The Naive Religion

There are so many different religions today and most really started out as cults. The only real difference between a cult and religion is the government influence. Get the government on your side and you will become a religion. If you don't, then lookout for the SWAT team.

Now there have been a lot of fundamentalists on the news. The religions are different, but each believes they are 100% correct about their "good book". Of course, I'm talking about faith. Some of these people will get into lengthy arguments about how their answers to life's questions are correct. Wars have been started over these arguments.

My problem is with the naive notion that your answer HAS to be the right one. There's no winning a political debate just like there is no winning a religious one. Many people would rather fight than admit they might be wrong. Your beliefs could be the correct ones, but so could the other person's. One religion could be right, but they could all be completely wrong. You won't REALLY know until your die.

The foundation of many major religions is the ancient text. There is so much faith put into writings of people that died long ago. The writers lived in a time when science could get you killed. People hear voices today, but their writings aren't heralded. People take drugs and hallucinate all the time, but their visions aren't given the same merit as dead people. I just find it hard to totally believe writings from a time when people believed that everything revolved around the earth.

Today, religion is a big, powerful, business. It's a great way to control people. No one knows that your faith is misplaced for sure, but realize that it IS possible. I may not agree with your beliefs, but I must respect them. You should think about respecting other religious beliefs, no matter how outrageous. Remember, you may be judged by your actions in life, but you won't know for sure until you die.