Astrology has been replaced by astronomy; alchemy has been replaced by chemistry; witch doctors/medicine men have been replaced by clinical medical science; therefore I believe religion will be replaced by philosophy/humanism in the future.

Why does our life have to be centered upon religion in order to make it meaningful and fun? In fact religion in general stifles human creativity and intellect. It plays upon the things that are most vulnerable and tempting to humans when we know we need them most. Say for example, popularity, money & sex. Christianity teaches that the love of money is the root of all evils. But wait a minute, who doesn't love money? If Christians don't love their money, why not give it all to charity or even me as a "sinner"? After all they can't bring it to their grave and to heaven right?

On the topic of sex, even fantasizing is a sin. You can have wet dreams and yet it is deemed as a sin because your thoughts are impure. You are supposed to supress your sexual drive until or unless you are married. You are not supposed to manipulate your genitals but somehow certain religions claim the right to mutilate your genitals. Ludicrous isn't it? According to the bible, thought crimes are as bad as actual crimes. What is a crime without a victim? A victimless crime does not exist anymore than a square circle does or a married bachelor does.

About popularity, God must be the only one who is glorified, venerated, honoured, praised and worshipped as though he's someone who is desperate and dying for some kind of attention that kids want. It's something like an attention whore just that it's a manly figure. Because if you don't do that, he will not only not bless you but punish you with an everlasting fire. If you do get to heaven, according to Christian doctrine, you are supposed to be praising and worshipping God for all eternity! This sounds pretty depressing when you try to imagine it. Secondly on earth, you are not supposed to claim credit for things that you know darn well you achieved for yourself. The credit must be attributed to God even though it means to flatter him. Self-denial is the tenet of every religion without exception.

How can one say that the world is going to be boring without religion? We can still enjoy many things life has to offer us before we pass on one day. Be it properties, automobiles, gadgets, good food, fine wine, women (or men if you're a woman), career satisfaction, entertainment, money and of course sex and more sex (as long as it's done in a responsible manner).

This post has been edited by samteng: Mar 5 2010, 01:10 AM