Why do you think religion still exists?

Is it because people are afraid to admit that there's nothing after we die and that every second of your existence you're tumbling towards non-existency that you can't avoid?

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I've always wondered why religious people feel the need to make sure the people around them believe in the same religion as them. It's not good enough for them to believe on their own. Always trying to convert everybody, and fight with people who believe differently.

I think it exists because people intrinsically know there is more to existence than life but they're also stupid so they go for institutionalized bullshit instead of doing peyote and having an inner journey with their ancestors

I've been wondering this for a while now. Personally I think it's because most people's first introduction to anything resembling philosophy is through their pastors/imams/rabbis, so they assume that nobody else has any ideas about metaphysics, ethics, or anything else.

Solution: Make philosophy mandatory throughout public schools, from K-12. It is disgraceful that kids can go through 'education' and not know who Plato, Aristotle, and Immanuel Kant are.

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No, it's because people still have imaginations and like to dream.

Thats what were supposed to do

I wish I could film a religious persons face who's on their death bed and see their reaction when they realise that there's nothing after death

12 questions Christians just can't seem to answer. (Warning: may cause extreme cognitive dissonance and an immensely huge ammount of anxiety if Christian)

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Why all of their sources, citations, and evidence comes either directly from the bible. Or, from an "unbiased" website made around 2003 whose name is "JesusSpeaks.org".
>2
Why when they're asked a question, do they seem to always link you to a word document that is nearly 20 pages long, instead of just answering said question.
>3
Why the bible says there were so many Jewish slaves in Egypt.
>4
Why Constantine waited till he was on his death bed to finally convert to Christianity.
>5
Why modern Christians are continuously getting outsmarted by Jews, and out competed (losing land) by Muslims.
>6
Why they follow a religion made by Semite Jew Arabs, and openly mock their "pagan" ancestors.
>7
Why 90% of the Christians on Sup Forums are spics and most likely anchor babies too.
>8
Why Christians think the first mover "argument" caries any weight considering it's been debunked a thousand times.
>9
Why the phrase "kike on a stick" makes Christians so mad if it is in fact not true.
>10
Why Christians on Sup Forums are in love with their anime "mascot" christ-chan.
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Why Christians on Sup Forums forever act confused when no one takes them seriously.
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Neanderthals.

Well?
>religifags literally can't answer these questions.

Mandatory peyote for everyone.

>Exist
>To not exist

Atheist-tier grade logic there.

Give this cunt a dick to the ass for stupidity! Really went above and beyond with this one !

Here's a question. What kind of retarded questions are those?

human society is built on lies

Wow, how can I comeback from a response like that? /s

I think this guy is just going around posting it on every thread that relates to the subject

I believe in reincarnation. We're merely moving onto a new stage of being when we die.

SEE! THESE CHRISTFAGS LITERALLY CAN NOT ANSWER IT

LITERALLY CAN NOT

youre such a mong, fucking hell

That's nice.


:)

So many other people have already answered it in other threads and im to tired to answer a bunch of questions

Also the only reason you say that is because you purposefully put a lot of questions so it takes people awhile to answer them so they get sloppy in answering them or just don't do it at all and you get to be proud of yourself just like your mother is

You saying there is nothing after life and acting like you can be sure makes you just as stupid as those who do the opposite. Now fuck off and don't come back until you are at least 18.

>THIS FUCKING CHRISTFAG IS SO ASS MAD HE'LL LITERALLY DO !!ANYTHING!! TO AVOID ANSWERING THOSE QUESTIONS!

>Why Christians on Sup Forums are in love with their anime "mascot" christ-chan.

That one is easy: Massive autism.

>LOOK AT ME. IM A BIG BOY AGNOSTIC. I LEARNED NOT TO SHIT ALLLL OVER MYSELF YESTERDAY

I'm not an agnostic. And you partaking in a logical fallacy doesn't progress this discussion at all.

Also not an argument.

The real question is, why does atheism still exist? Science has already proven that our material world is nothing more than an illusion, physically altered by perceptions.

Lol you think they don't know that teaching Plato to people would benefit society? Its a way to keep people from waking up.

If you don't learn how to think for yourself then everything else you studied is pointless.

>Why do you think religion still exists?
Comfort and superiority
Religious idiots all claim that they're right and everyone is wrong, none of them have a clear and direct answer. None of them can come together in agreement on anything.
Also have you ever noticed how religious idiots always feel like their superior to everyone else? Annoying right, like what is up with that?

>not an argument

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I guess some people get comfort from the idea of an afterlife, but those people haven't thought about it very hard.

How does the thought of being conscious for ETERNITY not scare the shit out of you?

Because atheism means disbelief or lack of belief in the existence of God or gods

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Look at that post above you CHRISTFAG BITCH

Again, not an argument.

You think what I said is nice?
Thanks friend

>after we die
>nonexistence
U sure about that?

>Not LSD for the once-in-a-lifetime paradigm shift.

You've not lived until you're fried out of your mind and decide to look upwards into a starry sky.

>THIS CHRISTFAG CANT EVEN READ. HES FUCKING ILLITERATE

>now watch as this CHRISTFAG pretends he's amused, totally mock hard.

Truth is?

>he's at his wits end

So edgy man, probly also believe all those photos nasa feeds you too? Hope you get cancer and have nothing to look forward to but your death. Easy to be so edgy when you are a millinial asshole in their mid 20s

Why does the belief or lack of belief in God even need to be addressed in [CURRENT YEAR]?

Live, let live, and find other reasons to kill/maim/rape each other rather than ultimately personal philosophy.

>Religious idiots all claim that they're right and everyone is wrong
It's funny how you think you are right and everyone is wrong when you claim religioin is false or that is exists because or "comfort and superiority", how you can't come in agreement on anything that contradicts that and feel superior to others.

You really should stop projecting.

That is completely retarded. Anyone who believes that has the mentality of a child

>Religious idiots all claim that they're right and everyone is wrong
"It's funny how you think you are right and everyone is wrong when you claim religioin is false or that is exists because or "comfort and superiority", how you can't come in agreement on anything that contradicts that and feel superior to others.

You really should stop projecting."

>So should you

The post above this was this
so you must be confused friend

>You really should stop projecting

JESUS GOD CHRIST are you on your period

>this CHRISTFAG literally is illiterate he is unable to see the arrows in my post

>So should you
I don't deny everyone else who believes a different thing is wrong. I have no problem with that. The fact that people like you complain about it while doing the same thing is just hilarious. I don't see how I look for comfort and superiority. If I wanted comfort, the lack of any rules, consequences to my actions or morals would leave me literally without any worries. And I don't see how I get more "superiority". It looks like it`s just a word people like you like to say mindlessly.

Pretty much.

It looks like you are a little triggered by having to face reality

>If I wanted comfort, the lack of any rules, consequences to my actions or morals would leave me literally without any worries

UH UGH AGH AGH IM SORRY JEBUS PLEASE FORGIB ME FOR I HAVE SINNED.

I LEBT ANOTHER MAN SODOMISE ME

All i see is you telling me I wrote a nice comment since ^ is a caret and would have nothing to do with pointing, only someone who might be illiterate would think this

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I don't deny everyone else who believes a different thing is wrong. I have no problem with that. The fact that people like you complain about it while doing the same thing is just hilarious. I don't see how I look for comfort and superiority. If I wanted comfort, the lack of any rules, consequences to my actions or morals would leave me literally without any worries. And I don't see how I get more "superiority". It looks like it`s just a word people like you like to say mindlessly.

>pic related

You should look up what illiterate means and attempt to progress your skills in grammar beyond saying literally every five seconds.

The good news is summer will be over soon.

Ideally everyone should abandon organized religion, but most people are retarded and thus religion is a necessary mechanism to control the population

>you are forgiven my son. Even though you were sodomised and loved it dearly, you have been forgiven

Why do you think God doesn't exist?
Is it because you're afraid of the inescapable judgment you and every failure and sin you've ever committed will be brought against you, casting your soul into torment for all eternity?

because, one, we want the best for you and that best means knowing and loving God. second, because we're commanded to, and third because you risk losing the greatest thing imaginable, the beatific vision.

Everything that isn't fact is either implication, conjecture, inference, or a mixture of them.

Next time, try to provide a counter argument if you possess the mental capacity to do such a thing. So far that seems doubtful.

What set of numbers was above those arrows in my post?
You are literally being illiterate right now
THANK YOU JEBUS I AM NOW CARE FREE

THANK GOD JEBUS THAT CHRISTIANITY HAS MORALS THAT CANT BE BROKEN

Religion is as it has always been: A civ-in-a-box during the worst of times and a tribal mechanism to bond a community tighter together.

Faith is something wholly different than religion, however. But people like big targets to pitch rocks at since they'd otherwise come off as assholes by ripping into each and every individual.

Religious folk do this. Atheists do this. Both are human beings in the end.

The cavalry has arrived. Now things will get interesting.

>the words of ASSBLASTED man

You literally do not understand what that word means.

I am sorry if you are illiterate but ^^^^ are not arrows they are carets

>because, one, we want the best for you and that best means knowing and loving God

Don't PATRONIZE ME AND MY KNOWLEDGE OF THE HOLY JEWISH SPIRIT EVER AGAIN!

No arguments here. Every post you make only furthers the fact that you have absolutely zero capacity for providing arguments as well as being capable of arguing against another argument.

>meme arrow of memes I win this argument

Why does anything exist?

You're responding to the bait of a random retard m8. You shouldn't waste your time.

>this ASSBLASTED Jew lover knows exactly what I mean yet still refuses to acknowledge it. It's the 12 questions Christians can't answer all over again.

>you literally do not understand what that word means

Says the illiterate

>It's funny how you think you are right and everyone is wrong when you claim religioin is false or that is exists because or "comfort and superiority", how you can't come in agreement on anything that contradicts that and feel superior to others.
>You really should stop projecting.
But I never said I had the answers or that I was right I was merely pointing our a flaw which you just demonstrated now... stop making up shit just to validate your opinions, everyone regardless of their personal beliefs are tired of this aggressive shit we do to each other

well, that's just your interpretation of what was meant neutrally.

“They are happy whose life is blameless, who follow God’s law! They are happy who do His will, seeking Him with all their hearts, who never do anything evil but walk in His ways”

vs
>afraid that you'll be held accountable for your actions
>so pretend it doesn't matter

>Said every human being ever at some point in time

The sad thing is that he is serious.

I'd happily but you a dictionary. You need one.

AHH FACECUM! Finally we can get down to business now that we have our PACIFIST on CAVALRY

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Because God exists.

But as an atheist what's the explanation?

It helps to think of religion like an organism. No religion or belief system is going to become successful if it doesn't seek to spread itself, just like no new mutation of organism will become a successful new species if it does not reproduce.

Yeah, but you have to feed the reasoning to people slowly or they'll reflexively jump on you for saying that

Or, to remove the unnecessary autism, maybe Jesus said something about making disciples of all nations and people listen to that

I'm not an atheist. But even as a man of faith, I'd say that you're asking the wrong question.

Because while "why's" can be fun and informative, the best questions are asked with "how."

The gift of existence needs to be passed on. No thing can cause itself to begin to exist. Law of cause and effect. Done.

"I don't know", usually followed by "but I think [insert unfalsifiable conjecture]". Which they think is somehow unlike a theist's commitments.

I'm listening.

I think "why" is a far better question than "how".

1 Why are you up this late
2 why do you think your funny
3 why do have so many memes of some laughing guy
4 why did you leave reddit
5 why do you think this ^ is an arrow
6 why are you illiterate
7 What do you mean by Neanderthals
8 why do your "12 questions" have nothing to do with religion
9 why are you on all these threads
10 why do you even care
11 why do you act confused by everything
12 why am i responding to a shitposter

>The gift of existence needs to be passed on. No thing can cause itself to begin to exist. Law of cause and effect. Done.

EXEBT MY JEWB GOBD

And that is this entire thread in a nutshell.

>There is a god
>A god is inherently vengeful
>A god have a inherent love/hate relationship with humans

Even if we found there was a god, it wouldn't imply any of those. God could have created the universe as a high-school project before leaving it to develop by itself, or God couldjust be sitting and home wanking to tranny-porn while the universe natually happened by itself behind his back.
Hey, God could even be a total dick that sends all the religious people to a hell whilst letting all atheists into a heaven.


The mere existence of a god doesn't intrinsically suggest the sadomachist master/slave relationship that you religious cucks seems to desire.

I like the songs and the rituals/holidays even beyond the god stuff. Its more that I consider it important to consider the bigger reasons behind what happens and that is god than I think there is some guy in a bear flying through heavens.

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I was just checking Sup Forums one last time before I go to bed (east coast here). Maybe another time

God could have created a world composed entirely of marshmallows.
What's your point? Christians are committed to specific beliefs about God and His qualities. The fact that God could have other qualities and we could be wrong doesn't change a single thing about the fact that we still believe exactly what we believe.

wow look at this finn, he already figured this all out

>begin to exist
>eternal God

Learn to read. After that learn to think.

Pragmatists/utilitarians and moral absolutists/deontological ethicists have virtually no common ground - news at 11.

Can't answer my questions

wow

>Christians are committed to specific beliefs

Except when they decide to change them every hundred years or so. Or, I don't know, RIGHT A WHOLE NEW FUCKING BOOK

How do you know that there's nothing after death? Did you die, go to nothing, then come back?