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Why Religion?

Enoch07

It's all a sick freaking joke.
Premium Member
If you believe in god, meaning that you have a personal relationship with god, what need do you have for religion?

Isn't it essentially other people telling you how you should have a relationship with god?

"I" don't have need of the religion per say for that reason.

But a lot of folks do like fellowship. Fellowship being worshipping in the company of other like minded individuals. Not my cup of tea but some prefer it.
 

The Reverend Bob

Fart Machine and Beastmaster
I don't believe in God but I like the poetry and the symbolism behind the concept. The only relationship I have with God is a relationship with an internalize concept that is pertinent to me. It is an aesthetic that I have adopted.
 

George-ananda

Advaita Vedanta, Theosophy, Spiritualism
Premium Member
If you believe in god, meaning that you have a personal relationship with god, what need do you have for religion?

Isn't it essentially other people telling you how you should have a relationship with god?
Well religion could be looked at as following the teachings of more advanced souls that came before.

Perhaps in very modern times with the advance of education and worldly exposure more people are thinking for themselves and not following the traditional religions. But they are typically influenced by spiritual thinkers that came before and not totally inventing the wheel.
 

Willamena

Just me
Premium Member
Well religion could be looked at as following the teachings of more advanced souls that came before.

Perhaps in very modern times with the advance of education and worldly exposure more people are thinking for themselves and not following the traditional religions. But they are typically influenced by spiritual thinkers that came before and not totally inventing the wheel.
It's not so "advanced." :}
 

Eddi

Agnostic
Premium Member
If you believe in god, meaning that you have a personal relationship with god, what need do you have for religion?

Isn't it essentially other people telling you how you should have a relationship with god?

Because I enjoy organised religion

To me church services are informative and fun and help me develop my faith and personal relationship with God
 

The Reverend Bob

Fart Machine and Beastmaster
Well religion could be looked at as following the teachings of more advanced souls that came before.

Perhaps in very modern times with the advance of education and worldly exposure more people are thinking for themselves and not following the traditional religions. But they are typically influenced by spiritual thinkers that came before and not totally inventing the wheel.
What makes them more advanced?
 

TransmutingSoul

Veteran Member
Premium Member
If you believe in god, meaning that you have a personal relationship with god, what need do you have for religion?

Isn't it essentially other people telling you how you should have a relationship with god?

God is unknowable. Any connection we have with God is via Gods chosen Messenger.

The Messenger gives the Laws and Teachings for the age we live in. Thus Faith unfolds in the practice of the Message brought by the Manifestation of God.

Regards Tony
 

The Reverend Bob

Fart Machine and Beastmaster
God is unknowable. Any connection we have with God is via Gods chosen Messenger.

The Messenger gives the Laws and Teachings for the age we live in. Thus Faith unfolds in the practice of the Message brought by the Manifestation of God.

Regards Tony
Who determines that certain people are "God's messengers"?
 

Willamena

Just me
Premium Member
Because I enjoy organised religion

To me church services are informative and fun and help me develop my faith and personal relationship with God
If you have a personal relationship with god, what would "develop" it?
 

Willamena

Just me
Premium Member
God is unknowable. Any connection we have with God is via Gods chosen Messenger.

The Messenger gives the Laws and Teachings for the age we live in. Thus Faith unfolds in the practice of the Message brought by the Manifestation of God.

Regards Tony
Okay, but what need is there for religion?
 
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