karmashines said:Good question.
There really is no point to religion. Like Kente said, people have a tendency to turn to it because it provides the 'answer' to all of their problems. It's easier to rely on a pastor or a doctrine for why your loved ones die, or why you're inflicted with a troublesome illness, or why evil persists in the world then to find the answers for yourself.
Also, most religions work on the premise of brainwashing from the time a baby comes out of its mother's womb. They preach that hell stuff to kids who don't understand how life works anyway and of course they suck it up like a sponge. The brainwashing continues for the rest of the person's life. So it gets to the point even when they are old enough to question what they are being taught they simply can't because they've been trained to believe quesitoning their religion will lead to hell.
It is for this reason that I will not brainwash my kid with my beliefs, even though I do not belong to any orthodox religions at this point. I will tell him what everyone seems to believe that a higher power (God/Nature) created us and that life continues even after you die. I will then tell him about the different religious/spiritual perspectives out there and he can choose which one he wants when he gets older if of course he wants to choose a religion.
Another excellent commentary...........
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