaving out how many people THANK these faith based teachings for
* saving their lives
* saving their health
* saving their marriages
* saving their relations and family
* saving their sanity
* turning them from crime, addiction, or dangerous/unhealthy self-destructive patterns
* healing them of sickness in mind body spirit or relationships
What are you counting or not counting to come to your assessment?
Are you really being fair and including all things equally?
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