| sonicshuffle said: Atheism also seems bad to me because when you think about it religion sometimes holds people back from doing wrong things because there are tons of rules and whatnot. If someone is an atheist they might not see as much is wrong and not feel bad about doing some bad things. That's why I believe it's better to have a religion than no religion at all. Even if it's not my own. Mine is Christianity(not catholic or any other form just believe what is in the bible). |
Religion is not why people feel bad for doing bad things, empathy does that for most people. What would you rather have people feel bad for, would you want them to feel bad because they caused harm and can relate, or would you want them to feel bad because they disobeyed a man in the sky?
I agree though, religion can help mentally off people stop themselves from doing bad things, and I call them mentally off because if you need a man in the sky to be a good person, there's something wrong with you. But it can also aid mentally off people, if they get some complex where they think they're above mans judgement.
Religion is not needed for some unproven sense of future punishment for wrong actions, the concept of karma can do that as well.
Also, many religions have rules and guidelines that are against the individuals best interests, and the interests of society as a whole. For example... You believe in the bible... Which parts? The parts where homosexuality and eating shellfish is deemed an abomination? The parts where it says you should be killed for cursing your parents? The parts where it implies women are supposed to be subserviant? The parts where it explains how to properly sacrifice animals?
Also, if you believe in the bible, why bother trying to make the world a better place? Why give any care to the environment? After all, the environment doesn't matter, Jesus is going to come back and make everything better. Why try to stop animal cruelty? God gave man dominion over animals. Why stop slavery? The bible explains how to properly care for slaves, it must be okay.
Do you really believe in the bible or just the parts you like? Many harmful worldviews and rules can be obtained out of the bible.
