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[bring_god_down]

Religion

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[apologeticangel]

But that isn't... religion isn't about worship... The important part, is the ideals that the religion represent...

[bring_god_down]

Worship some deity, and if you're lucky then maybe it won't send you to Hell.

[apologeticangel]

That's... not it at all! At least, the religion in my world... It was about kindness, it's not right to lie, or steal, or cheat. To help those in need, and to live a pure life. Those ideals... are important even if the people in charge of the religion aren't good people.

[bring_god_down]

And what's your religion called?

[galacticthief]

Not to mention how many beings like to pass themselves off as gods when they really aren't.

[bring_god_down]

Are you familiar with such things?

[galacticthief]

Intimately.

[bring_god_down]

That must be horrible.

[hatesdolls]

Religion is stupid. There is no higher power.

[bring_god_down]

I disagree about the higher power, but I agree with you about religion.

[hatesdolls]

Maybe there's a higher power where you're from, but there's none where I'm from. I doubt there's one here. And even if there was... he obviously doesn't give a crap about people.

[a pause]

God's in his heaven... all's right with the world.

[bring_god_down]

...Yeah, there were.

[pause]

Hell is empty, and all the devil's are here.

[save_the_souls]

[a pause]

As an Exorcist of the church in my world...I can understand your view point.

However...I find it rather foolish that people even think that they can rely solely on God and fate to solve their problems, and complain when it doesn't happen. It doesn't work like that.

[bring_god_down]

Who said anything about me relying solely on any God?

[save_the_souls]

[carefully rewrites "They tell you that by kneeling down and bowing before some statue, or some altar, or stained glass painting that these gods will make everything all better" ]

I believe...you did.

[bring_god_down]

I haven't relied on any God since I was seven years old.

[ofthefaintsmile]

People are free to believe in what they choose, and to what extent. Even when faith forced upon them, whether they hold onto their own beliefs is up to them.

And for some... believing that someone else has control over their lives is their only form of comfort.

[bring_god_down]

Interesting, and what if certain people have the belief that they can rule over the very deity they claim to worship?

[ofthefaintsmile]

Then they're chasing ghosts.

[bring_god_down]

I can believe that.