Religion is a neurosis

Religion is a neurosis. That is to say, belief in religion is a psychological problem.
http://www.godlessgeeks.com/LINKS/Neurosis.htm

Deep down, we don't want to be alone. We are afraid of being alone in the universe. We are afraid of ceasing to exist after death. We want to feel connected to the universe, and so we use religion as a crutch. In this way, religion is a neurosis borne from fear. It is a response to deep emotional conflicts and weaknesses.

This is pretty much what I said like a zillion times on the other thread.

I'll quote one of my favorite movies (this doesnt make me a nerd..lol)

"So what's more likely? That an all-powerful, mysterious God created the Universe, and decided not to give any proof of his existence? Or, that He simply doesn't exist at all, and that we created Him, so that we wouldn't have to feel so small and alone? "

thats from contact btw.

that doesnt mean he exists (i'm not getting into that again) , I just really like that quote. Something to ponder

Or is there more than that?

Maybe you're just trying to convince yourself that you aren't accountable, that your bodies are yours alone to do as you please, that the universe just fell into place.

The world has taught you to limit yourself to the world and what it knows. I know more.

My God is chasing after you guys and he will not rest until He brings you home.

I can see the fingerprints of God in my life. Call me crazy.

RawBeginner wrote: It is a response to deep emotional conflicts and weaknesses.

Did you ever think for just a second that you're the weak minded one, because you can't seem to grasp anything that can't be proven to you?

I don't like to push religion on others, but it's just something to think about.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7zqDjfuloA

Great song, regardless of your views.

Liberalism is a mental disorder.

ProtestTheZero wrote:Liberalism is a mental disorder.

aw shucks

zomg. i agree with greg. shit

I believe in God, but I completely agree that it is entirely possible/likely that God was just something made up by cavemen to explain why the weather, or why sometimes they caught the mammoth and sometimes they didn't. But something still makes me believe. That said, I think that the problem with religion is it tends to make fundamentalists who completely close their mind to anyone elses ideas. People tend to forget that there is no concrete evidence proving God exists. So go ahead. You don't have to believe in God. And I completely understand where you're coming from

ATribeCalledGreg wrote:I'm really starting to think that the whole concept of a higher being was just created in the type of scenario where two cave men where about to fight. The weaker one, who is smarter knows he will lose and be killed, convinces the other that it's really not a good idea to kill him because the big man in the sky is watching and he'll be mad at him if he kills him.

because the bible really looks like a caveman wrote it...

AudienceOfOne wrote:

ATribeCalledGreg wrote:I'm really starting to think that the whole concept of a higher being was just created in the type of scenario where two cave men where about to fight. The weaker one, who is smarter knows he will lose and be killed, convinces the other that it's really not a good idea to kill him because the big man in the sky is watching and he'll be mad at him if he kills him.

because the bible really looks like a caveman wrote it...

They didn't.

AudienceOfOne wrote:

ATribeCalledGreg wrote:I'm really starting to think that the whole concept of a higher being was just created in the type of scenario where two cave men where about to fight. The weaker one, who is smarter knows he will lose and be killed, convinces the other that it's really not a good idea to kill him because the big man in the sky is watching and he'll be mad at him if he kills him.

because the bible really looks like a caveman wrote it...

and the bible hella looks like god wrote it?

P2 wrote:no denying that greg.

im kinda confused but I like the last question on the video.

You guys have far to much pride if you think that any creationist ideas are within the realm of human comprehension.

I agree very strongly with two christian ideals, the first is that god works in mysterious ways, even if there is no god, the way this universe was created was by a force outside the realm of our perception. that is why can not simply look into space or look into matter and see more than just the quantifiable. All this rhetoric proves nothing, because there is no way for us to know. (If you were curious, the second christian ideal I mentioned was God helps those who help themselves)

I hate Sunday Philosophers :/

SourWorms wrote:

AudienceOfOne wrote:

ATribeCalledGreg wrote:I'm really starting to think that the whole concept of a higher being was just created in the type of scenario where two cave men where about to fight. The weaker one, who is smarter knows he will lose and be killed, convinces the other that it's really not a good idea to kill him because the big man in the sky is watching and he'll be mad at him if he kills him.

because the bible really looks like a caveman wrote it...

and the bible hella looks like god wrote it?

yes?

*sg* wrote:I believe in God, but I completely agree that it is entirely possible/likely that God was just something made up by cavemen to explain why the weather, or why sometimes they caught the mammoth and sometimes they didn't. But something still makes me believe. That said, I think that the problem with religion is it tends to make fundamentalists who completely close their mind to anyone elses ideas. People tend to forget that there is no concrete evidence proving God exists. So go ahead. You don't have to believe in God. And I completely understand where you're coming from

+1

just because you believe in god but are still open minded

Pinthin wrote:

*sg* wrote:I believe in God, but I completely agree that it is entirely possible/likely that God was just something made up by cavemen to explain why the weather, or why sometimes they caught the mammoth and sometimes they didn't. But something still makes me believe. That said, I think that the problem with religion is it tends to make fundamentalists who completely close their mind to anyone elses ideas. People tend to forget that there is no concrete evidence proving God exists. So go ahead. You don't have to believe in God. And I completely understand where you're coming from

+1

just because you believe in god but are still open minded

tell me, if you heard something that proved that Father Son and Holy Spirit are in fact real, would you convert to a Christian?

P2 wrote:

Pinthin wrote:

*sg* wrote:I believe in God, but I completely agree that it is entirely possible/likely that God was just something made up by cavemen to explain why the weather, or why sometimes they caught the mammoth and sometimes they didn't. But something still makes me believe. That said, I think that the problem with religion is it tends to make fundamentalists who completely close their mind to anyone elses ideas. People tend to forget that there is no concrete evidence proving God exists. So go ahead. You don't have to believe in God. And I completely understand where you're coming from

just because you believe in god but are still open minded

tell me, if you heard something that proved that Father Son and Holy Spirit are in fact real, would you convert to a Christian?

If scientists proved it, yes I probably would (but i'm still waiting for that evidence )

why, Does this somehow make me a hypocrite?

no. watch the video. have you ever heard that archaeologists have logical evidence that they have found the noahs ark?


EDIT: Not to be mean but it does mean you have a low level of faith.

P2 wrote:no. watch the video. have you ever heard that archaeologists have logical evidence that they have found the noahs ark?

actually a loong time ago I was watching the history channel or something like that, and it was about noahs ark. I'm still skeptical about it, I would like more evidence that it was REALLY TRULY noahs ark.

P2 wrote:no. watch the video. have you ever heard that archaeologists have logical evidence that they have found the noahs ark?


EDIT: Not to be mean but it does mean you have a low level of faith.

haha what??? when did I say I was a christian?? lol so yeah I guess I have no faith

Pinthin wrote:

P2 wrote:no. watch the video. have you ever heard that archaeologists have logical evidence that they have found the noahs ark?

actually a loong time ago I was watching the history channel or something like that, and it was about noahs ark. I'm still skeptical about it, I would like more evidence that it was REALLY TRULY noahs ark.

im being completely serious right now when i say have seen GOD. I have seen him in truly amazing ways on the way he is affecting my life. during the tornado, i was 45 seconds from death. I prayed to GOD saying that I know he is just testing my faith and I believe in him. 3 seconds later, the tornado raised. You know how my last name is piper. read my familys book 90 minutes in heaven.