The Effects Of Religion - Negative or Positive - Other?

I am an Atheist, so I don't believe in god or religion, but I can understand why people have religions, and I can understand why some feel happy in being able to believe in a higher power. However, fanatics and preachers give religion a bad name, so when a person states their religion, others can't help but think of those religious fanatics that think Harry Potter books are evil.

I think that the good points of religion are things that one cannot type, because to each person that believes in it, there are different benefits and good points.
However, there are many bad points. As I have stated above, fanatics and preachers are two of those bad points. Fanatics are the overly-overly-overly religious people, and preachers are -well, y'know- people that try to convert others to their religions.

Fanatics go overboard with their religion. The men seem to become abusive, women and their ideas become oppressed, and the minds of these fanatics become so narrow and they become so ignorant, and they become hypocrites, as most fanatics seem to do things they're against. This does not apply to only the three main religions -Islam, Judaism, and Christianity- but it applies to ALL religions in the world.

Preachers, the worst in my opinion, go around trying to convert people. I think this is retarded. Nobody likes it when others try to shove beliefs and opinions down their throats, yet preachers never seem to give up. It's absolutely infuriating. They are also fanatics, except they are even more hypocritical.

What are your opinions on FANATICS and PREACHERS?

Also, the effects of religion... Are they negative or positive?

For example: Look at the bombing done 'in the name of Islam'. Now, these people that bomb 'in the name of Islam' are actually only using their religion AS AN EXCUSE. If they actually gave a **** about their religion, they wouldn't bomb, because -well- in their religion, killing and destruction are NOT allowed. They use Islam, so that people start ganging up against moslems, who then end up ALSO joining the terrorist groups, because of the unfair judgement of the religion as a whole.

This makes religion a NEGATIVE thing, because all the people in one religion will be JUDGED based on their religion, rather than as individuals, and it will also be used as an EXCUSE to do whatever they want.

As I have said before, religious fanatics are ignorant. Very ignorant. So, their scornful attitude towards everything both they and their religion dislike, and their 'holier-than-thou' attitude towards non-fanatics, people of other religions, and Atheists (like myself) is highly aggravating, and gives off a negative vibe from those religions.

However, religions also seem to bring together many people with the same beliefs, making fanatics able to socialize, and for the more easy-going members of the religion to have a bit more fun, too.

Another thing, most WARS that were started were because of RELIGION. World War II, especially.

In the world today, though, religion is a negative thing, as even the slightest mention of it will start raising doubts and questions about the people.

Sadly, in this world today, most people seem to be ignorant and closed minded towards eachother and their beliefs.

What do YOU think?

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Before I start, I will say I am Christian/protestant(whatever ya wanna call it.) i'm not a holy roller or obsessed. But however, i do pray when I go to bed, i don't go to church, i don't even read my bible that often, infact, i don't even know where it is. People accually think I'm athiest, just cus I'm goth. I don't like preachers because they always try to convert people. Its not that that makes them bad people. Its just that they never just let anyone alone. All they do is convert convert convert. Its accually rather annoying. They try and convert me and I'm already christian. People need to respect and acknoledge the veiws and religions of others.

I think religion is both a good and bad thing. For example, when England did the crusades, they used god as an exuse to invade and take Jerusalem. But many of the men, really thought they were serveing God, when infact they were only serveing the pope. They were told countless lies. Religion in this sense is a BAD thing. But when a religion tells you to love your people, and be nice, yada yada yada, its a good thing because it makes u want to do good things. Religion can be both a good and bad thing, as Mushroom-chan has repeadidly said. Any religion can turn out like the crusade or like 9/11.

As for if religion is good or bad, i'd have to say, its a bit of both.

They are only following what seems right to their religion. It is only minupulation of their religion that makes them bomb by the name of islam. the creator of islam would never want them to bomb themselves to kill other people he just wanted people to have an orderly way of living not commiting suicide in the name of the religion. I am not a believer of any religion yet i am not an atheist because i am not against any religion. If you are atheist to not oppose any religion because you might indeed someones feelings. because the people of islam. Do not judge groups only people. It makes them feel, feel like they are guilty on trial and now will suffer and rot in jail because all of the people will make them outcasts and give them dirty looks because someone who believed in the same religion supposedly "for the good of their religion exploded and destroyed a bunch of people" i for one always feel sorry for those outcasted people and hope some day they can live without those dirty looks and threats.


-altrdwolf
p.s. i do not know if i got carried away do not reply to my message. it is a read only kind of a deal.

my gusse on being cathholic is that it sucks to be a kid and go to church. fisrt the preist aks the parentes fur the kid to go to " confesion " next thing u know u wke up on a chounch halfe naked tied up with the priest standin next *****ing touching u!

O.O....did that really happen to u?

It happened to a friend of mine. >.<

x

awwwwwwwwwww. T.T Poor guy!!

some people think im satanistic but infact, i am a Christian.

P.S. Slipknot isn't a satanistic band. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6NdY-KFRyM Most of the members are actually Christians. That's what they said in an interview.

there actually quite sane and civil in those interviews.

Lee wrote:

there actually quite sane and civil in those interviews.

BULLSHIT.

See how "sane and civil" Slipknot is in the interview.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RT86zMwlTaM

Watch Shawn be so "civilized".

o it didn't happen to me but itdose happen

Stance Punk wrote:

Lee wrote:

there actually quite sane and civil in those interviews.

BULLSHIT.

See how "sane and civil" Slipknot is in the interview.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RT86zMwlTaM

Watch Shawn be so "civilized".

there civilised when they wanna be!!!!