Religion Rant
This is going to be a sensitive topic for some, but it's one I could argue forever, so I'm going to rant about it. It'll probably be a little more than just religion, though.
I go to a Catholic school, despite the fact I'm no where near Christian or Catholic, so please don't say that I "don't know anything," because I do. I've gone to a religious school my whole life, have gone through my intense Catholic phrase, where I read the whole freaking bible (it's not awesome, trust me), and have gone through almost all the known religions in my years on this Earth (for the millionth time). I think I may know something, you know? Anyway, let's start my rant.
Oh, and this is not supposed to be disrespectful in any way. We're all allowed our own opinions and views, and I won't stand in front of them.
Religion. What is it? A belief in a higher power, of something after this Earthly life, or the belief that the life cycle will continue for all of eternity, which, as the name states, goes on forever. There are so many different religions, for them all to be true must mean we have hundreds of thousands of higher powers, of beliefs, of reincarnations, of heavens and of hells. They could all be true, or they could all be false.
In my opinion, a religion is a belief in something past this world, pulling strings in this one. If that's true, then I don't have a religion, or I have a mix of a lot of religions.
So we're all clear on what my perspective is, my beliefs are:
Religion, for me personally, is just a way that insecure and unsure people make an excuse for actions, deeds and reasons the world is what it is and people are like they are. It's a way of living, of committing to something and following rules to keep themselves in order, because they're not strong enough to keep themselves good without a good reason too. I want to be evil, so I will be evil, but if I wanted to be good, then I would have the will-power enough to do that, too. Humanity in general just doesn't have enough will power to stay on their own track if they don't believe there's something at the end of it for them.
Which ultimately makes us the most selfish race in the World.
How's that for logic? I can insult myself, and not feel guilty about it. I can insult the whole freaking world, and not feel guilty. I'm awesome like that.
Have you ever noticed that religion is the only thing in the whole world that can change history? According to each belief system in different religions, different things are true and false, different things happened and for years to come, we will continue to contradict each other. We should be more worried about what's coming tomorrow, that what's going to happen in 50 years, or what happened 100,000 years ago.
I like history, but I like the plain, blunt history. The stuff without walking on water or the world being made in 7 days or 100 years. I like Kings beheading wives, and the dramas of the past, not the fluffy, all-good-doer stories of them.
But there's one thing that blunt history points too, every time: Humanity is self-destructive. Every second of every day, we come closer to destroying ourselves, and we haven't even realised it yet.
Global warming, right now, if probably the least of our worldly worries. We have to concentrate on bringing the world together, and one people, not shoving it apart with different opinions, religions and stereotypes. Or one day, we might find that there's no one 'up there' to help up.
Now wouldn't that make for an interesting history lecture?
I go to a Catholic school, despite the fact I'm no where near Christian or Catholic, so please don't say that I "don't know anything," because I do. I've gone to a religious school my whole life, have gone through my intense Catholic phrase, where I read the whole freaking bible (it's not awesome, trust me), and have gone through almost all the known religions in my years on this Earth (for the millionth time). I think I may know something, you know? Anyway, let's start my rant.
Oh, and this is not supposed to be disrespectful in any way. We're all allowed our own opinions and views, and I won't stand in front of them.
Religion. What is it? A belief in a higher power, of something after this Earthly life, or the belief that the life cycle will continue for all of eternity, which, as the name states, goes on forever. There are so many different religions, for them all to be true must mean we have hundreds of thousands of higher powers, of beliefs, of reincarnations, of heavens and of hells. They could all be true, or they could all be false.
In my opinion, a religion is a belief in something past this world, pulling strings in this one. If that's true, then I don't have a religion, or I have a mix of a lot of religions.
So we're all clear on what my perspective is, my beliefs are:
- The circle of life goes on forever, until the end of time, infinitely, for eternity. It never stops, and there will be no 'Second Coming' of anyone.
- We are all reincarnated, basing on who we were in a past life. We've all have cazillions of lives, and in cazillions of life forms--except we can't remember them.
- There's no such thing as Heaven, and no such thing as Hell. You do not suddenly end up in fluffy white clouds, breathing in the aroma of freshly cooked cookies when you die (sarcasm).
- You can't walk on water, turn water into wine, or anything of the sort. It's not humanly possible, and no one will or has ever been able too. Wanna argue with me? Go ahead.
- We are the makers of our own lives. Our choices are ours alone, and what we will end up doing is ours alone. There's no excuse for shooting people dead, or attacking someone. It's your choice, unless you have a mental illness.
Religion, for me personally, is just a way that insecure and unsure people make an excuse for actions, deeds and reasons the world is what it is and people are like they are. It's a way of living, of committing to something and following rules to keep themselves in order, because they're not strong enough to keep themselves good without a good reason too. I want to be evil, so I will be evil, but if I wanted to be good, then I would have the will-power enough to do that, too. Humanity in general just doesn't have enough will power to stay on their own track if they don't believe there's something at the end of it for them.
Which ultimately makes us the most selfish race in the World.
How's that for logic? I can insult myself, and not feel guilty about it. I can insult the whole freaking world, and not feel guilty. I'm awesome like that.
Have you ever noticed that religion is the only thing in the whole world that can change history? According to each belief system in different religions, different things are true and false, different things happened and for years to come, we will continue to contradict each other. We should be more worried about what's coming tomorrow, that what's going to happen in 50 years, or what happened 100,000 years ago.
I like history, but I like the plain, blunt history. The stuff without walking on water or the world being made in 7 days or 100 years. I like Kings beheading wives, and the dramas of the past, not the fluffy, all-good-doer stories of them.
But there's one thing that blunt history points too, every time: Humanity is self-destructive. Every second of every day, we come closer to destroying ourselves, and we haven't even realised it yet.
Global warming, right now, if probably the least of our worldly worries. We have to concentrate on bringing the world together, and one people, not shoving it apart with different opinions, religions and stereotypes. Or one day, we might find that there's no one 'up there' to help up.
Now wouldn't that make for an interesting history lecture?